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ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø Research

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As it is at all University of California campuses, research is the cornerstone of ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø. Innovative faculty members conduct interdisciplinary, groundbreaking research that will solve complex problems affecting the San Joaquin Valley, California and the world. Students — as early as their first years — have opportunities to work right alongside them, sometimes even publishing in journals and presenting at conferences.

Top Articles

ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø Professor Christopher Ojeda and his book
On laptop screens, televisions and social media feeds across the nation, images and words fueled by a fractured political landscape spout anger, frustration and resentment. Clashing ideologies burst forth in public demonstrations, family gatherings...
Photo depicts students describing their product, an irrigation sensor, at the Innovate to Grow event at ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø.
Imagine you're a farmer who uses a drip irrigation system on your crops. On watering day, you open the valve from the canal, then go to your orchard, maybe a few acres away, and wait. Once enough water arrives, you walk back and shut the valve. But...

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Research isn’t limited to labs with beakers and microscopes, though there are plenty of those here.

The list of ÎåÒ»ÉçÇøâ€™s research strengths is long and includes climate change and ecology; solar and renewable energy; water quality and resources; artificial intelligence; cognitive science; stem-cell, diabetes and cancer research; air quality; big-data analysis; computer science; mechanical, environmental and materials engineering; political science; and much, much more.

The campus also has interdisciplinary research institutes with which faculty members affiliate themselves to conduct even more in-depth investigations into a variety of scientific topics.

Recent Articles

Lab members Zabir Mahmud and Farzan ZareAfifi are pictured on either side of electrical engineering Professor Sarah Kurtz.
As California lawmakers consider a package of billsÌýaimed at increasing the production of clean energy, a major question arises: How would we store all this new power? Storage is a vital issue because while the state can create plenty of energy through...
Lions consume a giraffe carcass in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania.
A group of ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø researchers modeled predation behaviors, as well as changes in those behaviors, among large carnivores, developing a new theory that will help biologists assess the health of various ecosystems. Department of Life and Environmental...
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Experiments conducted by ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø researchers find that people who perform good deeds are far more likely to be thought of as religious believers than atheists. Moreover, the psychological bias linking kindness and helpfulness with faith appears to be...
Photo depicts ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø environmental engineering Professor Josué Medellín-Azuara.
California's agriculture faces challenges from a highly variable climate with temperatures that will increase over the next several decades. Droughts are worsening and the Sierra snowpack, integral to the water supply, is volatile. However, there are a...
Photo depicts ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø environmental engineering Professor Josué Medellín-Azuara.
California's agriculture faces challenges from a highly variable climate with temperatures that will increase over the next several decades. Droughts are worsening and the Sierra snowpack, integral to the water supply, is volatile. However, there are a...
A female farmer is depicted holding a laptop computer in a field with the sun behind her.
Farmhand VenturesÌýannounces the publication of its research paper, "Inclusive Innovation in Agriculture: Redesigning Agtech Ecosystems for All," funded by ÎåÒ»ÉçÇø's Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology and Agriculture (VISTA). The team of...
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