Solar, water research proposals receive UC grants
December 22, 2014
Awards totaling an anticipated $5 million will fuel intercampus research into a sustainable future for the state and nation.
12 things you didn't know about holiday foods
November 24, 2014
To highlight the UC Global Food Initiative, here is a sampling of holiday-themed UC food research from each campus.
Fish survival depends on these dams
October 22, 2014
New tool identifies almost 200 dams — including some of California's largest — as having flows that may be too low to sustain healthy fish populations.
Students battle for sustainability supremacy
October 1, 2014
The 2014 Water Battle — to see which residence hall can save the most water, by making just a few simple changes — runs from Oct. 1-31.
Warmer climate means greener mountains, less water for Californians
September 2, 2014
Sierra Nevada freshwater runoff could drop 26 percent by 2100, caused by increased plant growth at higher elevations.
Surprising byproduct of West's severe drought
August 21, 2014
The western U.S. is rising — literally — as water dwindles away. Scientists are using GPS technology to track the uplift from massive loss of water, estimated at 62 trillion gallons.
Drying Sierra meadows could worsen California drought
August 20, 2014
Weather-related changes threaten key natural regulator of the region's water flow.
California has given away rights to far more water than it has
August 19, 2014
Researchers reveal state is overextended and is using complicated and outdated water policies.
State of the lake: high (tech) and dry at Tahoe
August 14, 2014
Drought, climate change and other natural and human factors are driving changes at Lake Tahoe.
Drought and humans combine for dangerous fire season
August 11, 2014
Ten major wildfires are blazing in California; several more are burning in Oregon and Washington.