LAB NEWS
2024
10 January - Graduate PhD student Bhoktear Khan published a study on the interconnections between climate extremes, cropland-driven deforestation, and child diet diversity in Nigeria. Published in Science Advances, the paper also involved lab group members Hanan Abou Ali, Piyush Mehta, Dongyang Wei, and John Uponi. See coverage here.
6 January - Dr. Davis co-authored a study on the opportunities for crop switching in China to achieve more sustainable crop production systems. The study was published in PNAS Nexus.
2024
9 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali, Endi Kebede, Bhoktear Khan, and Afia Sarwar - as well as Dr. Davis - attended this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.
11 November - Afia Sarwar, Endi Kebede, Bhoktear Khan, Dr. Piyush Mehta, and Dr. Davis presented at the AGU Global Environmental Change webinar series.
7 October - Dr. Piyush Mehta and Dr. Davis appeared on the University of Nebraska's Water for Food Podcast. They discussed the interconnections between irrigation and nutrition.
9 September - A new study shows the effects of El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole on staple crop production in India. The paper was published in Environmental Research Letters.
26 August - Welcome to new PhD students Amaja' Mack and John Uponi!!! Amaja' joins us after completing her MS in Environmental Science at Wilmington University, and John joins us from the Geospatial Team at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in Nigeria.
22 May - PhD students Piyush Mehta and Dongyang Wei walk at this year's doctoral hooding. Congratulations Dr. Mehta and Dr. Wei!
13 May - PhD student Dongyang Wei was selected as a recipient of the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences' Graduate Research Award!
28 March - PhD student Dongyang Wei and Dr. Davis contribute to a new study to quantify the water budget of the Colorado River. The paper was published in Communications Earth & Environment.
8 March - PhD student Piyush Mehta led a new paper quantifying the sustainability of global irrigation expansion since the year 2000. The paper was published in Nature Water.
20 February - PhD student Endi Kebede led a study assessing the current state of global food production data availability. PhD students Hanan Abou Ali and Piyush Mehta were also co-authors. The paper was published in Nature Review Earth & Environment.
8 February - Recent MS graduate Michael Eruaga published his thesis research on cholera and household water treatment technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa in the journal Sustainability.
26 January - Hanan Abou Ali, Endi Kebede, Bhoktear Khan, and Afia Sarwar contributed to a News & View piece on recent research assessing the evolution of global crop yield gaps. The piece was led by Dr. Davis and published in Nature Food.
2023
15 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali, Piyush Mehta, Dongyang Wei, Endi Kebede, Kevin Oluoch, and Bhoktear Khan - as well as Dr. Davis - attended this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco.
8 November - PhD student Bhoktear Khan recently received awards at this year's UD GIS Day for his research on the linkages between climate change, deforestation, and food security in Nigeria. He was selected for the Panelists' Choice Award for Best Poster and the Attendees' Favorite Poster Award.
6 November - PhD student Dongyang Wei and Dr. Davis contributed to a study on alleviating water scarcity through crop shifting and fallowing in the Western US. The study was recently published in Nature Water. See coverage here.
12 October - PhD student Hanan Abou Ali is named as a UD Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) Fellow!!!
9 October - Dr. Davis leads the United Nations University Sustainability (AID) Food Security Team.
8 October - A new study published in Nature Water examines the benefits of crop switching for water sustainability, food security, and farmer incomes in India.
6 October - Dr. Davis receives 2023 Global Environmental Change Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union.
29 August - PhD student Endi Kebede has been awarded a CUAHSI Hydroinformatics Innovation Fellowship for his research on global irrigation mapping!
20 July - PhD student Kevin Oluoch has been selected for the next cohort of the prestigious Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows program!
20 June - New research published in Scientific Reports shows that sorghum provides a climate-resilient alternative to wheat for expansion in dry season cereals in India.
15 June - PhD student Dongyang Wei led a study published in Nature Sustainability that investigates the role of climate shocks in affecting crop production in the US.
18 May - Multiple lab members receive awards in the CEOE Honors Day!!! In the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, Michael Eruaga was selected for outstanding graduate research for his MS degree, and Bhoktear Khan received the department's TA Award. Piyush Mehta and Dongyang Wei also were selected for UD Doctoral Fellowships of Excellence. Congratulations to all!!
