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ESPM's impact extends far beyond campus and the Bay Area, with many researchers leading community-rooted projects that center the health and well-being of Californians in rural and agricultural areas.Read more about Partnerships with Purpose

The Oakland Museum of California exhibit, which runs through the end of May, details how Native communities have long used controlled burning to sustain ecosystems.Read more about Professor Peter Nelson contributes to ‘Good Fire’ exhibit

Wilson, BS '05 Development Studies; PhD '14 Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, develops integrated pest management strategies for some of California’s most valuable agricultural commodities.Read more about Bringing science to California’s high-priority crops

Beyond Yellowstone Research Director Kristin Barker and colleagues at the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship spoke to Wyoming PBS about their collaborative work on improving migration corridors in the state.Read more about Helping wildlife navigate Wyoming's invisible walls

A collaborative study co-authored by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristen Shive details how wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the Western United States.Read more about How wildfires can be leveraged to increase forest resilience

An interdisciplinary team of researchers, including Assistant Professor Alejandra Echeverri say Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature and can be used to measure social good.Read more about Measuring the true value of Earth science information

Postdoctoral researcher Diego Ellis Soto combines his academic work and his passion for music to create a fresh look at how we should think about nature in motion.Read more about What happens when you let nature sing?

Professors Lynn Huntsinger and Justin Luong study how California, home to the nation’s biggest dairy industry, can balance the environmental benefits of grazing animals against the emissions impacts associated with agricultural production.Read more about Understanding the battle over cattle

Garbelotto will carry the Olympic torch on Wednesday, January 28. Accompanied by his service dog, S’Abba, he believes their journey could make history as perhaps the first time a service dog will walk alongside a person with a mobility disability in the torch relay.Read more about Deep in the Dolomites, Professor Matteo Garbelotto and his service dog carry the Olympic flame

The pair was recognized by the Council on Advising and Student Support for transforming graduate advising in ESPM using creativity, compassion, and data.Read more about Graduate advisors Zarah Ersoff and Ryann Madden recognized with 2025 advising awards

A new series in The Lancet led by Professor Seth Holmes equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions.Read more about Why social context is the key for improving modern medicine

Professors Jillian Banfield, Brandon Collins, Trevor Keenan and Scott Stephens were among the most highly cited in their fields, in addition to three professors emeriti.Read more about Seven ESPM faculty and affiliates among the most highly cited in their fields

Quinn-Davidson, BS ‘04, Conservation and Resource Studies, is growing fire resilience across the state through prescribed and cultural burning, policy work, and community building.Read more about How ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson is rethinking California’s relationship with fire