Entries by Aj Cheline
Calculating the Costs of Ecological Disruption from Climate Change
By Lisa Howard What are the costs if climate change increases the risk of extinction of plants and animals? What value can be placed on reducing the risk of extinction of the white rhinoceros or American pika? And do people consider these things valuable even if they will never see a white rhinoceros or a […]
Nutrient Supplements Significantly Reduce Child Deaths: UC Davis Study finds 27 percent drop in child mortality
More than half of child deaths worldwide stem from preventable causes, such as adverse effects from malnutrition. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that child mortality significantly drops when children receive nutritional supplements rich in vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. It found that supplements may decrease mortality […]
Going BIG for the One Climate Initiative
By Lisa Howard Muir Institute fellows and researchers presented the One Climate Initiative to a packed room at the Big Ideas Symposium at UC Davis on October 18. The half-day event at the Conference Center was a chance for the campus community and the public to learn about the many forward-looking “Big Ideas” being promoted […]
Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis receives $1M to Expand Research
By Jeffrey Day October 24, 2019 The new Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at University of California, Davis, is receiving $1 million in state funding to expand research on one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing Asian American communities. The funding was announced by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, who championed the funding, at an […]
$7M Grant to Study Cooperative Automated Vehicles in Rural and Multimodal Environments
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering professor Francis Assadian is a co-PI on a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study cooperative automated vehicles (CAVs) in rural and multimodal environments. Led by at Texas A&M University, the four-year project titled, “AVA: Automated Vehicles for All” involves collaborators at George Washington University, General Motors, […]
