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The institute links science and technology to policy, providing the intellectual setting for interactions between researchers, regulatory agencies, policymakers, and the public.

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Education & Outreach

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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About

Learn more about the UC Davis Muir Institute, how we work and what we care about.

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Center News

Fellow Hernandez’s Research Highlights 20 Overlooked Benefits of Distributed Solar Energy

07.15.19

Tracking Change in Greenland: Fellow Post’s Research Featured by CA&ES’ Outlook Magazine

07.08.19

Muir Institute partner, the Yurok Tribe, accepts prestigious UN Equator Prize

06.19.19

Professor Laura Van Winkle Announced as New Chair of the Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Group

06.18.19

OneClimate is Announced as a UC Davis Big Idea

06.04.19

UC experts can lead on carbon dioxide removal

06.04.19

Lassen Is UC Davis’ Newest Natural Reserve

05.17.19

In Memoriam: Thomas Cahill, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences

05.17.19

Upcoming Events

15 Jul.

Innovation in the New Normal

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

28 Jul.

2019 GOALS Symposium

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

4 Nov.

Save the Date – Dialogues and Discourse: Science and the Social License

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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