California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits go mostly out of state
According to a new study, during the first three years of California’s 5-year-old cap-and-trade program, the bulk of the greenhouse gas reductions occurred out of state.
Preeminent toxicologist and pesticide expert John Casida dies at 88
The professor emeritus and Wolf Prize awardee was one of the world’s leading authorities on how pesticides work and how they can potentially harm humans.
Bree Rosenblum appointed Berkeley Connect director
Rosenblum will serve as faculty director of the campus-wide undergraduate professional development and community-building program.
The Invisible Enemy
Professor Rodrigo Almeida examines the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa and its impacts on olive trees in Italy.
Vera Chang awarded visual sociology prize
"Disruptions in Vermont's Landscape" sheds light on the working conditions of diary workers in Vermont.
Mammals going nocturnal to avoid humans
New research from Justin Brashares finds that wildlife are becoming more nocturnal in response to human activity.
Genetic soil prospecting yields wealth of potential antibiotics
Professor Jill Banfield and UC Berkeley scientists have discovered hundreds of antibiotic-like genes in soil microbes.
CNR welcomes new dean
The College of Natural Resources has a new dean, plant ecologist and evolutionary biologist David Ackerly.
Climate change may cause human migration in Bangladesh
More than two million Bangladeshis may face displacement from their homes by 2100 because of rising sea levels.
Closing coal, oil power plants leads to healthier babies
Shuttering coal- and oil-fired power plants lowers the rate of preterm births in neighboring communities and improves fertility, according to two new studies.
Berkeley researchers awarded 500 Cities Data Challenge grant
Rachel Morello-Frosch's research team will study environmental noise, mental health outcomes, and hypertension in American communities.
Hungry, Hungry Hippos
A new study finds that global change may alter the way that hippos shape the environment around them.
Unprotected mountains more vulnerable to climate change
A new study reveals that nearly half of all mountain ranges fall short of current conservation targets.
Across a Century of Change, the Gift of a Baseline
ESPM researchers are retracing the steps of pioneering naturalist Joseph Grinnell to document how California’s creatures have responded to an evolving environment.
Continuing the Mission of Cooperative Extension
ESPM assistant Cooperative Extension specialist Jennifer Sowerwine works to restore culturally relevant food systems to immigrant and Native American populations.
From Genes to Global Solutions
ESPM faculty are conducting research on microbiology and CRISPR genome-editing, as well as the societal and economic impacts of the new technology.
Where there's smoke
For years, ESPM researchers have been studying fire, its causes and its repercussions. Now, in the wake of last fall's wildfires, their work has become more important than ever.
Kip Will releases a new book into the wild
"Bombo's Big Question" by Kip Will and illustrated Ainsley Seago tells the story of a bombardier beetle.
"Drones for Sustainability" wins first place in UCTV Competition
Kelly Lab members share use of drones for research in natural resource management
Kate O'Neill awarded a CACS 2018 Sustainability Award
Chancellor Carol Christ named O'Neill a recipient at the 15th Annual Sustainability Summit.
