News & Events

Article analyzes the prospects for a sustainable food system after the 2025 COP global climate conference

Students in Chris Bacon's capstone conducted community-based participatory action research, with four teams developing mixed-methods projects.

Students Learned More than 100 local species (Amigos) Before Traveling to Mexico for 10-day Wilderness Experience

Visiting Castle Rock State Park, Pinnacles National Park, and More

Data Centers Expanding into Water-Stressed, Vulnerable Communities in California

Progress on Research and Advocacy for Clean Water in California’s Central and Salinas Valleys, and an Application with Climate Forecasts for Farmers in Nicaragua

Study examines rhetoric of nuclear energy advocacy in Puerto Rico with implications for understanding how novel energy technologies are supported

Published research study on climate-driven environmental changes during major ancient global warming event

Housing affordability pressure and climate goals shape development in Santa Cruz

Study identifies need for more coordination and resources to address heat risks for people experiencing homelessness

Honoring Outstanding Students

Sammi finishes Masters’ at Oxford, leads environmental ed trips, and publishes a peer-reviewed article

Sofia ‘Ximena’ Garcia-Isabelli ’26 turned curiosity about the natural world into hands-on research and discovery.

As the new board chair of the Bay Area’s 5 Buckets Foundation, Henry Ferguson ’18 helps empower lower-income communities through financial literacy programs.

Rhodes scholar Sean Reilly ’16 works directly with people in Northern California to improve fire prevention models.

Teams developed a river health assessment, studied riparian declines with ag development, and investigated levee risk assessments under climate warming.

Three ESS graduates collaborate with Gabbe to advance heat resilience research in California.

Students’ research helped launch a new catering co-op, design school gardens, and build food system data dashboards

Leonie presented a poster on isotopic work at the Ecological Society of America Conference in Long Beach

Sam is an environmental science major and a biology, public health, and sustainability minor