Congratulations to Neil C. Shah and Jennifer E. Perez, who were named 2020/2021 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Fellows at UCI! Their project is “Restoring Coastal Wetlands in the Age of COVID-19”. Thanks to David Bañuelas for mentoring them in the lab….Continue Reading Congratulations to our UROP Fellows!

Congratulations to David Bañuelas for being awarded a research grant from Save the Redwoods! This non-profit is supporting his research on the use of mycorrhizal fungi in restoration of coast redwoods following logging and wildfires. David is a PhD student in Treseder Lab….Continue Reading David Bañuelas awarded grant for California redwoods restoration

Good, bad, ugly: Year’s 5 biggest environmental stories in Southern California “Five Orange County cities this month formed the Orange County Power Authority, and joined the growing trend of California cities choosing to buy electricity directly from suppliers rather than from privately owned utilities. Southern California Edison will continue to transmit and deliver energy for…Continue Reading OC’s new Community Choice Energy program is a top story of 2020

Kathleen Treseder “adds, ‘I could not be more disappointed in the National Academy of Sciences as an institution and every single National Academy of Sciences member who has allowed the sexual harassers to stay.’” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02640-7…Continue Reading The US National Academy of Sciences can now kick out harassers. So why hasn’t it?

The public is welcome to take Kathleen’s Global Change Biology course on-line! It’s free– no strings attached. In this class, students take a series of self-guided field trips to ecosystems of their choice. We provide resources to help the students learn about their ecosystem. The students then use this knowledge to take a series of…Continue Reading Global Change Biology class available for free

David Bañuelas has just been named a Newkirk Center for Science & Society Community-based Research Fellow for the 2020-2021 year. He’ll be collaborating with Orange County Environmental Justice on a Community Science Organizing Case Study. Congratulations, David! David is a PhD student in Treseder Lab. He’s studying the role of mycorrhizal fungi in ecosystem restoration….Continue Reading Congratulations to David for winning a Newkirk Fellowship

Kathleen was interviewed by Claudia Shambaugh for her 10th Anniversary Celebration for Ask a Leader. She talks about why she decided to become a climate activist, the importance of including science in our political conversations, and doing research under the COVID-19 lockdown. https://askaleader.com/?p=1947 (minute 25:02) https://askaleader.com/?p=1954…Continue Reading Kathleen interviewed on Ask a Leader

Would you like to learn about Newport Bay Conservancy‘s project to restore Big Canyon in Newport Bay? You can watch this video, which includes a virtual tour and talks by David and Kathleen about fungi in restoration work. https://youtu.be/6WCgebrXfmw   …Continue Reading Free virtual tour of Big Canyon Restoration Project

Congratulations to Treseder Lab alum Dr. Linh Anh Cat and current Treseder/Huxman Lab PhD student Evelyn Valdez Ward! After receiving a very strong pool of applicants this year, we are excited to announce our winners of our inaugural Best in Practice @ESA_SciComm Award! Congratulations to @microbe_meows and @wardofplants for your diverse & inclusive @Reclaiming_STEM workshops!…Continue Reading Evelyn and Linh Anh win the Best in Practice ESA Science Communications Award