16 March - New research in Nature shows opportunities for crop switching to achieve co-benefits for the farmer incomes and the environment in China.
2 March - A new study in npj Biodiversity examines opportunities for people-centric ecological restoration, seeking to answer the question of how to incorporate people into restoration planning at a large scale.
4 February - Welcome to new PhD student Afia Sarwar!!! We are delighted to have you join the group!! Afia joins us on a fellowship from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
2 February - Dr. Davis leads new study investigating the ecological effects of foreign agricultural land investments in the Global South. The paper was published in Environmental Research Letters.
2022
16 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali (abstract), Piyush Mehta (abstract), Dongyang Wei (abstract 1; abstract 2), and Bhoktear Khan (abstract) - as well as Dr. Davis (abstract; session) - presented their research at this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago.
6 December - New research in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment explores the evidence for connections between compound climate extremes and global crop yields.
28 November - PhD student Kevin Oluoch leads study in Scientific Reports examining opportunities to use agronomic solutions to overcome climate impacts on maize yields in Kenya (UDaily coverage).
3 October - Prof. Davis leads an effort to understand how humanity can move beyond the Green Revolution and achieve more sustainable food systems.
26 September - Research on water scarcity in the western US was recently highlighted by Vox.
1 September - Welcome to new PhD students Endalkachew Kebede and Kevin Oluoch!!! We're beyond excited to have you here at UD!!!
18 August - Kevin Oluoch defended his MS thesis in Plant Science of the topic entitled "A suite of agronomic factors can offset the effects of climate variability on rainfed maize production in Kenya". He will continue at UD in the Davis lab as a PhD student in Geography and Spatial Sciences.
2 June - PhD candidate Piyush Mehta contributed to a new global study published in Science on land area requirements to support global biodiversity.
18 May - In a new study published in Nature Food, an international team finds that global crop harvests for direct human use will be insufficient to meet the UN's food security goal by 2030 if current trends in crop use persist.
26 January - An interdisciplinary team of experts published a study in Nature Communications investigating the rising competition for water resources between international agricultural investors and local communities in targeted areas.
2021
17 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali (abstract), Piyush Mehta (abstract), Kopo Oromeng (abstract), and Dongyang Wei (abstract) presented their research at this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans.
24 November - PhD student Dongyang Wei led a study published in Environmental Research Letters investigating the opportunities for dietary shifts that accounted for local preferences to achieve improved sustainability outcomes (UDaily coverage).
17 September - A team of researchers from the US and India have just published a new study in One Earth demonstrating the importance of considering interactions between agriculture, climate, and air quality when evaluating human health impacts. University of Delaware press release available here.
17 September - An international group of experts publish a new study in One Earth quantifying the sustainability of each country's agricultural system and showing that environmental outcomes often diverge from the achievement of economic and social sustainability goals.
14 September - Dr. Davis served as an invited panelist at the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) 2021 Forest Commons Virtual Conference during the session Grabbing the Forest Commons: From Diagnosis to Prescription. His talk was entitled “Forests and the influence of the global land rush”.
1 September - Welcome to new MS student Michael Eruaga!!! Michael joins the lab after completing his BS in Environmental Management and Toxicology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. He will be co-advised by Prof. Paul Jackson and Dr. Davis.
9 July - Scientists release new research in the journal Food and Energy Security showing that diversifying cropping rotations in the North China Plan beyond conventional wheat-maize systems can reduce groundwater depletion, improve economic output, and maintain food production.
28 June - MS student Kevin Oluoch was part of a new study published in Food Security examining the geography of agricultural inputs markets in rural Tanzania.
18 June - An international team of researchers publish new findings in Nature Food to identify areas in India - the world's largest palm oil consumer - to expand oil palm cultivation while sparing biodiversity and minimizing impacts to food security.
7 June - Undergraduate researcher Spencer Hanggodo was selected as a UD Center for Food Systems and Sustainability (CENFOODS) summer intern. His research will examine how global food trade (and the water resources required to support it) has evolved over the past 30 years.
8 May - PhD student Kopo Oromeng was awarded the Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future graduate fellowship to support her research on the impacts of global land acquisitions on social-ecological systems.
