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Celebrating 10 Years of Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Jul 06 2024
In December 2013, UC Press’s mission-driven, trans-disciplinary, open-access journal Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene published its first article, ushering in its motto, “Open Science for Public Good.” In this blog post we pause to reflect and take note of some of the publication highlights fro
A Look Inside Sea Change, a Stunning New Atlas for Our Times
Apr 22 2023
"A stunning atlas of the present and future."—Rebecca Solnit
A Q&A with Elementa Associate Editor River Shen
Sep 01 2022
"With its richness of civilizations, the Pan-Pacific realm has been experiencing especially severe environmental pollution and ecological crisis, associated with swift regional economic development over past decades."
#LASA2022: Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos Explores the Transnational Management of Colorado River Water Resources
May 05 2022
Mexican Studies/ Estudios Mexicanos’s current issue includes the article “Valle Imperial/valle de Mexicali, 1910–28: su impacto en la cuenca del río Colorado y la disputa por los usos sociales” by Marco Antonio Samaniego López, which examines the controversial negotiations between Mexico and the Uni
Hundreds of international scientists, 12 months on an icebreaker in the Arctic: Elementa’s MOSAiC Expedition Special Feature
Feb 10 2022
"We hope that MOSAiC data lays the foundation for research on Arctic processes for many years to come and will improve not only our general understanding, but also our predictive capabilities in this region of the world."
Visual Culture & the Climate Crisis
Sep 23 2020
Afterimage's recent relaunch with the University of California Press integrates the journal's legacy of contemporary arts and media criticism with an expanded commitment to scholarly essays. As part of this mission, the editorial team wanted to approach the journal as a unique venue for academics to
#ESA20: Meet with a UC Press Editor—Virtually
Aug 06 2020
Interested in publishing your Environmental Studies & Ecology work with UC Press? Schedule a meeting with Editor Stacy Eisenstark.
Drew Harvell Wins Sustainability Science Award
Aug 05 2020
UC Press is proud to share that Drew Harvell has been chosen as the 2020 recipient of the Ecological Society of America's Sustainability Science Award for her UC Press-published Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease.Granted annually, the award is given in recognit
How to Manage Climate Anxiety and Carry On: A Virtual Conversation with Sarah Jaquette Ray
Apr 22 2020
How can we effectively combat climate change while grappling with feelings of powerlessness and despair? This is one of the key questions author Sarah Jaquette Ray, professor of environmental studies at Humboldt State University, seeks to answer in her new book, A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety.
For AAG, Editor Stacy Eisenstark Shares Virtual Conference Highlights
Apr 10 2020
The American Association of Geographers virtual meeting is
an important reminder of why we all gather: to share new insights and to get
inspired. In that spirit, we’re excited to share some highlights from the University
of California Press Geography list, which focuses on advancing new perspectives