Environmental Justice | Public Scholarship and Engagement

UC Davis Junior Wins Udall Scholarship

May 21, 2021

University News

UC Davis junior Janaé Bonnell's work is featured in significant draft revisions to a state environmental justice tool that identifies communities disproportionately burdened by pollution — and policymakers, stakeholders and others had their eyes on it during the public comment period that just ended.

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Doing community-engaged environmental justice research

Examining exposure and assessing community health in California’s Central Valley

Join UC Davis Public Health Sciences for a virtual National Public Health Week presentation by Assistant Professor Clare Cannon from the Department o

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Interdependence Builds Trust

January 20, 2021

Science & Technology

Professor Heidi Ballard knows how powerful it can be when scientists partner with the public to do research on environmental issues that affect their communities.

Rethinking Wildfire

November 06, 2020

Environment

For thousands of years, Native Americans in what is now California and across the West treated and nurtured fire like the natural resource it is through the practice of cultural burning.

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Laying the Groundwork

November 06, 2020

Environment

A widespread effort to achieve environmental justice in Sacramento is gaining momentum.

webinar: from research to environmental justice

How Your Research Can Drive Environmental Justice Policy Change

Central Valley Environmental Justice (EJ) organizations are hard at work advocating for policy change to improve the health and well-being of California’s most vulnerable communities.

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Partnerships Lead to Change

August 19, 2020

Human & Animal Health

A newly empowered group of women in Knight’s Landing leverage their relationship with UC Davis to advocate for greater access to healthcare for their community, and more.

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Agents of Change 2020-2021 Fellowship

Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

Agents of Change is an ongoing series featuring the stories, analyses and perspectives of next generation environmental health leaders who come from historically under-represented backgrounds in science and academia.

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20 miles away. A world apart.

July 15, 2020

Access, Equity & Justice

Professor Natalia Deeb-Sossa addresses issues faced by Mexican farmworker mothers by connecting with the community of Knights Landing to advocate for educational rights and establish health clinics in the town.

Air Quality Impacts Early Brain Development

June 17, 2020

Environment

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a link between traffic-related air pollution and an increased risk for changes in brain development relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders. Their study, based on rodent models, corroborates previous epidemiological evidence showing this association.