Berkeley Ranks First in Environmental Sciences for Third Consecutive Year
The ranking appears in the 2015 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today.
Wildfires emit more greenhouse gases than assumed in state climate targets
A new study by Professor John Battles and collaborators at the National Park Service quantifies the amount of carbon stored and released through California forests and wildlands.
Madeline Girard on discovering "Sparklemuffin" and "Skeletorus"
Through her research as part of the Rosenblum lab, Girard discovered two new species of peacock spiders and is working to build a phylogeny of the entire group.
Professor Miguel Altieri Receives Honorary Doctorate from the Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium
Altieri was recognized for his significant contributions to the development of new food production models in changing global and environmental conditions.
Eight ESPM Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.
2015 Albright Lecture: Public Education and Public Lands
A featured conversation with Sally Jewell (U.S. Secretary of the Interior), Janet Napolitano (President of the University of California), Douglas Brinkley (Historian and Author), and Nicholas B. Dirks (UC Berkeley Chancellor).
Cousins, McNicol named UC Sustainability Fellows
ESPM graduate students Stella Cousins and Gavin McNicol will be working to study climate and sustainability in support of UC's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2025.
Tensions Between Safety and Sustainability in the Field
My research has drawn me to Yuma, to the self-proclaimed “winter vegetable capital of the world,” to better understand what it takes (and at what cost) to grow safe fresh vegetables such as leafy greens.
First Detailed Microscopy Evidence of Bacteria at the Lower Size Limit of Life
The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated for two decades, but there hasn’t been a comprehensive electron microscopy and DNA-based description of the microbes until now.
Chile and California: The Wine Is the Land
The similarity between vineyard landscapes in Chile and California is striking: both lie in mediterranean-climate ecosystems made up of twin vegetation types, and both produce some of the world’s best wines.
A 23-year experiment finds surprising global warming impacts already underway
At the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, the scientists have monitored ten 30-square meter plots of meadowland since 1989.
UC Berkeley Science Shop: Connecting Community to University for Research
The UC Berkeley Science Shop is a publicly accessible entity within Cal that connects small nonprofits, local government agencies, small businesses, and other civic organizations with undergraduate and graduate student researchers.
Minimizing the Spread of Disease in Italy’s Famous Olive Trees
The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is quarantined as a harmful organism and has already caused economically significant lethal diseases of grapevine, citrus, plum, peach, almond, oak, oleander, and numerous forest tree species in the Americas.
Launching a Second Century of Stewardship for National Parks
This two and a half day summit(March 25-27, 2015) at UC Berkeley will feature 15 visionary plenary lectures by leading natural, physical and social scientists.
California’s majestic trees are declining — a harbinger of future forests
When we compared detailed information about the state’s forests taken during the 1920s and 1930s to current forests surveys, we found that California’s famed giant trees are suffering due to drier and warmer conditions.
Making Research Relevant: Narratives, Complexity, and the Hubris of Objectivity
The more I studied the biophysical sciences the more I discovered that the sciences have their hubris too; but I realized that science is just another form of narrative; it is wholly comprised of stories that are fought over endlessly through graphs and charts and impressive bibliographies.
Graduate Students Awarded Switzer Environmental Fellowship
Berkeley students Karen Andrade, Lara Cushing and Rachel Golden were each awarded a merit-based fellowship to help them develop the skills and expertise to address today’s environmental challenges.
Warmer, Drier Climate Altering Forests Statewide
Historical California vegetation data that more than once dodged the dumpster have now proved their true value, documenting that a changing forest structure seen in the Sierra Nevada has actually happened statewide over the past 90 years.
Edible Education 101: The Rise and Future of the Food Movement
In this course, experts on organic agriculture, school lunch reform, food safety, hunger and food security, farm bill reform, farm-to-school efforts, urban agriculture, food sovereignty, and local food economies will offer perspectives making the food system more sustainable and equitable.
Rise in Mass Die-offs Seen Among Birds, Fish and Marine Invertebrates
An analysis of 727 mass die-offs of nearly 2,500 animal species from the past 70 years has found that such events are increasing among birds, fish and marine invertebrates.
