Society and Environment PhD candidate Frances Roberts-Gregory participated in the panel Towards a Feminist Green New Deal.
Susan Hubbard elected to National Academy of Engineering
Hubbard is recognized for her work advancing engineering research and education.
ESPM offers two Summer Training Programs
The program, focusing on Land & Water Management or Sustainable Food, can be completed in a single summer.
Two faculty members receive Miller Professorship
ESPM professor Steven Beissinger was one of nine at Berkeley who received the Professorship.
Forestry expert testifies before congress
In his testimony, ESPM researcher Brandon Collins discusses wildfires and the state of forests.
Nancy Peluso receives 2019 Environmental Peacebuilding Award
Peluso was awarded for her work on the intersections between natural resource management and armed conflict reduction.
Looking Beneath the Surface at Diversity in STEM
Two ESPM grad students call for increased diversity and inclusion in the field of geosciences.
An alternate hypothesis for same-sex behavior in animals
Two ESPM researchers argue that a foundational idea in evolutionary biology deserves more scruitiny.
In food security study, researchers highlight collaboration with Native communities
Following a five-year study in the Klamath River Basin, researchers discuss cooperative approaches to education, research, and outreach initiatives.
Deadly human diseases may have killed off the Neanderthals
New research from professor emeritus Wayne Getz investigates the role of deadly diseases in the extinction of Neanderthals.
Researchers say Western Sahel investment needed to avert crisis
In a new commentary in Nature, ESPM student Lorenzo Rosa and his coauthors argue that agricultural and social reforms are needed to ensure stability in the region.
Obituary: Norman Myers
Influential environmental thinker and alumnus, who warned of high deforestation and extinction rates, passed away in October.
2019 citizen science surveys show Sudden Oak Death on the rise in California
Professor Matteo Garbelotto leads the "SOD Blitz" initiative, which trains volunteers to gather data on Sudden Oak Death.
Professor Morello-Frosch Featured in Berkeley Science Review
Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch discusses her work in environmental justice for the STEMinism in the Spotlight series.
Citizen science making a difference for California
Cooperative Extension Specialist Matteo Garbelotto authored this Op-Ed for the Daily Californian on a citizen science project which tracks sudden oak death disease.
A “Deep Look” at kidnapper ants
The latest episode of KQED’s video series features the research of professor Neil Tsutsui and his lab.
Collapse of desert birds due to heat stress from climate change
Professor Steve Beissinger authored a study on the effects of water shortage on desert birds.
First known cases of sudden oak death detected in Del Norte County
Matteo Garbelottos' citizen science project—SOD Blitz—found signs of an outbreak affecting oak trees.
Future of carbon reductions could be hidden in Bay Area marshes
New research from Dennis Baldocchi and Ariane Arias-Ortiz examines the role of wetlands in halting global warming.
Scientists track frog-killing fungus to help curb its spread
New research from professor Erica Bree Rosenblum and her team examine the effects of a deadly fungus on amphibian populations.