24 March - Researchers publish a new study in Environmental Research Letters investigating the virtual water balance (i.e., water associated with the production of imported and exported agricultural products) of China. They find that more than one-third of China's virtual water imports for primary agricultural products are re-exported as processed products (e.g., cotton imported and textiles exported).
19 March - A University of Delaware research team led by Dr. Julie Klinger (Geography and Spatial Sciences) received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the illicit production and trade of minerals that are critical for supporting sustainable energy technology.
25 February - Welcome to new Geography PhD student Bhoktear Khan and Plant and Soil Sciences MS student Kevin Oluoch! Bhoktear joins the lab after completing his MS in Agroforestry and Environment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University. Kevin joins the lab after working as a Geospatial and Data Management consultant at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT-Nairobi).
18 January - Team of scientists publishes a new paper in PNAS showing that foreign agricultural land investments intended to boost global food production can compromise the food security and diet diversity of local communities in targeted areas.
2020
21 December - A new study investigates how to ensure that food supply chains are still able to function under different types of environmental shocks and under what conditions disruptions in one step of the food supply chain impact subsequent stages. Research was published in Nature Food.
14 October - A Nature Food study focused on India shows that the country has the capacity to achieve nutrition security, reduce health risks, and improve environmental sustainability through shifts towards healthy and sustainable diets.
5 October - Graduate students Piyush Mehta, Tyler Sharretts, and Dongyang Wei received Student Travel Awards to attend AGU 2020 Fall Meeting.
9 September - International group of scientists publish One Earth commentary arguing for considerations of inclusion, transparency, and enforcement to ensure the sustainability of the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal.
25 August - US researchers publish study in Environmental Research Letters showing that feasible improvements in water productivity across the US economy can reduce the depletion of the nation's rivers by nearly one quarter while maintaining economic output.
18 August - International team publishes new global crop water requirement model and gridded global maps of monthly green and blue crop water requirements in Scientific Data.
10 August - Welcome to new PhD student Hanan Abou Ali! Hanan joins the lab after serving as an instructor in the Survey Engineering Department at the Lebanese International University.
22 June - Dr. Davis led an international team that studied the effects of large-scale land acquisitions on tropical forest loss. The study was published in the journal Nature Geoscience with a related News & Views and blog.
8 June - Undergraduate research Sam Becton selected as UD Summer Scholar. His summer research will focus on understanding whether forests overlying mineral deposits in Nigeria experience enhance rates of forest loss.
4 June - Welcome to new PhD student Kopo Oromeng! Kopo joins the lab after completing her MS in Geological Sciences at the University of Delaware.
19 May - Dr. Davis serves on expert panel for the IMAGES Initiative to discuss the implications of COVID-19 for circular economies and sustainability.
2 March - Dr. Davis is part of multi-institutional study linking irrigation for cattle feed, beef consumption, and fish imperilment in the United States.
17 January - PhD student Piyush Mehta and Dr. Davis were in New Delhi to attend the release event of the report 'Multifunctional Agriculture for Sustainable Development'
6 January - Welcome to MS student Tyler Sharretts! Tyler joins the lab after completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Geosciences from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
2019
9 - 13 December - Dr. Davis convened a session entitled "Carbon, Water, and Society: Adapting to Changes on Multiple Scales" at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in San Francisco.
21 November - Dr. Davis and coauthors published a paper on the nutritional, environmental, and climate resilience benefits of crop diversification in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
19 November - Dr. Davis will co-chair a session at the European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2020 titled "Solutions for sustainable agri-food systems under climate change and globalisation". Consider submitting your abstract here.
27 October - Dr. Giulia Vico and Dr. Davis published a chapter titled "Ecohydrology of Agroecosystems: Interactions Between Local and Global Processes" in the new book Dryland Ecohydrology.
20 October - Welcome to PhD student Dongyang Wei! Dongyang joins the lab after working as a Research Assistant at the University of Reading (UK).
12 September - The Davis lab is looking to recruit an excellent graduate student for the PhD program in Geography and Spatial Sciences. The position will focus on environmental remote sensing, food security, and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. See the position listing here.
9 - 13 September - Dr. Davis attended the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock 2019 Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
5 September - Dr. Davis is one of 37 authors who contributed to the International Resource Panel's Think Piece on Land Restoration for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
27 August - Welcome to PhD student Piyush Mehta! Piyush joins the lab after working with Prof. Ashwini Chhatre at the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad).
