Research news

• 5.8.13 — UC Davis ranks No. 1 in the world for agricultural teaching and research

  UC Davis is No. 1 in the world for teaching and research in the area of agriculture and forestry, according to rankings released today by QS World University Rankings.

• 5.6.13 — Researchers propose tool to improve stream habitat in California’s Scott River

  A team of UC Davis scientists is developing a groundwater management tool that could lead to better streamflow conditions for salmon and steelhead in northern California’s Scott River Valley, which provides critical fish habitat within the Klamath Basin.

• 5.2.13 — New book outlines impacts of climate instability on Southwest

  In an era of increasing climate instability, the southwestern United States faces strained water resources, greater prevalence of tree-killing organisms, and potentially significant alterations of agricultural infrastructure.

• 5.1.13 — Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill

  Crude oil toxicity continued to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species for at least more than a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to new findings from a research team that includes a UC Davis scientist.

• 4.30.13 — California exceeds Low Carbon Fuel Standard targets — for now

  Since California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard went into effect in 2011, low carbon transportation fuels have displaced roughly 2.14 billion gallons of gasoline and 77 million gasoline gallon equivalents of diesel, according to a new report by the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. This prevented the emission of about 2.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equal to removing half a million vehicles from the road.

• 4.9.13 — New green technology squeezes out building leaks

  A new building-sealing technology developed by researchers at UC Davis will get a real-world test today at a Habitat for Humanity home in Stockton, Calif.

• 4.1.13 — Important source of greenhouse gas emissions from farmland underestimated

  Changes in agricultural practices could reduce soil emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide and the atmospheric pollutant nitric oxide, according to a new study by scientists at UC Davis.

• 3.25.13 — International conference sets agenda for climate-smart ag research

  An action-oriented scientific agenda for tackling global climate change and its impacts on agriculture emerged from the international, three-day Climate-Smart Agriculture Conference, which drew more than 300 participants last week to the UC Davis.

• 2.28.13 — International conference to tackle climate-change threats to agriculture

  Scientists and policymakers from around the world will gather March 20-22 at UC Davis to grapple with the threats of climate change for global agriculture and recommend science-based actions to slow its effects while meeting the world’s need for food, livelihood and sustainability.

• 2.19.13 — Scientists trace particulate air pollution to its source

  Scientists at UC Davis have, for the first time, developed a system that can determine which types of air particles that pollute the atmosphere are the most prevalent and most toxic.