Honors and Awards
NSF awards $2 million to the FLUXNET Coordination Project
Assistant professor Trevor Keenan will lead the FLUXNET coordination project, a global network-of-networks measuring exchanges of CO2 and water between ecosystems and the atmosphere.
Patrick Gonzalez to deliver scientific plenary at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting
An adjunct professor in ESPM, Gonzalez will speak on "Ecological integrity and solutions under anthropogenic climate change" on Tuesday, August 3.
Vera L. Chang selected as Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Fellow
Chang, a doctoral candidate, researches human rights, social transformation, and shifts in power in corporate-controlled food chains.
Areidy Beltran awarded two national fellowships
Beltran, a doctoral student, was honored with awards from both the U.S. Department of Energy and the Ford Foundation.
Kathryn De Master honored with 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award
The award acknowledges instructors for excellence in undergraduate teaching and significant contributions to the College’s teaching mission.
Rodrigo Almeida receives 2021 Lee M. Hutchins Award
Professor Almeida is recognized by the American Phytopathological Society for his research into diseases infecting fruit plants.
Vernard Lewis selected as 2021 ESA Founders' Memorial Lecturer
In his address, Lewis, an emeritus Cooperative Extension specialist, will honor Margaret Collins, a renowned entomologist and civil rights advocate.
Congratulations to our 2021 grad student cohort!
In an academic year full of challenges, the department is pleased to acknowledge an outstanding group of scholars and wish them success for the next stage of their careers.
Alum Asmeret Asefaw Berhe nominated to direct Department of Energy’s Office of Science
Berhe earned her PhD in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management in 2006 and is now a professor at UC Merced.
Two Rausser College instructors receive Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship
Lecturer Maryani Palupy Rasidjan received the university-wide honor recognizing outstanding mentorship in teaching and pedagogy.
Albert Ruhi and Patina K. Mendez receive Extraordinary Teaching award
The two instructors joined three others in the College who were honored for exceptional, innovative instruction during the pandemic.
Rausser graduate students receive National Science Foundation awards
Graduate students in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management were honored with the prestigious research fellowship.
Tim Bowles wins Faculty Mentor Award
Assistant professor Bowles manages the Berkeley Agroecology Lab.
Two Rausser College affiliates join Biden administration
Alumna Jane A. Flegal joins the White House Council on Environmental Quality as the senior director for industrial emissions.
McKalee Steen elected to American Indian Society of Science and Engineering board
Steen studies native and indigenous conservation at the Land Use & Land Use Change Lab.
Claire Kremen awarded Volvo Environment Prize
Kremen is recognized for her research in conservation biology and agricultural land use.
How a Google search led Jill Banfield to Jennifer Doudna
Professor Banfield speaks about meeting the Nobel laureate and Berkeley professor, as well as early research related to CRISPR.
Student Spotlight: Vera L. Chang
This edition of Student Spotlight features PhD candidate Vera Chang, who speaks about her journalism and food justice research.
Allen Goldstein receives Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science & Technology
The American Chemical Society recognizes Goldstein for his research in the fields of biogeochemistry and atmospheric chemistry.