10 January - Graduate PhD student Bhoktear Khan published a study on the interconnections between climate extremes, cropland-driven deforestation, and child diet diversity in Nigeria. Published in Science Advances, the paper also involved lab group members Hanan Abou Ali, Piyush Mehta, Dongyang Wei, and John Uponi. See coverage here.
6 January - Dr. Davis co-authored a study on the opportunities for crop switching in China to achieve more sustainable crop production systems. The study was published in PNAS Nexus.
2024
9 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali, Endi Kebede, Bhoktear Khan, and Afia Sarwar - as well as Dr. Davis - attended this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.
11 November - Afia Sarwar, Endi Kebede, Bhoktear Khan, Dr. Piyush Mehta, and Dr. Davis presented at the AGU Global Environmental Change webinar series.
7 October - Dr. Piyush Mehta and Dr. Davis appeared on the University of Nebraska's Water for Food Podcast. They discussed the interconnections between irrigation and nutrition.
9 September - A new study shows the effects of El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole on staple crop production in India. The paper was published in Environmental Research Letters.
26 August - Welcome to new PhD students Amaja' Mack and John Uponi!!! Amaja' joins us after completing her MS in Environmental Science at Wilmington University, and John joins us from the Geospatial Team at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in Nigeria.
22 May - PhD students Piyush Mehta and Dongyang Wei walk at this year's doctoral hooding. Congratulations Dr. Mehta and Dr. Wei!
13 May - PhD student Dongyang Wei was selected as a recipient of the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences' Graduate Research Award!
28 March - PhD student Dongyang Wei and Dr. Davis contribute to a new study to quantify the water budget of the Colorado River. The paper was published in Communications Earth & Environment.
8 March - PhD student Piyush Mehta led a new paper quantifying the sustainability of global irrigation expansion since the year 2000. The paper was published in Nature Water.
20 February - PhD student Endi Kebede led a study assessing the current state of global food production data availability. PhD students Hanan Abou Ali and Piyush Mehta were also co-authors. The paper was published in Nature Review Earth & Environment.
8 February - Recent MS graduate Michael Eruaga published his thesis research on cholera and household water treatment technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa in the journal Sustainability.
26 January - Hanan Abou Ali, Endi Kebede, Bhoktear Khan, and Afia Sarwar contributed to a News & View piece on recent research assessing the evolution of global crop yield gaps. The piece was led by Dr. Davis and published in Nature Food.
2023
15 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali, Piyush Mehta, Dongyang Wei, Endi Kebede, Kevin Oluoch, and Bhoktear Khan - as well as Dr. Davis - attended this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco.
8 November - PhD student Bhoktear Khan recently received awards at this year's UD GIS Day for his research on the linkages between climate change, deforestation, and food security in Nigeria. He was selected for the Panelists' Choice Award for Best Poster and the Attendees' Favorite Poster Award.
6 November - PhD student Dongyang Wei and Dr. Davis contributed to a study on alleviating water scarcity through crop shifting and fallowing in the Western US. The study was recently published in Nature Water. See coverage here.
12 October - PhD student Hanan Abou Ali is named as a UD Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) Fellow!!!
9 October - Dr. Davis leads the United Nations University Sustainability (AID) Food Security Team.
8 October - A new study published in Nature Water examines the benefits of crop switching for water sustainability, food security, and farmer incomes in India.
6 October - Dr. Davis receives 2023 Global Environmental Change Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union.
29 August - PhD student Endi Kebede has been awarded a CUAHSI Hydroinformatics Innovation Fellowship for his research on global irrigation mapping!
20 July - PhD student Kevin Oluoch has been selected for the next cohort of the prestigious Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows program!
20 June - New research published in Scientific Reports shows that sorghum provides a climate-resilient alternative to wheat for expansion in dry season cereals in India.
15 June - PhD student Dongyang Wei led a study published in Nature Sustainability that investigates the role of climate shocks in affecting crop production in the US.
18 May - Multiple lab members receive awards in the CEOE Honors Day!!! In the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, Michael Eruaga was selected for outstanding graduate research for his MS degree, and Bhoktear Khan received the department's TA Award. Piyush Mehta and Dongyang Wei also were selected for UD Doctoral Fellowships of Excellence. Congratulations to all!!
