Energy Conservation Content

‘Getting to 80 Percent’ on Energy Cutbacks Cannot Occur Unless Behaviors Change

Karen Michele Nikos — August 15, 2017 - 11:55am

California’s plan to cut energy consumption by 80 percent by 2050 cannot be achieved with current proposed policy changes because most solutions focus on changing technologies rather than changing behavior, a new University of California, Davis, study suggests.

NEWS BRIEFS: State of the Campus Address

Dave Jones — February 23, 2016 - 12:23pm

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi gives her State of the Campus address to the Academic Senate’s Representative Assembly, this Thursday (Feb. 25).

The meeting, open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 2:10 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the Student Community Center. Katehi’s address is the first item on the agenda.

Phishing scam alert issued

A sure sign of spring is the emergence of tax-related phishing scams in your email inbox. Get your delete button ready.

Demo and Deal on Research Freezers

Dave Jones — February 22, 2016 - 12:11pm

A demonstration event is planned Tuesday (Feb. 23) for a deal that is so hot and yet so cold at the same time: new energy-efficient, ultralow-temperature freezers for your research samples, for $9,650, less than half of the list price of $22,904. And you get free shipping and haul-away and recycling of your old freezer, provided it’s ready to go the day you receive your new one.