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The politics of Trump's Twitter spat with Calif.
Environmental Studies professors Michael Loik and Brent Haddad were quoted in an E&E News story about California water politics, wildfires, and President Trump's tweets about water access.
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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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Fog belt: Santa Cruz trees faring better than some in drought
Michael Loik, associate professor of environmental studies, was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article on how trees in the area are suffering from the drought.
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New endowment supports teaching and research at the Arboretum
A gift from botanist Jean Langenheim has established a new endowment in support of the UCSC Arboretum.
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Loik leads international collaboration on precipitation research
Michael Loik of environmental studies is the lead scientist on an international study of precipitation that’s part of Biosphere 2.