As Japan’s nuclear crisis continues to unfold, many are considering the lessons from Three Mile Island, America’s worst nuclear accident. The Washington Post recently interviewed J. Samuel Walker, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission …
Read More >Mark Moffett, author of Adventures among Ants, met with Stephen Colbert in a “beautiful field of flowers” last week to discuss the intricate world of pollination and the plants that depend on …
Read More >Guest Post by Gary Braasch In 2005, my interest in documenting climate change took me farther from my Oregon home than I had been for many years. With funds from a grant …
Read More >Yesterday the Association of American Publishers announced the 2010 PROSE Awards winners for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. The PROSE Awards annually recognize the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing …
Read More >Fashion and style website The Ethical Man has named UC Press author Jonathan Balcombe the first in their Ethical Men series, a new feature honoring men who embody the spirit of the …
Read More >The folks over at the Post Carbon Institute have created a spoof video around the fascinating, often disturbing spectacle of Oprah’s Favorite Things. The video illustrates some key points made in the …
Read More >Hugh Johnson’s The World of Trees has been recognized in the New York Times, Shelf Awareness, the Globe and Mail, and elsewhere as one of the best gift books around this holiday …
Read More >UC Press author Julian Cribb was recently interviewed on the Financial Sense Newshour about the arguments in his new book, The Coming Famine. Cribb questions whether we can sustain our food supply …
Read More >Dr. Mark Moffett, a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institute and author of UC Press’s bestselling book Adventures among Ants, recently appeared at the Boston Book Festival to talk about the incredible …
Read More >For centuries, humans have been compelled to write about their explorations. From Marco Polo to Ian Frazier, adventure stories inspire us to explore and learn new things about the world around us, …
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