Dr. Montgomery is a Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he leads the Geomorphological Research Group and is a member of the Quaternary Research Center. His research addresses the evolution of topography and the influence of geomorphological … [Read more...]
2013 GradFest Symposium Keynote Speaker: Malik Yakini
May 15, 2013
The 2013 GradFest Symposium's Keynote Speaker Malik Yakini, May 3, 2013 … [Read more...]
PhD Student Kendra Klein talks about healthy food in health care
November 28, 2012
PhD student Kendra Klein, named a Switzer Fellow in 2011, sat down with the Switzer Network News to talk about her work in bringing healthy food and sustainable food production systems into hospitals. Read the interview on the Switzer Network website … [Read more...]
Professor Wayne Getz discusses global warming tipping points with Dr. Helen Caldicott
November 5, 2012
Dr. Helen Caldicott, renowned anti-nuclear advocate, recently featured Wayne Getz on her weekly audio program, If You Love This Planet. Though the interview was recorded in June, they touched on important points relevant to the recent Hurricane Sandy, which caused unprecedented destruction in the … [Read more...]
Argentine Invasion: Professor Neil Tsutsui featured on NPR’s Radiolab
August 3, 2012
Professor Neil Tsutsui is a guest expert on the public radio show Radiolab, in an episode uncovering the warlike, marauding Argentine ants. "Argentine ants are not good neighbors. When they meet ants from another colony, any other colony, they fight to the death, and tear the other ants to … [Read more...]
The Hans Jenny Memorial Lecture in Soil Science – The Genius of Soil By Garrison Sposito
August 15, 2011
Unusual Suspects: Resurgence, resilience and regeneration in the face of Climate Change
November 15, 2010
A conversation with community leaders about the experiences of their communities, as they propose and implement novel climate change interventions that challenge the technocratic alternatives produced by central policy players in government or business sectors. … [Read more...]
From Dirt! The Movie: “Be like the hummingbird”
September 30, 2010
An excerpt from Dirt! The Movie: … [Read more...]
Ending African River Blindness (Part 1)
May 15, 2009
Professor Vince Resh discusses onchocerciasis, African River Blindness, a disease caused by parasitic black flies in West Africa. See Part 2 here. … [Read more...]
Claire Kremen discusses the Honey Bee Pollination Crisis at the Commonwealth Club
February 15, 2009
Professor Claire Kremen discusses how wild bees can boost the effectiveness of managed hives and play a critical role in pollinating the crops that keep California's economy humming. … [Read more...]
Professor John Harte: Understanding the Global Environmental Crisis
January 27, 2009
Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor John Harte of UC Berkeley for a discussion of what environmental science teaches us about the potentially catastrophic consequences of a failure to address the current environmental crisis. Series: [3/2009] [Science] [Show ID: 16057] … [Read more...]
Editorial by UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources Dean Keith Gilless: “Buy local” applies to forests, too
January 23, 2008
Rachel Barge – 2007 Brower Youth Awards
April 13, 2007
Rachel is a 2008 graduate of University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Conservation and Resources Studies and Forestry. … [Read more...]
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