The agency awarded $4.6 million to Berkeley, with most funding going to the Cannabis Research Center.
Peng Gong joins academic leadership at University of Hong Kong
Professor emeritus Peng Gong is a key collaborator with the Berkeley California-China Climate Institute.
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.
Study explores impact of cannabis expansion on Western wildlife
Graduate Phoebe Parker-Shames was the lead author of a new study on the environmental impacts of cannabis farming.
Rausser College joins the California Biodiversity Network
A partnership between state, scientific, academic, and tribal institutions will conserve California biodiversity.
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.
Researchers outline the new field of fence ecology
A new study finds that fences’ environmental impacts are underestimated and deserve a focused discipline.
Professor Jill Banfield featured in NOVA documentary
Banfield studies the genomes of microorganisms such as bacteria and archaea.
Preventing catastrophic wildfires under climate change
As wildfires burn across the state, associate adjunct professor Patrick Gonzalez has developed a new science-based policy for a long-term solution.
Assessing the sustainability of apparel factories
Professor Dara O’Rourke and graduate student Niklas Lollo examine a tool designed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
Benefits of cattle grazing for reducing fire fuels and hazard
UC Cooperative Extension specialists in the Bartolome-Huntsinger lab collaborated on a new study.
Interview with Professor Michael Mascarenhas
Mascarenhas is the editor of the new textbook Lessons in Environmental Justice.
Student Spotlight: Vera L. Chang
This edition of Student Spotlight features PhD candidate Vera Chang, who speaks about her journalism and food justice research.
Fall 2020 Incoming Faculty
The ESPM department welcomes four outstanding faculty members this semester.
Systemic racism hurts not just humans, but urban biodiversity
Max Lambert, a postdoctoral fellow, discusses how social justice is important in improving conservation.
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.
2020 ESPM Faculty Retirements
Rausser College congratulates Professors Gordon Frankie and J. Keith Gilless on their retirement this year.
Research on predictive modeling informs mangrove conservation
Graduate student Jacob Bukoski is lead author of a study examining carbon stock estimation approaches in mangroves.