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Air Quality Impacts Early Brain Development

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  • June 17, 2020
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Climate Fiction for a Change

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • June 16, 2020
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COVID-19 Put the Brakes on Traffic and Emissions, But Will it Make a Difference?

  • by Catherine Kenny
  • June 12, 2020
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Half the Earth Relatively Intact From Global Human Influence

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  • June 11, 2020
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Spring Quarter Snapshot: Trimming the Waste from Home

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  • June 11, 2020
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Stebbins Cold Canyon Reopens With Extra Coronavirus Precautions

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  • June 10, 2020
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Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Mixed for 2019

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • June 10, 2020
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Top UC Davis Graduate to Pursue Studies in Climate Change Fiction

  • by Julia Ann Easley
  • June 09, 2020
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California’s Climate Refugia: Mapping the Stable Places

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • June 08, 2020
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Tiny Shrimp, Big Problem

  • by Jocelyn Anderson
  • June 08, 2020
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Big Shift Toward Carbon-Neutral Future

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  • June 02, 2020
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Note to Public: Rural UC Davis ‘Isn’t a Park’

  • by Finance, Operations and Administration Communications
  • May 26, 2020
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CRISPR a Tool for Conservation, Not Just Gene Editing

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • May 21, 2020
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Canadian Policy on Corporate Emissions Translates to Higher Market Value

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • May 20, 2020
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A typhoon moved over the sea in Thailand.

Cold Air Rises. What That Means for Earth’s Climate.

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • May 06, 2020
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One car drives across Brooklyn Bridge in New York during Spring 2020's shelter-in-place directives.

As Americans Shelter in Place, Traffic, Emissions and Fuel-Tax Revenues Decline Dramatically

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • May 01, 2020
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CHANCELL-ING: Commitment to Greener UC Davis Continues

  • by Chancellor Gary S. May
  • May 01, 2020
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Spring Quarter Snapshot: Turning Kids Into Citizen Scientists

  • by David Wescott
  • April 30, 2020
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UC Davis Releases 6 New Varieties of Organic Beans

  • by Ann Filmer
  • April 22, 2020
  • Feeding a Growing Population
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Traffic in downtown Los Angeles

California COVID-19 Traffic Report Finds Silver Lining

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 16, 2020
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Construction workers grading dirt on the La Rue Road bridge.

Spring Quarter Snapshot: Big Switch on the Bridge

  • by Dateline Staff
  • April 13, 2020
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Rhesus macaques at Kathmandu, Nepal temple

The Link Between Virus Spillover, Wildlife Extinction and the Environment

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 07, 2020
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Wood chips from recycled almond trees spread across orchard by truck

Almond Orchard Recycling a Climate-Smart Strategy

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 01, 2020
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Gold-and-blue bus, with "Welcome Aboard" in the message board above the windshield

UPDATED: Causeway Connection’s Debut Postponed

  • by Dateline Staff
  • April 01, 2020
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