Director Susan Ustin recently published a study on plant spectra which illustrates that plant spectra can now be used to identify broad plant groups and their evolutionary history.
Dive in to part one of this five part series which explores how life in Sacramento will change over the next century as climate change takes its toll and our weather patterns become closer to that of present day Arizona.
2020 John Muir Faculty Fellow Helene Margolis comments on the recent heatwave and how it negatively impacts human health especially during the current coronavirus pandemic.
2020 John Muir Faculty Fellow Helene Margolis is featured in this Scientific American article from earlier this year. In it, she discusses the intersection between climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic as the two present many overlapping risks.
2020 John Muir Faculty Fellow Helen Margolis' discusses how the warming climate exacerbates risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent PBS interview.
An update from our Wild Energy Initiative team—Leading Researchers Rebecca R. Hernandez and Steven Grodsky document how solar energy facilities in the Mojave Desert impacts the cacti species and indigenous communities there.
Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra announced the appointment of Susan Ustin as interim director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment effective August 1.
Director Ben Houlton's article in The Conversation details the ways in which we can utilize carbon farming—a component of the One Climate initiative—to slow global warming and increase food security.
Ever wondering how you can learn more about global climate change? Look no further than this four-week Climate Change solutions course offered through the UC system.