Environmental Studies
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The cul-de-sac is dying
Philadelphia Magazine wrote about environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball’s study on the rise and fall of urban sprawl.
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U.S sprawl peaked in 1994 and has been declining ever since
CityLab, a blog on The Atlantic.com that follows urban issues, wrote about a paper by environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball on the rise and fall of urban sprawl. The Associated Press also wrote about the study; its report appeared in the New York Times and other outlets. Pacific Standard magazine reported on the findings as…
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UC Santa Cruz Carbon Fund jump starts climate action projects
The Santa Cruz Sentinel quoted environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball in an article about the student-funded carbon fund and how its proceeds are used to create climate action projects. Ball is the advisor to the fund.
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UCSC art and science researchers partner to save Joshua tree
The Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News ran a story about a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz art research associate Geoffrey Thomas and environmental studies graduate studenti Juniper Harrower, focusing on their study of the Joshua tree, a desert plant in peril.
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Is There a Future for Wilderness?
Scientific American quoted Michael Soulé, professor emeritus of environmental studies, in a column ruminating on the notion of wilderness in the United States.
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Cougar's 9-hour detour in downtown Mountain View
The San Francisco Chronicle talked to environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers for an article that recounted the travels of the mountain lion known as 46M in downtown Mountain View.
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UCSC pioneers virtual UC classroom
Environmental studies professor Brent Haddad's online class "Introduction to Fresh Water" was the subject of an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Tracking collar showed Mountain View puma was looking for his own space
The San Jose Mercury News talked with environmental studies associate professor Chris Wilmers in the aftermath of a young mountain lion's visit to downtown Mountain View. Local television stations KPIX, KTVU, and NBCBay Area did follow-up reports with Wilmers on camera explaining how the puma's tracking collar showed his movements leading up to his capture.
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3 Enormous Benefits to Charging the Right Price for Parking
Atlantic Cities blog wrote about assistant professor of environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball's study of a demand-pricing-for-parking experiment in San Francisco.
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UCSC environmental studies department receives $2 million gift
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about the Packard grant, and the Good Times made mention of it, too.
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Here, Drink A Nice Glass Of Sparkling Clear Wastewater
Environmental studies professor Brent Haddad was quoted on NPR's "All Things Considered" in a story on recycling and purifying wastewater.
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Strawberry growers seek pesticide alternatives
The Associated Press talked to environmental studies professor Carol Shennan of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems for an article on alternatives to fumigants in strawberry fields. The article was published in several newspapers in the western U.S.