Sustainable 2nd Century

August 2011

• 8.31.11 — Bedrock nitrogen may help forests buffer climate change, study finds

  For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees’ growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

• 8.23.11 — UC Davis launches agricultural sustainability degree

  The University of California, Davis, this fall will launch an undergraduate major focused on agricultural sustainability.

• 8.17.11 — Sierra magazine says we're still cool (and greener)

  UC Davis is greener and cooler this year, moving into the Top 10 of Sierra magazine’s annual ranking of the “greenest” colleges in the United States. UC Davis earned the eighth spot, up from 16 a year ago, on the magazine's “America’s Coolest Schools” list.

• 8.16.11 — Genomewide mapping reveals developmental and environmental impacts

  Complex traits that help plants adapt to environmental challenges are likely influenced by variations in thousands of genes that are affected by both the plant’s growth and the external environment, reports a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis.

• 8.12.11 — Climate change, algae make 2010 a tough year for Lake Tahoe

  Lake Tahoe clarity dropped in 2010, but the rate of decline in clarity over the past decade remains slower compared with previous decades, according to UC Davis scientists who have monitored the lake for more than 40 years.

• 8.12.11 — Solar panels to replace trees in south entry parking lot

  The Davis campus is preparing to “park” more than 1,200 solar-energy collector panels in Lot 1 immediately south of the south entry parking garage.