16 March - New research in Nature shows opportunities for crop switching to achieve co-benefits for the farmer incomes and the environment in China.
2 March - A new study in npj Biodiversity examines opportunities for people-centric ecological restoration, seeking to answer the question of how to incorporate people into restoration planning at a large scale.
4 February - Welcome to new PhD student Afia Sarwar!!! We are delighted to have you join the group!! Afia joins us on a fellowship from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
2 February - Dr. Davis leads new study investigating the ecological effects of foreign agricultural land investments in the Global South. The paper was published in Environmental Research Letters.
2022
16 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali (abstract), Piyush Mehta (abstract), Dongyang Wei (abstract 1; abstract 2), and Bhoktear Khan (abstract) - as well as Dr. Davis (abstract; session) - presented their research at this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago.
6 December - New research in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment explores the evidence for connections between compound climate extremes and global crop yields.
28 November - PhD student Kevin Oluoch leads study in Scientific Reports examining opportunities to use agronomic solutions to overcome climate impacts on maize yields in Kenya (UDaily coverage).
3 October - Prof. Davis leads an effort to understand how humanity can move beyond the Green Revolution and achieve more sustainable food systems.
26 September - Research on water scarcity in the western US was recently highlighted by Vox.
1 September - Welcome to new PhD students Endalkachew Kebede and Kevin Oluoch!!! We're beyond excited to have you here at UD!!!
18 August - Kevin Oluoch defended his MS thesis in Plant Science of the topic entitled "A suite of agronomic factors can offset the effects of climate variability on rainfed maize production in Kenya". He will continue at UD in the Davis lab as a PhD student in Geography and Spatial Sciences.
2 June - PhD candidate Piyush Mehta contributed to a new global study published in Science on land area requirements to support global biodiversity.
18 May - In a new study published in Nature Food, an international team finds that global crop harvests for direct human use will be insufficient to meet the UN's food security goal by 2030 if current trends in crop use persist.
26 January - An interdisciplinary team of experts published a study in Nature Communications investigating the rising competition for water resources between international agricultural investors and local communities in targeted areas.
2021
17 December - Graduate students Hanan Abou Ali (abstract), Piyush Mehta (abstract), Kopo Oromeng (abstract), and Dongyang Wei (abstract) presented their research at this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans.
24 November - PhD student Dongyang Wei led a study published in Environmental Research Letters investigating the opportunities for dietary shifts that accounted for local preferences to achieve improved sustainability outcomes (UDaily coverage).
17 September - A team of researchers from the US and India have just published a new study in One Earth demonstrating the importance of considering interactions between agriculture, climate, and air quality when evaluating human health impacts. University of Delaware press release available here.
17 September - An international group of experts publish a new study in One Earth quantifying the sustainability of each country's agricultural system and showing that environmental outcomes often diverge from the achievement of economic and social sustainability goals.
14 September - Dr. Davis served as an invited panelist at the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) 2021 Forest Commons Virtual Conference during the session Grabbing the Forest Commons: From Diagnosis to Prescription. His talk was entitled “Forests and the influence of the global land rush”.
1 September - Welcome to new MS student Michael Eruaga!!! Michael joins the lab after completing his BS in Environmental Management and Toxicology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. He will be co-advised by Prof. Paul Jackson and Dr. Davis.
9 July - Scientists release new research in the journal Food and Energy Security showing that diversifying cropping rotations in the North China Plan beyond conventional wheat-maize systems can reduce groundwater depletion, improve economic output, and maintain food production.
28 June - MS student Kevin Oluoch was part of a new study published in Food Security examining the geography of agricultural inputs markets in rural Tanzania.
18 June - An international team of researchers publish new findings in Nature Food to identify areas in India - the world's largest palm oil consumer - to expand oil palm cultivation while sparing biodiversity and minimizing impacts to food security.
7 June - Undergraduate researcher Spencer Hanggodo was selected as a UD Center for Food Systems and Sustainability (CENFOODS) summer intern. His research will examine how global food trade (and the water resources required to support it) has evolved over the past 30 years.
8 May - PhD student Kopo Oromeng was awarded the Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future graduate fellowship to support her research on the impacts of global land acquisitions on social-ecological systems.
