The renowned plant pathologist and professor emeritus died on October 11 at the age of 90.
UC-backed research is helping California communities respond to the climate crisis
Assistant Professor Peter Nelson's research on Indigenous leadership and collaboration of cultural burns around Central California is supported by a California Climate Action Grant.
Three Rausser College faculty named 2023 Hellman Fellows
Benjamin Blonder, Youjin Chung, and Manuela Girotto were selected to receive support for early-career research.
Fostering coexistence with San Francisco’s urban coyotes
As reports of human-coyote conflict increase, a new analysis from UC Berkeley offers wildlife managers insight into improving future management strategies.
The sharp divide about nuclear power
Professor Emeritus John Harte writes about his experience facilitating a conversation on the role of nuclear power for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Climate change could limit the use of controlled burns by 2060
A recent study co-authored by Kristen Shive found that climate change would result in fewer overall days when prescribed fires can be safely lit.
Oct. 26: Dr. Cherie De Vore will deliver the Hans Jenny Memorial Lecture in Soil Science
Dr. Cherie De Vore (Diné) is an assistant professor of chemical & environmental engineering at the University of Arizona. With a restorative framework in mind, her current work investigates biogeochemical processes that affect the accumulation of metals and microbial community changes in areas impacted by mining and wildfires.