Sustainable Content

Marine Reserves a Solution to Bycatch Problem in Oceans

Katherine E Kerlin — August 07, 2017 - 1:30pm

Commercial fishermen may be able to catch more of the profitable fish they want with marine reserves than without them, according to a study in the journal PNAS led by the University of California, Davis. Using marine reserves as a management tool could also help the recently rebounded West Coast groundfish fishery sustain itself, the study notes.

Marine reserves are a subset of Marine Protected Areas. Some MPAs allow fishing, but marine reserves are areas of the ocean closed to fishing and other extractive activities.

Manetti Shrem Museum Achieves LEED Platinum Distinction

Karen Michele Nikos — January 27, 2017 - 1:19pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest LEED rating for the new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. It is the ninth 51�ԹϺ�� Davis project to be platinum-certified in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

“It is far too tempting to take an art museum and make the architecture unique and otherworldly,” said Julianne Nola, Manetti Shrem project manager for the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Office of Design and Construction Management. “But 51�ԹϺ�� Davis had a vision — realized by our design-build team — for a museum that would reflect the spirit of its place.”

$14 Million Federal Grant for Sustainable Transportation Research

Katherine E Kerlin — December 05, 2016 - 1:37pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation selected the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, led by the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, to receive a five-year grant totaling about $14 million to advance a more sustainable transportation system.

Diversity as Natural Pesticide

Katherine E Kerlin — October 12, 2016 - 11:50am

Monoculture crops provide the nutrient levels insect pests crave, explains a study led by the University of California, Davis, in the journal Nature. Returning plant diversity to farmland could be a key step toward sustainable pest control.