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Asia Jones presenting to students

Hope River: Poet Partnership to Cope with Climate Change

  • by Asia Jones
  • January 19, 2023

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.

Kriti Shah

Building Scientific Leaders for a Resilient Future

  • by jchalfin
  • January 10, 2023
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.
Denise Walker

Alumni Spotlight- Denise Walker

  • by jchalfin
  • January 04, 2023
I currently work as an Associate Environmental Scientist with the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI), investigating ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology of the Delta ecosystem.
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2022-2023 Student Diversity Committee

  • by EPMDC
  • December 06, 2022
The Environmental Policy and Management Diversity Committee (EPMDC) was established in 2020 to advocate for student issues and act as a listening body for marginalized EPM students. EPMDC continues to advocate for all aspects of diversity among our students, including gender identity, sexual orientation, religious orientation, race, ethnicity, immigration status, and disabilities.
Ryan Meyer

Faculty Spotlight- Ryan Meyer

  • by Jessica Chalfin
  • November 22, 2022
I direct the Center for Community and Citizen Science at the UC Davis School of Education, with the mission of helping scientists, communities, and citizens collaborate on science to address environmental problems as a part of civic life
Thomas Miller

Research in the Delta

  • by Thomas Miller
  • November 22, 2022
Thomas received a graduate student researcher (GSR) appointment from the UCD’s Metamorphic Landscapes Lab, under the direction of Brett Milligan,
EPM Class of 2024

EPM celebrates start of the quarter

  • by Jessica Penrose
  • September 27, 2022
Summertime at UC Davis is quiet and empty. Most EPM students are off working on their Practicum projects and enjoying a well-deserved break from classes. Staff and faculty are working hard to prepare for the upcoming year. The end ...
Jessica Chalfin

Staff Spotlight- Jessica Chalfin

  • by Jessica Chalfin
  • September 14, 2022
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!
John Moffat

Student Studies Bats on Kodiak Island, Alaska

  • by John Moffat
  • August 19, 2022
In completing my Environmental Policy and Management Master’s Degree at UC Davis, I had the opportunity to participate in field research regarding little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) with Jesika Reimer, Associate Research Specialist in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, on Kodiak Island, Alaska in July 2022.
Natalie Chapman on a prescribed burn

EPM in the Wild - A Case Study Competition

  • by Natalie Chapman, Katie Michel, Cheryl Winfield and Angelly Tovar
  • August 17, 2022
In Spring of 2022, Natalie came across the Wildfire Resilience case-study Competition created by the United States Forest Service and Net Impact asking students, professionals, and researchers how we can better tackle economic and ecological sustainability in the Sierras...
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