UC Davis Department of Environmental Science & Policy

Welcome to our newest faculty member, Stephanie Hampton.

Stephanie Hampton Appointed Director of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center The University of California, Davis, Office of Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Hampton as the director of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) and professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy.Hampton, an accomplished aquatic ecologist and adm...

Grab your resume and check out the helpful “Research and Internship Fair in Ecology and the Environmental Sciences” today from 2 to 4 p.m. outside of Wickson Hall. It’s a chance to learn about available internships and research projects covering topics like aquatic ecology, transportation policy, hydrology and more! Plus, there will be an “ask a grad student” to share insight into the graduate school application process. Hope to see you there!

UC Davis Student Pursuing Ph.D. in Ecology Wins Prestigious New International Award UC Davis student Sophia Simon, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in ecology, has received a Quad Fellowship. She is part of the Fellowship’s first cohort of 100 exceptional science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduate students. The Quad Fellowship is a joint initiative of the governments...

Free software available for students.
• MatLab
• Microsoft Office
• ArcGIS
• Foldersizes
• Permissions Reporter… and more!
Find it at the software catalog: software.ucdavis.edu.

Staff Spotlight- Jessica Chalfin Hi everyone, you can call me Jessica, Jess, or JC! I'm originally from the San Fernando Valley in Southern California, but relocated for school. I studied Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology here at UC Davis and I'm so glad to be back working at my alma mater! I worked closely with the WFCB adv...

Come join us at the CA&ES Ice Cream Social.

Stay cool with a free popsicle and meet CA&ES faculty and staff while checking out UC Davis student organizations at the CA&ES Ice Cream Social for incoming students (both first year and transfer) on Tuesday September 20 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. on Mrak Lawn (facing Shields Library). Popsicles will be available (first come, first serve).

ESP's own Associate Prof. Frances Moore heads to the White House.

Congrats to UC Davis Associate Prof. Frances Moore with environmental science and policy, who recently started as a senior economist with the Council of Economic Advisers in Washington, D.C.

The agency within the Executive Office of the President provides objective economic analysis and makes economic policy recommendations. Moore’s focus will be on energy and environmental issues, particularly climate change policy.

https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/frances-moore-serving-senior-economist-council-economic-advisers

Teachers teaching teachers technology.

Registration for SITT 2022 is open The Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology (SITT) returns for 2022 on Sept. 8 and 9. Join Academic Technology Services (ATS) on the mornings of Sept. 8 and 9 for live presentations by UC Davis faculty. You are invited now to browse the on-demand faculty talks and interviews on the SITT website....

Faculty Spotlight- Jesus Barajas Faculty Spotlight- Jesus Barajas My background is in transportation planning. Transportation issues are a major part of environmental problem solving: 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US come from the transportation sector, and over half of that from personal vehicles. Many of the localized ne...

Did you miss it? Watch recap with ESP’a own Jim Thorne. https://youtu.be/oQWIJ7Svmqw

UC Davis - YouTube From our health to the economy, to what we eat and drink, to how we experience and interpret life, University of California, Davis, impacts the world through...

ESM major, Abenezer Shankute, steps it up with and MANRRS mentorship program getting students connected when it's hardest.

Agriculture-Natural Resources Student Group Wins UC President’s Award for Leadership The UC Davis chapter of a student organization that promotes and fosters the inclusion of underrepresented minorities in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences is the recipient of a 2021 UC President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership.

Does prioritizing the most at risk really make a difference? ESP's Michael Springborn and Ecology Ph.D candidate, Jack Buckner say these policies have saved lives!

Prioritizing Who Gets Vaccinated for COVID-19 Saves Lives Waiting for your turn can be frustrating, especially when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. But prioritizing who receives the limited supply of vaccines available saves lives and reduces spread of infection, according to a study published today in the journal PNAS from the University of California,...