国产传媒 Research

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

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Forest Carbon: Store it or Burn it? Actually, Both is Best

Storing carbon in forests is an essential, nature-based buffer against climate change. Yet forests packed with too many trees increase the threat of severe wildfires, which are becoming all too common in warmer, drier conditions. A team of 国产传媒...

Study: Mexican American Millennials Link Success to Providing for Parents

For many first-generation Mexican American college graduates, the definition of success includes paying their parents鈥� bills or even buying them a home. Lifting the social or financial status of their elders is a goal that often defines upward...

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Research isn鈥檛 limited to labs with beakers and microscopes, though there are plenty of those here.

The list of 国产传媒鈥檚 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.

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Psychological Bias Links Good Deeds with Religious Belief, 国产传媒 Research Says

Experiments conducted by 国产传媒 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 国产传媒 environmental engineering Professor Josu茅 Medell铆n-Azuara.

Climate Change is Transforming California Agriculture 鈥� But There are Ways to Adapt

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...

Climate Change is Transforming California Agriculture 鈥� But There are Ways to Adapt

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...