24 March - Researchers publish a new study in Environmental Research Letters investigating the virtual water balance (i.e., water associated with the production of imported and exported agricultural products) of China. They find that more than one-third of China's virtual water imports for primary agricultural products are re-exported as processed products (e.g., cotton imported and textiles exported).
19 March - A University of Delaware research team led by Dr. Julie Klinger (Geography and Spatial Sciences) received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the illicit production and trade of minerals that are critical for supporting sustainable energy technology.
25 February - Welcome to new Geography PhD student Bhoktear Khan and Plant and Soil Sciences MS student Kevin Oluoch! Bhoktear joins the lab after completing his MS in Agroforestry and Environment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University. Kevin joins the lab after working as a Geospatial and Data Management consultant at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT-Nairobi).
18 January - Team of scientists publishes a new paper in PNAS showing that foreign agricultural land investments intended to boost global food production can compromise the food security and diet diversity of local communities in targeted areas.
2020
21 December - A new study investigates how to ensure that food supply chains are still able to function under different types of environmental shocks and under what conditions disruptions in one step of the food supply chain impact subsequent stages. Research was published in Nature Food.
14 October - A Nature Food study focused on India shows that the country has the capacity to achieve nutrition security, reduce health risks, and improve environmental sustainability through shifts towards healthy and sustainable diets.
5 October - Graduate students Piyush Mehta, Tyler Sharretts, and Dongyang Wei received Student Travel Awards to attend AGU 2020 Fall Meeting.
9 September - International group of scientists publish One Earth commentary arguing for considerations of inclusion, transparency, and enforcement to ensure the sustainability of the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal.
25 August - US researchers publish study in Environmental Research Letters showing that feasible improvements in water productivity across the US economy can reduce the depletion of the nation's rivers by nearly one quarter while maintaining economic output.
18 August - International team publishes new global crop water requirement model and gridded global maps of monthly green and blue crop water requirements in Scientific Data.
10 August - Welcome to new PhD student Hanan Abou Ali! Hanan joins the lab after serving as an instructor in the Survey Engineering Department at the Lebanese International University.
22 June - Dr. Davis led an international team that studied the effects of large-scale land acquisitions on tropical forest loss. The study was published in the journal Nature Geoscience with a related News & Views and blog.
8 June - Undergraduate research Sam Becton selected as UD Summer Scholar. His summer research will focus on understanding whether forests overlying mineral deposits in Nigeria experience enhance rates of forest loss.
4 June - Welcome to new PhD student Kopo Oromeng! Kopo joins the lab after completing her MS in Geological Sciences at the University of Delaware.
19 May - Dr. Davis serves on expert panel for the IMAGES Initiative to discuss the implications of COVID-19 for circular economies and sustainability.
2 March - Dr. Davis is part of multi-institutional study linking irrigation for cattle feed, beef consumption, and fish imperilment in the United States.
17 January - PhD student Piyush Mehta and Dr. Davis were in New Delhi to attend the release event of the report 'Multifunctional Agriculture for Sustainable Development'
6 January - Welcome to MS student Tyler Sharretts! Tyler joins the lab after completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Geosciences from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
2019
9 - 13 December - Dr. Davis convened a session entitled "Carbon, Water, and Society: Adapting to Changes on Multiple Scales" at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in San Francisco.
21 November - Dr. Davis and coauthors published a paper on the nutritional, environmental, and climate resilience benefits of crop diversification in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
19 November - Dr. Davis will co-chair a session at the European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2020 titled "Solutions for sustainable agri-food systems under climate change and globalisation". Consider submitting your abstract here.
27 October - Dr. Giulia Vico and Dr. Davis published a chapter titled "Ecohydrology of Agroecosystems: Interactions Between Local and Global Processes" in the new book Dryland Ecohydrology.
20 October - Welcome to PhD student Dongyang Wei! Dongyang joins the lab after working as a Research Assistant at the University of Reading (UK).
12 September - The Davis lab is looking to recruit an excellent graduate student for the PhD program in Geography and Spatial Sciences. The position will focus on environmental remote sensing, food security, and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. See the position listing here.
9 - 13 September - Dr. Davis attended the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock 2019 Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
5 September - Dr. Davis is one of 37 authors who contributed to the International Resource Panel's Think Piece on Land Restoration for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
27 August - Welcome to PhD student Piyush Mehta! Piyush joins the lab after working with Prof. Ashwini Chhatre at the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad).
