Environmental Studies
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Monarch butterfly autopsies reveal potential predators
Environmental Studies senior Rico Ruiz's research on the decline of western monarch butterflies along the Central Coast was featured in the San Jose Mercury News.
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High-speed rail could doom mountain lions, other wildlife in Santa Cruz Mountains, biologists say
Chris Wilmers of Environmental Studies was featured in a San Jose Mercury News story about the potentially devastating impact on mountain lions and other wildlife of California's proposed high-speed train.
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Chocolate: Brought To You By Bugs
In a segment pegged to Valentine's Day, Environmental Studies Professor Stacy Philpott was featured on National Public Radio's "Science Friday" program, talking about the menagerie of insects that thrive on and around cacao trees.
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The shot hole borer beetle could kill 38% of all trees in the L.A. region
Environmental Studies doctoral candidate Shannon Lynch co-authored an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about the dire threat an invasive beetle poses to trees in Southern California.
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In Peru’s Deserts, Melting Glaciers Are a Godsend (Until They’re Gone)
Environmental Studies Professor Jeff Bury was quoted prominently in a New York Times story about the impacts of climate change on farming in Peru, where warming temperatures are melting glacial ice, providing a new–but finite–source of water.
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How did a cougar find its way to San Francisco?
Puma expert Chris Wilmers of Environmental Studies was quoted in two San Francisco Chronicle articles about a mountain lion that was spotted in the city–and subsequently turned over to Wilmers for relocation.
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Renewable energy: Smart greenhouses generate solar power and grow crops at the same time
Newsweek covered new research by Michael Loik of environmental studies about the electricity-generating power of solar greenhouses, which appear to have no negative impacts on the plants grown inside them; the greenhouses use technology developed by Physics Department faculty members Sue Carter and Glenn Alers.
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Chris Wilmers: Professor of Environmental Studies at UCSC and Lead Investigator of the Santa Cruz Puma Project
Puma expert Chris Wilmers, professor of environmental studies, was featured in a podcast produced by BeProvided Conservation Radio.
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UC Santa Cruz strawberry research boosted by $2.5 million grant
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on a $2.5 million USDA grant that will extend the reach of new strategies being developed by Environmental Studies Professor Carol Shennan to fight soil diseases in commercial strawberry production.
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Mountain lions: Real threat to Bay Area hikers?
Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers shared his expertise about mountain lions with the KQED audience in a feature story about whether pumas pose a risk to Bay Area hikers.
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Rural roots shaped UC Santa Cruz professor Tim Duane's path to conservation
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a profile of Environmental Studies Professor Tim Duane.
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Take a stand, march for science
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl authored an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about her participation in the April 22 March for Science, calling on others to join her as advocates for the free and open flow of scientific information that is not financed by corporate interests.