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Developing sustainable solutions
UC Davis research may start in the laboratory or field, but its impacts are felt around the world. Whether it is national leadership in plug-in hybrid electric vehicle research, real-world demonstrations of new lighting technology or re-calculating livestock contributions to global warming — our research is making a difference and making headlines.
Research news
6.8.11 — Building a green lab
University of California Research: Making research labs more sustainable can help UC campuses to cut energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
6.8.11 — Green crusader
University of California Research: A lab researcher's campaign to reuse, recycle and reduce draws national acclaim.
2.17.11 — Energy experts to help U.S. Navy get greener
UC Davis today agreed to help the U.S. Navy find new ways to use less energy and to derive more of the energy it does use from renewable sources such as the sun and wind, instead of oil and coal.
2.14.11 — AAAS conference: Greenhouse gases, agricultural nitrogen, making energy from manure & more
UC Davis researchers will present these findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
2.3.11 — New approach to solar cells
An interdisciplinary team of UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz researchers is taking a novel approach to solar power, one that promises to lead to a technological breakthrough.
1.28.11 — UC Davis toasts new sustainable winery, brewery and foods complex
UC Davis officially opened the doors today to the world’s most environmentally sophisticated facility for making wine, brewing beer and processing foods.
1.24.11 — Study finds greenhouse gas emissions can hurt companies' stock value
How much greenhouse gas a company produces has a significant effect on the value of the company's stock, according to a new study.

1.20.11 — Study shows plants moved downhill, not up, in warming world
A UC Davis researcher and co-authors challenge a widely held assumption that plants will move uphill in response to warmer temperatures.
1.19.11 — Plastic bags, no, reusable bags, yes — and they are designer bags!
A tornado of plastic bags has touched down in the Design Museum, as part of the installation titled BAG (Bags Across the Globe): Designing to Reduce Waste, scheduled to run through March 11.
12.23.10 — New winery, brewery and foods facility certified LEED Platinum
UC Davis’ new complex this week received the highest environmental rating awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first LEED Platinum winery, brewery or food-processing facility in the world.
Features

UC Davis turns on Smart Lighting to save energy, be model for Californians
UC Davis has pledged to reduce lighting energy use by 60 percent by 2015.

World’s 'greenest' winery, brewery and foods facility opens on campus
A newly completed complex at UC Davis is set to begin operations as the most environmentally sophisticated complex of its kind in the world.

UC Davis takes the lead on clean energy, with Schwarzenegger's backing
UC Davis is taking a leadership role in spurring the innovations, ideas and dialogue that are needed to help create a clean energy future for Northern California — and beyond.



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