September 10, 2021 The University of California, Davis, Office of Research is pleased to announce the selection of Isabel Patricia Montañez as the new director of the John Muir Institute... Read More
Tag Archives : climate change
Calculating the Costs of Ecological Disruption from Climate Change
Aj Cheline
November 25, 2019
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By Lisa Howard November 25, 2019 What are the costs if climate change increases the risk of extinction of plants and animals? What value can be placed on reducing the... Read More
Going BIG for the One Climate Initiative
Aj Cheline
October 28, 2019
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By Lisa Howard October 28, 2019 Muir Institute fellows and researchers presented the One Climate Initiative to a packed room at the Big Ideas Symposium at UC Davis on October... Read More
Muir Institute Recognizes Faculty and Staff Solving Real-world Environmental Problems
Aj Cheline
October 24, 2018
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By Lisa Howard October 24, 2018 The John Muir Institute of the Environment at University of California, Davis, announced the selection of the 2018 Muir Institute Fellows during its annual... Read More
Muir Institute Selects Fellows to Further Its Environmental Mission
Aj Cheline
November 8, 2017
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By Lisa Howard November 8, 2017 The John Muir Institute of the Environment at University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce the selection of six UC Davis experts for... Read More
Mitigating Climate Change with Mud? UC Davis Team Chosen as Part of Resilient by Design’s Bay Area Challenge
Aj Cheline
October 17, 2017
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By Lisa Howard October 17, 2017 UC Davis faculty are part of a multidisciplinary design team chosen to develop solutions to strengthen the San Francisco Bay Area’s resilience to the... Read More
Invasion of the Poultry Manure Microbes. Or Maybe Not.
Aj Cheline
May 25, 2017
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By Lisa Howard February 27, 2017 Adding compost to soil introduces needed carbon and nutrients, but less is known about what happens to the existing microbiome. Can microbes within the... Read More
5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About the Soil Microbiome
Aj Cheline
May 1, 2017
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By Lisa Howard March 15, 2017 1. Soil Actually Has a Microbiome Gut bacteria have been getting a lot of attention lately (yogurt, anyone?) but it turns out the soil... Read More
‘OneClimate’ a Call to Arms Fusing UC Davis’ Collective Strength in Climate Science
Aj Cheline
May 1, 2017
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Throughout UC Davis’ history, the university has brought scientists across disciplines to work together on the challenge of growing food. Now, Ben Houlton, director of the John Muir Institute of... Read More
Uncovering the Hidden Life of Soil
Aj Cheline
February 27, 2017
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Microbes in Soil Are Essential for Life and May Help Mitigate Climate Change By Lisa Howard February 27, 2017 Kate Scow, a professor of soil science and soil microbial ecology... Read More
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