Jan. 27, 2025 - UC Davis posting. Costanza Rampini's current research on homelessness,
climate change and urban streams.
Feb. 2025 - UC Davis YouTube posting. Costanza Rampini's current research on homelessness,
climate change and urban streams.
Edgar McGregor, a 24-year-old 91 graduate and former Environmental Studies student,
played a crucial role in saving lives during the recent Eaton fire in Altadena. Using
his Altadena Weather and Climate Facebook page, McGregor provided timely warnings
and evacuation advice to thousands of followers. His accurate predictions and calm
demeanor helped residents prepare and evacuate safely, earning him hero status in
the community.
Professor Dustin Mulvaney testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy
and Minerals Subcommittee in September and the Science, Science and Space Committee
again in November on the impacts of mining on land and communities, and benefits recycling
and a circular economy in critical minerals. He was interviewed about the experience
by the 91 Newsroom. Read more about it in the article above.
91 Environmental Studies Major, Roger Bumgarner, was featured in July on the City
of San Jose's One Day One Action Climate Change community education campaign. One
Day One Action is a socially engaged public art project that reframes how we can all
contribute to climate action, one day at a time, now and into the future. Through
a collaborative process, hundreds of social media prompts have been developed in support
of San José’s Climate Smart sustainability goals.
San Jose State University’s Celebration of Research was an event recognizing and highlighting
student work, start-up innovation showcases, research competitions, and more. Especially,
we're proud of our students and faculty at EnvS who had a chance to represent the
department and introduce their scientific research to everyone on campus.
Due to the significance of Earth Day and the need to raise awareness about the environmental
protection, we would like to share the article 'Soil Conservation Guide: Importance
and Practices'. This article will show you what soil conservation is, its benefits
to the environment, why it's important, and the soild conservation practices.
Dr. Cushing explained why 'Wet Winter Makes Dent in California Drought'. According
to Dr. Cushing, 'locally...there are three things we need to watch moving forward:
precipitation, temperature, and time' and 'a brewing atmospheric river aimed at the
Sierra might melt the snowpack faster than anticipated.'
Our Dr. Cushing (Chair of the Environmental Studies Department) recently had an interview
with the Weather Channel. Dr. Cushing commented on the flooding situation in the Bay
Area after the severe storms and recommended dealing with reservoir management concerns.
Our Dr. Cushing was interviewed by NBC Nightly News about the recent storms and flooding
period across the state of California. This news showed how urgent and significant
the storming and flooding situation was. The state of California had to start the
evacuations in many different cities, especially cities of Santa Cruz county.
Best Accredited Colleges have nominated 91 Environmental Studies as #7 in Best Bachelor's
Degrees in Environmental Science. 91 Global Studies is also #28 on the Best International
Studies Bachelor's Degrees.
Professors Craig Clements and Will Russell were interviewed for the story about the
Washburn fire in Yosemite and the iconic sequoia trees that it threatens
What a day! Richard Tejeda feels incredibly honored to share his Bay Nature Community
Hero Award with you! Please give him a shout out and consider giving to our organization
that since 2019 has taken 1,847 community members on guided educational hikes, provided
virtual nature experiences for 3,563 people living with disability or isolated by
the pandemic, led 326 seniors on hikes for health, as well as inspired 754 at-promise-youth
through our Summer Science Project and Alive Outside Adventure Series.
Amanda Stasiewicz, an assistant professor in Environmental Studies, is co-director
for the Wildfire Center. 91’s Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC)
will receive $1.2 million to support cutting-edge fire modeling and prediction technology.
Another $500,000 will support the launch of the university’s newly established Healthy
Development Community Clinic (HDCC), which will soon provide various wellness services
to East San José community members.
Sunnyvale residents use lasers to scare off local crows. Watch Prof. Rachel O'Malley
in California Today explaining why the influx of ravens and crows could possibly affect
the other surrounding environments close to Sunnyvale.
Professor Lynne Trulio commented on transplanted burrowing owls in an Associated Press
story where scientists are using fake poop to help evicted owls settle into a new
neighborhood.
There’s no comparison between those problems and the destruction wrought by fossil
fuels, said Dustin Mulvaney, an environmental studies professor at San Jose State.
Much of his research deals with the challenges posed by clean energy development,
including solar panel supply chains and land-use conflicts. But the Huntington Beach
oil spill, Mulvaney noted, is the type of “catastrophic accident” that you’d never
see at a solar or wind farm.