Research

Alexandra Hill and David Zilberman, professors in the Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, contribute to a special ARE Update exploring the state’s evolving bioeconomy.Read more about Understanding California’s emerging bioeconomy

National Geographic Explorer and California Wolf Project director Kaggie Orrick is working to ease tensions between Northern California's ranchers and wolves that share the same land.Read more about Bridging the wolf-rancher divide

ABC7 News San Francisco spoke to Cooperative Extension professors Paul Mayencourt and Daniel Sanchez about the Wood Products Lab and how their research could help transform wood from California's fire-affected forests into useful building materials.Read more about Turning wildfire salvage into construction materials

Analysis of over three decades of satellite imagery and irrigation infrastructure investments shows how irrigation leads to significant and sustained increases in crop cultivation and reduces the impact of temperature shocks.Read more about Irrigation is central to sub-Saharan food security and climate resilience

Beyond Yellowstone Research Director Kristin Barker and colleagues at the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship spoke with Wyoming PBS about their collaborative work to improve migration corridors in the state.Read more about Helping wildlife navigate Wyoming's invisible walls

Arabidopsis thaliana could serve as a model organism for studying aging at the molecular level, according to recent research from PMB Assistant Professor Ben Williams and postdoctoral researcher Dawei Dai.Read more about A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age

A collaborative study co-authored by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristen Shive details how wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the Western United States.Read more about How wildfires can be leveraged to increase forest resilience

An interdisciplinary team of researchers, including Assistant Professor Alejandra Echeverri say Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature and can be used to measure social good.Read more about Measuring the true value of Earth science information

Postdoctoral researcher Diego Ellis Soto combines his academic work and his passion for music to create a fresh look at how we should think about nature in motion.Read more about What happens when you let nature sing?

In a development that could help the state meet its climate and housing goals, research led by ESPM Professor Paul Mayencourt has helped a Humboldt County lumber company become the first vertically integrated mass-timber producer in California.Read more about Decarbonizing California's construction industry, one building at a time