Honors and Awards
Graduate Student Adam Calo and Team Win Big Ideas Prize
Congratulations to graduate student Adam Calo and his team, whose project won first prize in the Big Ideas @ Berkeley competition in the category of Food Systems Innovations.
Students Sarick Matzen and Joshua Arnold Receive Chancellor's Award for Public Service
Matzen and Arnold are recognized for their participatory research techniques and empowerment of communities to take the lead in dealing with soils compromised by pollution.
Mary Firestone elected to National Academy of Sciences
Firestone’s research involves the fundamental understanding of soil microbial ecology, and its applications to problems such as global change, sustainability, and biodegradation.
Adina Merenlender Elected President of Society for Conservation Biology
ESPM cooperative extension specialist Adina Merenlender has been elected the next president of the Society for Conservation Biology.
Professor Banfield Chosen as Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator
Professor Jill Banfield is among thirteen UC Berkeley faculty chosen by the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub to receive up to $1.5 million each over the next five years for biomedical research.
Professor Miguel Altieri Honored for Leadership in Agroecology
Chile’s University of La Frontera has named ESPM Professor Miguel Altieri an honorary professor of agricultural and forest sciences.
Dale McCullough Receives Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
Bestowed in recognition of an individual's distinguished service to wildlife conservation, the award is the highest honor given by The Wildlife Society.
SAF Announces York as a Recipient of 2016 Presidential Field Forester Award
ESPM assistant adjunct professor Robert York has been awarded the Presidential Field Forester Award by the Society of American Foresters (SAF).
Vernard Lewis Inducted into Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame
ESPM Cooperative Extension Specialist Vernard Lewis will be inducted into Pest Management Professional Magazine's 2016 Hall of Fame in honor of his 35-year career.
American Geophysical Union Announces 2016 Fellows
ESPM professor Mary Firestone has been announced as a 2016 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, which honors AGU members who have made exceptional scientific contributions and gained prominence in their respective fields of Earth and space sciences.
Ten Graduate Students selected for Outstanding GSI Award
Each year, the Graduate Student Instructor Teaching and Resource Center honors over 200 Berkeley graduate student instructors (GSI) for their outstanding work in the teaching of undergraduates.
Rebecca Brunner Takes 1st Place in Video Contest
Congratulations to 1st year Ph.D student Rebecca Brunner, the first place winner of the 2016 Distinguished Fellows Video Contest.
Professor Steven Beissinger named AAAS Fellow
ESPM Professor Steven Beissinger was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his contributions to conservation biology and avian population biology.
California Naturalist Program Receives National Award
The UC California Naturalist Program, launched by Cooperative Extension specialist Adina Merenlender in 2012, has just been honored as "Program of the Year" by the Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs.
Berkeley Ranked Top Environment & Ecology University by U.S. News
In the recently published U.S. News & World Report, UC Berkeley ranks #1 in Environment/Ecology and #3 overall.
Whendee Silver Named UC Berkeley Climate Action Champion
ESPM Professor Whendee Silver was named Berkeley's first Faculty Climate Action Champion for outstanding research and public service.
ESPM Earns Green Department Certification
We are proud to announce that ESPM has achieved Green Certification through the Office of Sustainability and Energy's Green Department Certification Program!
2015 GSA Faculty Mentor Award Goes to Justin Brashares and Bree Rosenblum
In addition to their work mentoring students through the Berkeley Connect program, Brashares and Rosenblum are known for supporting students academically, professionally, and personally.
Chryl Natasha Elaine Corbin Honored with ESPM 2015 Distinguished Service Award
As president of the ESPM Graduate Diversity Council, Corbin has been instrumental in advocating for departmental diversity.
Silver Lab Receives Innovation Award from American Carbon Registry
The lab is recognized for helping to develop a first-of-a-kind carbon offset methodology to quantify emissions reductions from the application of compost to rangelands.
