Research

A collaborative, three-year project involving tribal nations, federal agencies, volunteers, and university researchers is informing stewardship of culturally important ecosystems across the Eastern Sierra.Read more about Tribal members saw pinyon-juniper woodlands declining. A new study confirms it.

A new report co-authored by Assistant Professor Tamma Carleton could help decision-makers target emergency funds and proven protections in areas projected to face the heaviest losses.Read more about El Niño heat could claim 451,000 lives through February

Desert soils run a hidden, non-biological carbon cycle, capturing carbon dioxide at night and releasing it by day.Read more about UC Berkeley scientists find a carbon cycle hiding in desert minerals

The COEQWAL project, led by ESPM Professor Ted Grantham, is helping communities explore how shifting the state’s water priorities could impact agriculture, cities and ecosystems.Read more about New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes

A study led by MBN researcher Yufan Feng and Professor Danica Chen showed that semaglutide slowed physiological aging in mice better than calorie restriction alone.Read more about GLP-1 treatment extends the lifespan of older, healthy mice

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