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Minorities more likely to live in 'urban heat islands,' study finds
Public health and environmental science professor Rachel Morello-Frosch has found that minorities are more likely to live in "urban heat islands" and are most at risk during heat waves.
New crypt-keeping beetle species discovered on Pacific island
Peter Oboyski, senior museum scientist at Berkeley’s Essig Museum of Entomology and ESPM alumnus, comments on the discovery, in Hawaii's Bishop Museum, of a new species of beetle.
Professor Gary Sposito on KGO: Texas blast is example of lax oversight
By Mark Matthews, ABC Local Station KGO
A New Development? A symposium on the promise and politics of provincializing experts, models, and knowledge in the 21st century
ESPM invites scholars to reflect on the dynamics of science, technology and expertise in international development, domestic development practices, and how these two interact.
Professor Claire Kremen featured in NPR and LA Times
A recent study in Science magazine co-authored by Claire Kremen, highlights the importance of wild insects and bees in pollination and agriculture.
Air pollution linked to low birth weight
Mothers who breathe the kind of pollution emitted by vehicles, coal power plants and factories are significantly likelier to give birth to underweight children than mothers living in less polluted areas, according to international findings published Wednesday.
Graduate student Scott Fortmann-Roe creates interactive model-sharing site
By Pooja Mhatre, The Daily Californian Staff
Beyond manifesto: How to change the food system
Mark Bittman, cookbook author and New York Times food writer, used the occasion of New Year’s Day to throw down the gauntlet for real and permanent change to the U.S. agricultural system. “We must figure out a way to un-invent this food system,” he says in a Times opinion column.
PhD Student Kendra Klein talks about healthy food in health care
PhD student Kendra Klein sat down with the Switzer Network News to talk about her work in bringing healthy food and sustainable food production systems into hospitals.
Professor Inez Fung appointed by President Obama to the National Science Board
President Obama has announced that he will appoint Professor Inez Fung to the National Science Board, the governing body of the National Science Foundation.
Professor Peng Gong on the future of science in China
Professor Peng Gong suggests that China's changing leadership can benifit science by bringing in people with more varied backgrounds.
Professor Céline Pallud and other researchers team up with the community to eliminate toxic chemicals
UC Berkeley researchers are teaming up with local organizations to plant a specialized fern known to extract a thousand times more arsenic from the soil than a typical plant.
Professor Wayne Getz discusses global warming tipping points with Dr. Helen Caldicott
Though the interview was recorded in June, Caldicott and Getz touched on important points relevant to the recent Hurricane Sandy.
A New Prescription for the Local Food Movement
Can the local food movement scale up to meet institutional demand without losing sight of its original values?
The sound of air pollution: PhD student Gabriel Isaacman creates soundscapes from smog
Air is not the same everywhere. In both urban areas and wild, powerful natural and human forces combine to create intricate mixtures of chemicals that compose the air we breathe, seek for pleasure, or avoid.
Wildfire Smoke Linked to Lower Birth Weights
By David Danelski, Press Enterprise
Pregnant women exposed to wildfire smoke during Southern California’s epic 2003 fire season had babies with lower birth weights, UC Berkeley researchers have found.
Argentine Invasion: Professor Neil Tsutsui featured on NPR’s Radiolab
Professor Neil Tsutsui is a guest expert on the public radio show Radiolab, in an episode uncovering the warlike, marauding Argentine ants.
On Meeting Secretary of Energy Steven Chu: an ESPM Student's Perspective
Getting an opportunity to meet with Secretary of Energy Steven Chu with fellow graduate students from my renewable energy class was definitely an extraordinary moment in my graduate career.
ESPM Alumnus Michael Wasserman Talks About Soy Diets & Primate Evolution on National Public Radio
Looking at what our closest-living relatives, monkeys and apes, eat in their natural environment, we can gain insight into the benefits and dangers of consuming estrogenic foods.
Can 'Carbon Ranching' Offset Emissions In California?
Professors Whendee Silver and Dennis Baldocchi speak with NPR correspondent Christopher Joyce about 'carbon ranching'.
