Dr. Nina Fontana is a researcher at the University of California Davis in collaboration with USGS Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Her research focuses on cultural burning and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in forest-dependent communities. In February 2024, Nina participated in a series of policy engagement workshops in Washington, DC facilitated by COMPASS and the Federation of American Scientists.
Three masters students in the Graduate Program of Environmental Policy and Management recently completed their environmental justice focused Practicum projects in collaboration with three nonprofit organizations.
A lack of clean, drinkable water was a problem society faced before modern water treatment and transportation systems, so why do some San Joaquin Valley residents still lack access to safe drinking water?
The EPM Policy Clinic partnered with ICF International to conduct a retrospective analysis of Colorado River management and provide forward looking and innovative recommendations.
Politicians have been saying there’s an immigration crisis at the border for decades and have been trying to fix it for nearly as long. The rules have changed many times over the years – and they are about to change again as a pandemic-era set of restrictions expires May 11, 2023.
The fire-related deaths of at least 39 migrants in a detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, just across the U.S. border with Mexico, will likely be found to have had several contributing factors.
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed budget legislation that includes $45 million in one-time support for a statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program. The program will be administered by the Koret Shelter Medicine Program, at the University of California, Davis, Center for Companion Animal Health. The increase will be used to fund grants and outreach for the state’s animal shelters over a period of five years.
California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) is seeking Ph.D. scientists and engineers for a year of public service and government leadership training in the California State Legislature and California state agencies.
UC Davis students used data science and visualization to shed light on this year’s ballot initiatives through the California Election 2020 Data Challenge.
