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 hig...
“A stunning atlas of the present and future.”—Rebecca Solnit
For Earth Day, we are thrilled to give you a preview of Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean by Christina Gerhardt. Publishing in May 2023 and available now for pre-ordering, this brand new, original, and impo...
For the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, UC Press is highlighting books on the relationship between fire, people, and the environment.
Introduction to Fire in CaliforniaSecond Editionby David Carle
In this revised edition, David Carle covers the basics of fire ecology;...
Chuan-Chou (River) Shen is a geochemist and Distinguished Chair Professor in the Department of Geosciences at National Taiwan University. He has authored numerous articles documenting both modern and paleoclimate changes in ocean environments, and which have made significant contributions...
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 Mex...
Marcel Nicolaus is a sea ice physicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research; Matthew Shupe is a research scientists with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado and at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi...
The environment is facing unprecedented challenges. Climate change and increased pollution are disrupting access to natural resources, such as clean water and air, and leading to rapid biodiversity loss. It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the intractable scale of these issues, which is why...
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 f...
Although the Ecological Society of America conference has gone virtual this year, we’d still love for you to “stop by the UC Press booth” and meet with us virtually. Editor Stacy Eisenstark is taking brief Zoom appointments the week of August 17.
Stacy Eisenstark, EditorEnvironmental S...
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 ...