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ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ Research

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As it is at all University of California campuses, research is the cornerstone of ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ. 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

Photo depicts students describing their product, an irrigation sensor, at the Innovate to Grow event at ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ.
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...
Flames, the beach and the ocean are depicted in a scene from the January 2025 Palisades fire.
Pictures accompanying Professor John Abatzoglou's presentation on the 2025 fire season were blurry. That was intentional, he said, because so much about wildfire is unpredictable. "There's a lot that we know, and a lot we don't know," he said....

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

The list of ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµâ€™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

Sarif Morningstar earned money by doing research in the Learning Aligned Employment Program.
Sarif Morningstar wondered something: "What happens if I grow plants using fog?" The ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ student's efforts to find an answer to that question led to a research project they got paid to conduct. That in turn led to an opportunity to study plant...
Research team members are, from left, Brad Barker, Nabaraj Pokhrel, Md Kamal Hossain and Beth Nowadnick
Materials Science and Engineering Professor Beth Nowadnick has earned a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to study materials that may provide new ways to store or process information. Nowadnick has been collaborating for the past two years with...
A team of researchers published a paper on the varying needs for storing renewable energy.
As more renewable energy projects take hold in California, there is more need for effective ways to store that energy. A paper published by a ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ research teamÌýexamines how the need for storage can vary for different combinations of renewable...
Field researcher at California's tidal pools.
It's time for the campus and the community to celebrate ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµâ€™s high-level research during Research Week, March 6 through 10. The annual research showcase, hosted by the Office of Research and Economic Development,Ìýkicks off with a Health Sciences...
Professor Emily Moran
Life and Environmental Sciences Professor Emily Moran and collaborators at several other universities are set to conduct a continental-scale analysis of climate change effects on tree reproduction. In addition to monitoring seed production, thanks to a...
Low water levels at the north boat ramp at Lake Mendocino, a large reservoir in Mendocino County, California, October 21. California Department of Water Resources
Losses to California’s ag industry have continued to mount as the state’s drought stretched into a third straight year, according to a report released Tuesday by researchers from the School of Engineering and the Public Policy Institute of California....
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