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At the Muir Institute, we consider education to be our greatest ally. We educate the next generation of environmental innovators, problem solvers and thought-leaders through a variety of effective learning opportunities and techniques.

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Center News

Fellow Hernandez asks the question: Can solar energy and wildlife coexist?

09.17.18

Fellow Post discusses how nature’s seasonal clock is thrown off-kilter as Greenland warms

09.17.18

Director Houlton Discusses The Case for Optimism, One CO2 at a Time

09.10.18

Earth Biogenome Project Mapping the World One Species at a Time

09.07.18

Do shrimp hold the key to a clearer Lake Tahoe? Researchers plan to find out

08.06.18

Grasslands More Reliable Carbon Sink Than Trees

07.11.18

Natural Reserves Survive County Fire Untouched

07.11.18

UC Davis Chancellor Selects Prasant Mohapatra as Vice Chancellor for Research

06.29.18

Upcoming Events

18 Oct.

Lecture: Evolution and Conservation of Salmon, with Mike Miller

5:30 pm - 7:15 pm

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