Professor Emeritus Eliška Rejmánková was recently announced as one of the recipients for the 2024-25 Seed Grants for International Activities.  

https://globalaffairs.ucdavis.edu/funding-resources/seed-grants/2024-25-grantees 

Department Professor, James Sanchirico, was named one of the recipients of the Advancing Sustainable Development Goals grant.  The grant is awarded by the UC Davis Sustainable Development Leadership Initiative which aims to further the advancement of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals.

Alan Hastings has been named one of the recipients for the 2024-2025 UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Award.  Awarded by the UC Davis Emeriti Association (UCDEA), the recipient is recognized for their outstanding scholarly work or service since retiring from teaching at the university. 

https://emeritiassociation.ucdavis.edu/awards-and-recognition/distinguished-emeritusa-award 

In a recently published article in Wired magazine, research faculty member, Hugh Safford, discusses the impact rain will have on the recently ravaged areas of Southern California due to wildfires.  Safford explains that many factors prime Southern California flash floods and landslides due to the "...steep landscape, propensity for fire, and occurrence of powerful Pacific storms."

Associate Professor, Frances Moore, was recently featured on CBS Eye on America to discuss how the wildfires in Southern California has impacted to costs related to insurance.  Moore describes the social cost of carbon as a figure that policymakers use to analyze and inform economic policies around climate change.  This figure has been estimated as too low according to a study led by Moore.  

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2410733121

Department Vice Chair and Professor, Marissa L Baskett, has been bestowed the NACADA Excellence in Advising award.  NACADA is an association of professional advisors, counselors, faculty, administrators, and students working to enhance the educational development of students.  

https://mailchi.mp/ucdavis/caes-highlights-jan2025

Susan L Handy, Department Vice Chair and Professor, will be receiving an honorary doctorate from the Delft University of Technology during the Dies Natalis Ceremony on January 16, 2025.  Susan will also be giving a lecture during the ceremony titled "Shifting Gears: The Role of Research in Changing Professional Thinking."  Bert van Wee, Professor in Transport Policy and honorary promoter for Susan, had this to say about her work: "Susan Handy has a strong societal research focus: cycling, methodological and empirical contributions.

In a joint study between UC Davis and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, published in the Journal of Ethology, Sonja Wild's research observed never-before-seen behavior from California Ground Squirrels.  Previously, it was believed that these squirrels were granivorous, but the research found them hunting and feeding on voles, a type of small rodent.  Sonja posted a video on YouTube showing a squirrel hunting a vole here.

Dr. Stephanie Hampton has been named the new director of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) and professor in the Department of Environmental Science & Policy. A distinguished aquatic ecologist, Dr. Hampton brings extensive experience to these roles, including her current position as deputy director of Biosphere Sciences and Engineering at Carnegie Science. Dr. Hampton received her bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the University of Kansas.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Alan Hastings, explains in a recent UC Davis Dateline article how using mathematical tools can help to answer ecological questions and predict the dynamics of certain ecosystems.  

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/among-academies-formulas-environment