Honors and Awards
Angel Fernandez, Richard Dodd receive IDT Sustainability Award
Fernandez and Dodd recieved $18,000 in funding for their research on the application and development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to test for adaptation of genes with assumed roles in climate stress.
Jodi N. Axelson receives Agnese N. Haury Visiting Scholar Fellowship
The University of Arizona fellowship recognizes Axelson’s dedication to the study of dendrochronology and provides further training in tree-ring analysis.
Allen Goldstein receives 2018 David Sinclair Award
The award recognizes Goldstein for sustained excellence in aerosol research and technology.
Atmospheric scientist Inez Fung awarded Rossby Medal
American Meteorological Society presents the medal to individuals on the basis of outstanding contributions to the understanding of the structure or behavior of the atmosphere.
Bree Rosenblum appointed Berkeley Connect director
Rosenblum will serve as faculty director of the campus-wide undergraduate professional development and community-building program.
Vera Chang awarded visual sociology prize
"Disruptions in Vermont's Landscape" sheds light on the working conditions of dairy workers in Vermont.
CNR welcomes new dean
The College of Natural Resources has a new dean, plant ecologist and evolutionary biologist David Ackerly.
Rosemary Gillespie elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
ESPM professor Rosemary Gillespie is one of nine UC Berkeley faculty recently elected to the prestigious society.
Lynn Huntsinger named environmental fellow by UC San Diego
The John Muir College at the University of California, San Diego honors Lynn Huntsinger for her work in rangeland ecology and management.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change selects Patrick Gonzalez as Lead Author
Associate Adjunct Professor Patrick Gonzalez will serve as a lead author on the IPCC's next major climate change assessment.
Miguel Altieri inducted to Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto
Miguel Altieri awarded for agroecology research.
Berkeley Ranked First in Environmental Sciences—Again
UC Berkeley was recently ranked the #1 school for Environmental Sciences by the QS World University Rankings. Congrats!
Vince Resh named Inaugural Fellow by the Society of Freshwater Sciences
Vince Resh awarded by Society of Freshwater Sciences.
Book by Seth Holmes recognized by Latin American Studies Association
Fruta Fresca, Cuerpos Marchitos: Trabajadores Agricolas Migrantes en Estados Unidos (2017) recieves Honorable Mention.
Alumna named San Diego State University president
Adela de la Torre will become the ninth permanent president of SDSU and the first woman to serve in that role.
Professor Allen Goldstein receives Humboldt Foundation research award
ESPM Professor Allen Goldstein awarded prestigious research grant from the Humboldt Foundation which promotes collaborative research with German scientists.
A smartphone app to modernize tree surveys
PG&E Foundation funds smartphone app from Matteo Garbelotto’s lab.
Matthew Potts awarded $2.4 million Dept. of Agriculture and NSF grant
The three-year grant is part of the Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems program.
Indonesian labor migration study awarded NSF grant
Professor Nancy Peluso launches three-year research project to assess land use policy in Indonesia.
Kari Norman awarded DOE graduate fellowship
The Department of Energy fellowship will support Norman's research in Carl Boettiger's lab.
