Public Scholarship and Engagement Closing June 30

Due to the financial challenges facing the University, the Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement will be phased out by June 30.

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Balancing a Battery-Powered Future With Energy Justice

by Theresa Duque
January 24, 2023

Environment

How inclusive research could support communities around California’s Salton Sea.

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UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute partners with Rio Tierra Junior High School to teach beyond campus

by Aarya Gupta
October 22, 2021

Education

"Science teachers at Rio Tierra Junior High School and researchers at the UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute partnered together to deliver a two-day lesson on air quality to about 150 eighth-grade students, according to an article published by UC Davis.

UC Davis Environmental Justice Fellowship

To immerse community expertise into academic research and public policy, the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), the Energy and Efficiency Institute (EEI), the Center for Regional Change, and the Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy in collaboration with members of the Transportation Equity and the Environmental Justice Advisory Group (TEEJAG), are launching the Environmental Justice Fellowship program (EJF).

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Student-Built Air Purifiers Tackle Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19

by Ali Loge
September 21, 2021

Schools are facing many challenges this fall, including minimizing risks to students and staff from COVID-19 and wildfire smoke exposure. Air purifiers are one tool that can help.

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Global Energy Managers Workshop

On October 7, 2020 (Energy Efficiency Day) UC Davis will host the second Global Energy Managers Workshop, where facility managers, students, and faculty from around the world will meet to share and learn about energy-saving, cost management, a

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Cacti and Other Iconic Desert Plants Threatened by Solar Development

July 20, 2020

Environment

UC Davis Assistant Professor Rebecca R. Hernandez and Grodsky are exploring where renewable energy can best coexist with wildlife, biodiversity and the environment to achieve overall sustainability

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