ESPM alum Esther Conrad (Ph.D. '15) is interviewed in this NewsDeeply article on the implementation process of CA's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, passed in 2014. Conrad, who is now a postdoc at Stanford, recently authored a new report that looks at how the process of forming groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) is going so far and what lessons can be learned that will help those agencies still involved in the process.
Scientific American | December 15, 2016
ERG professor Dan Kammen was highlighted in this Scientific American article on the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting, which featured a talk by California Gov. Jerry Brown on the Trump administration's impending policy on climate science. Kammen noted that opportunities can be seen with some Trump nominees, who have supported renewable energy development and carbon emission pricing in the past.
BBC | December 15, 2016
ESPM grad student Marco Pfeiffer was featured in this BBC news article on his recent research that shows the remnants of freshwater plants and animals buried in Chile's Atacama Desert. Similar stories appeared in dozens of sources, including Phys.org, Yahoo, LiveScience, and Heritage Daily.
News Deeply | December 14, 2016
ARE professor David Sunding is highlighted as one of six experts on CA water economics, and is cited as an expert in environmental and resource economics, water resources, land use, regulation and law and economics. Sunding has been studying aspects of the California WaterFix related to economics as a consultant as a state, including the benefits and the costs to different groups and the financeability of the project.
East Bay Times | December 13, 2016
ESPM assistant CE specialist Jodi Axelson is featured in this East Bay Times article on the effects of bark beetles on the pine trees of Sierra Nevada, where hundreds of millions of trees have been decimated. If current forest management practices don’t change, the beetle invasion will continue, Axelson said. “But there’s an opportunity to change our behavior and create forests that are better adapted.”
Tech Crunch | December 08, 2016
ESPM professor Todd Dawson is featured in this Tech Crunch article on his work in tracking forests with using drones and advanced imaging technology. His project's setup used the drones to quickly and repeatedly profile individual trees, resulting in data that can show overall health and growth for the trees.
New Food Economy | December 06, 2016
BFI executive director Ann Thrupp and policy director Nina Ichikawa are quoted in a feature for The New Food Economy about focusing on local food policy changes in the wake of the presidential election. While emphasizing that California can play an important role in serving as a model for the nation, Thrupp also highlighted the importance of staying involved in national policy efforts.
Daily Californian | November 29, 2016
PMB professor Kris Niyogi was recognized in the Daily Californian for his recent election to the 2016 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows. Niyogi was acknowledged for his investigations into photosynthesis regualtion, in particular with changes to light intensity.