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SERG spotlights the future of CA water

Join SERG for an Earth Week event celebrating UC research and insights into water in California.


Professor David Cocker with student Bethany Warren in the UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering, Center for Environmental Research & Technology Atmospheric Processes Laboratory

UC announces $15M in climate-focused innovation awards

The awards are part of a historic $185M partnership between UC and the state of California to tackle the climate crisis.


Pascal Polonik and

Wednesday: UCCS Emerging Scholars Award winners will share their research

Pascal Polonik and Reem Zaiour will discuss air quality equity in U.S. climate policy and DACA under the Trump administration.


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Climate resilience projects take root across California

The University of California will award $100M in climate action grants this year to help communities across the state meet the challenges of climate change.


UC awards $16.4M in grants to address climate change, health inequities

The MRPI grant program fuels discoveries in areas that are critical to the lives of Californians and the future of the state.


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UC announces $80 million grant program for climate action

As part of a historic partnership between UC and the state of California to combat climate change, UC will award $80 million in research grants across the state.


The UC Center Sacramento focuses on extreme heat

Join the UC Center Sacramento for an investigation into climate-related heat and how Californians can adapt.


Chaparral wildfire

More evidence that California weather is trending toward extremes

Patterns associated with wildfires are increasing in frequency, while those linked to “normal” rainfall are decreasing.


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What to know about the Supreme Court’s ruling against the EPA

UCLA experts described the ruling as a “power grab” in a case that, under other circumstances, the court previously would have declined to even hear.


A Jeffrey pine bent by the wind crowns a hillside at Valentine Camp Reserve in the eastern Sierra.

Show your support for climate-focused research

Join the UC Advocacy Network in encouraging state lawmakers to support funding for climate-focused research, as outlined in Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal.


Students at Elkhorn Slough

UC awards $20M in research grants to fund climate goals and more

On Jan. 18, UC announced the award of $20M in grants to faculty and researchers across its 10-campus system, with more than half the funds going toward projects that can help California meet its climate goals.


Charlas de Café: Michael Mendez, Ph. D.

Join the Latino Staff Association (LaSA) for the next event in its Charlas de Café series, featuring Michael Mendez, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental policy and planning and visiting scientist at the National Center for


UC SD Solar Chill Statue

UC and the Biden administration will partner to address the climate crisis

UC welcomes a stronger partnership with the federal government to embark on a new period of innovation and discovery in regards to addressing the climate crisis.