Rausser College News

A new series in The Lancet led by Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Professor Seth Holmes equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions.Read more about Why social context is the key for improving modern medicine

A recent study led by ESPM researchers leverages satellite imagery to show the vulnerability of riparian biodiversity hotspots to California’s intensifying climate whiplash.Read more about Climate whiplash could push creekside forests past their tipping point

Quinn-Davidson, BS ‘04, Conservation and Resource Studies, is growing fire resilience across the state through prescribed and cultural burning, policy work, and community building.Read more about How ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson is rethinking California’s relationship with fire

Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs highlights the Rausser College researchers working to benefit the people, landscapes, and ecosystems of rural and agricultural California.Read more about Breakthroughs magazine: Inside California

New research from ESPM postdocs, DSE scientists, and the Karuk Wildlife Team validates the importance of implementing local Indigenous knowledge in studies on biodiversity and population changes over time.Read more about How citizen science and Indigenous knowledge can enhance biodiversity monitoring

A decades-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard.Read more about Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees

A recently published study led by ESPM alum Jessie Moravek quantifies how beavers can create fire refuge and improve water storage in 31 Sierra Nevada watersheds.Read more about Beavers, an ecosystem engineer, can benefit California’s Sierra Nevada

A comprehensive new report co-authored by ESPM researchers reveals that cannabis cultivation in California threatens Tribal cultural resources.Read more about New Research Reveals California Cannabis Cultivation and Regulatory Process puts Tribal Cultural Resources at Risk

Watch Patrick Shih, a professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, describe how synthetic plant biology can transform plants into platforms for producing valuable compounds such as therapeutics, nutrients, and renewable fuels.Read more about Explaining the power of synthetic plant biology in 101 seconds

Jones, who helped reshape scientific understanding of hormonal and cellular signaling in plants, passed away on July 1. He was 84.Read more about In Memoriam: Russell Jones

A recent study led by ESPM researchers reveals the complex and context-dependent impacts of drought on California’s Sierra Nevada stream ecosystems.Read more about How drought may remake Sierra Nevada aquatic ecosystems

Professor Britt Glaunsinger explains how gaining a better scientific understanding of viruses and how they work could result in better health outcomes for patients.Read more about Breaking down the wonder of viruses in 101 seconds