ERG professor Dan Kammen recently participated at Silicon Valley Energy Summit's panel debate on the future of the world's use of nuclear energy. Many countries are still developing nuclear energy, prompting the discussion about its safety, security and cost. The rapidly rising demand for energy is at the heart of the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, making our energy choices and their impacts fundamental to managing a planet in peril, said Kammen.
UnDark | June 02, 2016
ESPM CE Specialist Max Moritz is highlighted in this UnDark article on shifting perspectives on forest fire management. Moritz notes that locating human development close to vulnerable wildlands is a major factor in wildfire home losses, fatalities, evacuability, and fire suppression budgets.
Los Angeles Times | May 31, 2016
Urban Bee Lab researcher Jaime Pawelek (B.S. '08) is highlighted in this Los Angeles Times article on bee-friendly gardens. Pawelek notes that the bet plant choices are "native since our native bees evolved with these plants and are pre-programmed to prefer to visit them."
GreenBiz | May 31, 2016
ESPM/ARE alum Tiffany Tran (B.S. '14, B.S. '14 - Environmental Sciences/Environmental Economic and Policy) is featured on Greenbiz's 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders list. As Sustainability Associate at Annie's division of General Mills, Tran drives sustainability initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint, trace and measure metrics and educate employees.
UC Science Today | May 24, 2016
ESPM alum Sydney Glassman (Ph.D. '16) is featured in this UC Science Today segment on the effects of disturbances on forest health. Glassman's research showed which fungi were able to survive disturbances and coloniqe new plant seedlings.
Biological Conservation | May 23, 2016
ESPM post-doc researcher Guinevere Wogan published a research article to Biological Conservation on the global amphibian trade, particularly as it relates to population declines in Southeast Asian newts.
The Washington Post | May 22, 2016
ESPM CE Specialist and adjunct professor Matteo Garbelotto is featured in this Washington Post article on sudden oak death and its rampant spread through coastal California. Garbelotto notes that awareness of sudden oak death is key, and that "we have been doing reserach for 15 years to come up with prescription and management guidelines to slow down the spread."