ARE professor David Sunding is highlighted as one of six experts on CA water economics, and is cited as an expert in environmental and resource economics, water resources, land use, regulation and law and economics. Sunding has been studying aspects of the California WaterFix related to economics as a consultant as a state, including the benefits and the costs to different groups and the financeability of the project.
ESPM assistant CE specialist Jodi Axelson is featured in this East Bay Times article on the effects of bark beetles on the pine trees of Sierra Nevada, where hundreds of millions of trees have been decimated. If current forest management practices don’t change, the beetle invasion will continue, Axelson said. “But there’s an opportunity to change our behavior and create forests that are better adapted.”
ESPM professor Todd Dawson is featured in this Tech Crunch article on his work in tracking forests with using drones and advanced imaging technology. His project's setup used the drones to quickly and repeatedly profile individual trees, resulting in data that can show overall health and growth for the trees.
BFI executive director Ann Thrupp and policy director Nina Ichikawa are quoted in a feature for The New Food Economy about focusing on local food policy changes in the wake of the presidential election. While emphasizing that California can play an important role in serving as a model for the nation, Thrupp also highlighted the importance of staying involved in national policy efforts.
PMB professor Kris Niyogi was recognized in the Daily Californian for his recent election to the 2016 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows. Niyogi was acknowledged for his investigations into photosynthesis regualtion, in particular with changes to light intensity.
PMB professor emeritus Bob Buchanan and professor Kris Niyogi are highlighted in this Daily Californian article on Niyogi's recently published research on the potential of genetic manipulation in plants to enhance yield. “Business as usual plant breeding is probably not going to get us the point we need,” Niyogi said. “This is one of the several approaches that we are hoping will be successful in the next few years.”
ESPM fomer postdoc researcher Julie Jedlicka is featured in this Popular Science article for her recently published research on the benefits of bluebirds in vineyards. Jedlicka, who worked with ESPM professor Rodrigo Almeida on the researcher, used "molecular scatology" to conclude that the birds ate mostly pesky insects.