Displaced defense workers will benefit from an ongoing environmental education and cleanup partnership between UC Davis and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard that has received a $1.3 million boost through a U.S. defense department grant. The grant augments a 1-year-old collaboration between UC Davis and Mare Island that has already helped provide base workers crash courses in environmental cleanup. The federal funds will support new classes and training opportunities tailored to the needs of Mare Island and other defense department facilities. The money will support scholarships and fellowships over a five-year period and fund new classes and models in environmental remediation topics, says Daniel Chang, a professor of civil and environmental engineering. UC Davis is the lead institution in a consortium that includes area community colleges, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Cal EPA that will offer classes through the grant.