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UC Davis (Video)

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Programs from the University of California, Davis.
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Knights Landing - Community Garden

Knights Landing is a small, rural community just north of Davis, CA. With little access to a local grocery store, volunteers from UC Davis helped complete a community garden so they can grow their own fresh produce. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 37405]

Sep 30, 2021•2 min

Engineering Wildfire Resilient Houses

UC Davis professor Michele Barbato and his students are engineering earth blocks that can withstand natural disasters such as wildfires, which are a continual threat across California and the Western U.S. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 37404]

Sep 08, 2021•2 min

Urchin Ranching

Scientists at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory are conducting "urchin ranching" trials as a creative solution to purple urchin overpopulation, which has contributed to the crashing of the bull kelp forest in California. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 36769]

Jan 28, 2021•2 min

Can Science Save California Citrus From Greening Disease?

California produces 80 percent of the nation’s fresh citrus, but a disease called Huanglongbing or HLB, is threatening Central Valley groves. Citrus Greening disease, transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, has decimated groves in Asia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Florida, and is now spreading in California. UC Davis researchers are working to slow down the disease, as well as searching for solutions to protect citrus from the disease. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 36755]

Jan 26, 2021•4 min

Microplastics Impacting Lake Tahoe

Research at Lake Tahoe is finding microplastics in one of world’s clearest lakes. UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center Staff Researcher, Katie Senft, is studying how microplastics are impacting the beaches along the shoreline of Lake Tahoe. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 36768]

Jan 23, 2021•1 min
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