CalLands maps cropland ownership across California
A new online tool allows users to access information on land ownership throughout California's croplands and to see how it affects them.
This beetle's gut may hide clues to making better biofuels
Researchers identify a unique architechture within the gut of the passalid beetle, one that could help them better produce bioproducts in the lab.
Misinformation among landowners may inhibit reforestation efforts
A recent study from professor Lynn Huntsinger highlights the struggles faced by landowners in reforestation efforts amidst ongoing wildfires.
Patrick Gonzalez testifies before congress
Patrick Gonzalez as well as Jonathan Jarvis commented on the effects of climate change and government shutdowns on national parks.
Team publishes paper on 'food inequality, injustice and rights'
A recent study from professor Paolo D'Odorico and a team of environmental scientists indicates the importance of trade in equitable global food production and distribution.
Assessing coral bleaching vulnerability in the Caribbean
A new study finds that in the Caribbean, independent island nations are less vulnerable to coral bleaching than island territories.
Scientists find new and smaller CRISPR gene editor: CasX
Discovered two years ago by UC Berkeley scientists including Jill Banfield, the protein was similar to CRISPR, but quite a bit smaller: a big advantage if you’re trying to deliver a gene editor into a cell.
Rosemary Gillespie receives Alfred Russel Wallace Award
The award is given annually by the International Biogeography Society for individual lifetime achievement in the field of biogeography.
Cannabis Research Center to explore environmental, social impacts of legalization
The new Center will explore how cannabis production impacts the environment and society, and how these impacts will evolve under new regulations.
$4.7M to Study Storing Greenhouse Gases in Soil
An ambitious new multicampus consortium is seeking ways to capture billions of tons of carbon dioxide and bring net carbon emissions in California to zero by 2045.
The Future of Water Research: An Interview with Paolo D’Odorico
EuropeNow interviewed Professor Paolo D'Odorico on his interdiciplinary water research.
Is habitat restoration actually killing plants in the California wildlands?
New research highlights for the first time the widespread and deadly threat of the soil- and waterborne pathogen Phytophthora in CA restoration sites.
Science adventures to help curb extinction
Graduate student Joan Dudney discusses surveying whitebark pine in the Sierras, and if the species will soon be listed as endangered.
Rachel Morello-Frosch receives Chancellor's equity award
The Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity recognizes faculty who advance inclusion and diversity through their research, teaching, and service.
Five Key Lessons
The UC Water Academy is a new course aimed at teaching students all about California's water; here are five key takeaways from the course.
UC Berkeley scientist leads Climate Change Assessment for US Southwest
Patrick Gonzalez led the assessment and found human-caused climate change has aggravated severe impacts in the US Southwest.
Goldstein elected American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow
Allen Goldstein recognized is for his contributions to the field of chemistry and emissions of natural and anthropogenic trace gases and aerosols in the atmosphere.
Q&A: The UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity
Launched in 2017, the Institute seeks to advance the research, management, and protection of our treasured public parks and lands.
A Kind of Communion
In both the classroom and the field, evolutionary ecologist Erica Bree Rosenblum listens closely for the answers.
Fire and water: returning to natural fire regimes for California's mountains
Professor Scott Stephens notes the ever-changing hydrology around the state's mountains and how to craft new wildfire management strategies in these areas.
