Press Releases
12.19.2007
Grant for Solar Cell Work
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a grant of up to $768,000 over three years to Adam Moule, assistant professor of chemical engineering and materials science at UC Davis, for work toward ... [ More ]
6.26.2007
UC Davis Is Partner in New $125 Million Federal Bioenergy Research Center
UC Davis researchers who are experts at turning plants into energy for transportation, buildings and industry will be partners in a new $125 million federal bioenergy research center, the U.S. ... [ More ]
4.12.07
Campus 'gateway' to swing open: Arboretum, arts and environment are key themes behind new entry
UC Davis is planning a new "welcome mat" - one that would stretch 11Ž2 miles along the entire length of the arboretum and its waterway - to mark the campus's new front door off Interstate 80. "The arboretum is one of the only places where people feel comfortable just walking in," said Kathleen Socolofsky, arboretum director ... [ More]
4.06.07
Greenhouse gas tally OK'd
UC Davis' recent tally of greenhouse gas emissions from all campus property is a step closer to being an official part of the California Climate Action Registry. An independent third party ... [ More ]
4.06.07
UC signs climate commitment
The UC Office of the President announced last week that the university had joined the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, an effort by the nation's higher education institutions to address global warming ... [ More ]
12.11.2006
A Window on the Environment From Tahoe to the Ocean
If there is a big idea in environmental science, it is interconnectedness. Air, water, land and the living things on or in them are connected in ways obvious and subtle. But actually seeing and ... [ More ]
10.24.2006
New Technology Turns Food Leftovers Into Electricity, Vehicle Fuels
Tons of table scraps from the Bay Area's finest restaurants will be turned into clean, renewable energy at a new UC Davis research and technology demonstration facility ... [ More ]
10.13.2006
FACT SHEET: Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences and Lake Tahoe
The Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences is a collaboration of Sierra Nevada College and the University of California, Davis, in partnership with Desert Research Institute and the University of Nevada, Reno ... [ More ]
9.19.2006
Chevron to Fund Major Biofuel Research Projects at UC Davis
Chevron Corp. will fund up to $25 million in research at UC Davis in the next five years to develop affordable, renewable transportation fuels from farm and forest residues, urban wastes and crops ... [ More ]