Student Spotlight

Student spotlight- Sean Treacy

Sean is an EPM Graduate Student Researcher and the UC Davis Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory analyst. In his first year with EPM, Sean has pursued funded graduate research in partnership with the Sierra Institute, working to find environmentally just, market-driven solutions to sustainable forest and wildfire management, which are massive nature-based carbon dioxide sinks — and increasingly, sources. In his second year with EPM, Sean is looking forward to building more technical skills.

Student Spotlight- May Myo Myint

Hi, I’m May Myo Myint, a Fulbright scholar and masters student in the Environmental Policy and Management program (EPM). Prior to beginning the EPM program, I had 4 years of environmental consulting experience focused on environmental impact assessment, industrial pollution control, and public consultation. Currently, I am working on textile producer responsibility program and textile circularity projects with the California Product Stewardship Council.

Student Spotlight- Alejandro Sanchez

My name is Alejandro Sanchez, though most know me as Alex. My academic career started at Santa Rosa Junior College, where I earned a Natural Sciences associate degree, and then continued at Sacramento State University, where I obtained a...

Student Spotlight- Alma Wilcox

My name is Alma, I am a second-year student in EPM set to graduate in June. I am originally from Tucson, Arizona but completed my B.S. in Louisville, Kentucky at Bellarmine University.

Hope River: Poet Partnership to Cope with Climate Change

Last November, I was approached with a fantastic opportunity to inspire hope in Davis’s youth. Julia Levine, the poet laureate of the city of Davis, had noticed in her years as a child and family psychologist that an increasing number of young adults were struggling with the realities of climate change and failing to see a bright future for themselves.

Building Scientific Leaders for a Resilient Future

As the global future moves towards long-term ecological damage, we are starting to experience and understand the effects these damages and changes have on the way we live our everyday lives. To fight this race against time and this battle against our own lifestyles, we need leaders to guide communities in the right direction and to keep the hope and will to survive ablaze.

Staff Spotlight- Jessica Chalfin

Hi everyone,  you can call me Jessica, Jess, or JC! I'm originally from the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. I studied Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology here at UC Davis and I'm so glad to be back working at my alma mater!