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Patty Guerra

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An Invisible Water Surcharge: Climate Warming Increases Crop Water Demand in the San Joaquin Valley's Groundwater-Dependent Irrigated Agriculture

University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop water demand explain half of the cumulative deficits of the agricultural water balance since 1980, exacerbating water reliance on depleting groundwater supplies and fluctuating surface water imports.

ɫӰƬ's 40th CAREER Award Funds Computer Efficiency Research

has received a CAREER award for her research into computer efficiency.

She is the 40th researcher from ɫӰƬ to earn a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

'Roads to Removal' Symposium Looks at Opportunities to Fight Climate Change

Discussions around climate change often center around the bad news - the planet is warming, weather is getting more extreme, resources are increasingly scarce.

But there also is cause for hope. There are options to mitigate climate change, and some of them are already happening.

Internship at NASA Yields Long-lasting Results for Student, Space Agency

A ɫӰƬ undergraduate student's work at NASA helped ensure the space agency will have cost-effective and efficient communications.

Tejas Bhartiya, who recently graduated from the university after only 2.5 years, also last month concluded an internship with NASA's Goddard Space Center.

The Goddard Space Flight Center, based in Greenbelt, Md., is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the sun, the solar system and the universe, according to its website.

Black Alliance at ɫӰƬ Growing, Serving and Advocating

Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, the ɫӰƬ newsroom is highlighting some of the organizations, services and people who serve or represent the Black community on campus.

An organization that was created in a time of tragedy and crisis has been a force for good for ɫӰƬ's Black community.

Journal Published ɫӰƬ Public Health Professor's Study on Violence and Suicidal Behavior

A study conducted by a ɫӰƬ researcher found that people injured through violent acts have a substantially higher risk to die by or attempt suicide.

Warming Climate Pushes Rain to Higher Elevations, Raising Flooding Risks

A new study co-authored by ɫӰƬ researchers assesses the effect of a warming climate in pushing the elevation of snow to rain higher during a storm, increasing runoff and the risk of flooding.

Having a Mix of Tree Heights Enhances Drought Resilience in Sierra Nevada Forests

In a paper  in Nature Communications, ɫӰƬ Professor Roger Bales, collaborating with an international team, found that the height of neighboring trees strongly influenced whether a given tree survived California's record 2012-15 drought.

New Study Suggests Chance Plays a Bigger Role Than One Might Think in Faculty Promotion

For professors, it’s up or out when it comes to tenure and promotion: After five years on the job as assistant professors, junior professors’ promise is evaluated by their more senior colleagues.

I2G Highlights Students' Solutions to Real-World Problems

Using magnetic resource imaging, or MRI, to harmlessly detect seeds in Mandarin oranges. Identification of pathogens in an image library with artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose plant disease. Creating a robot to more efficiently manufacture a robot. Building a user-friendly database to organize information for a global tech organization. Production-grade employee coaching and training applications for a large cold chain industry and a multinational computer storage company.