UC Berkeley’s Blodgett Forest Research Station is a model for how California can reduce the risk of severe wildfires.
Rausser College 2022 Photo contest
Enter the Rausser College story photo contest! Submit your best images by February 28 for a chance to win prizes and to have your work featured in College publications and social media.
Transnational land investments induce competition for water resources
A study co-authored by Paolo D’Odorico suggests that the transition from smallholder farming to large-scale commercial agriculture is enhancing the strain on water availability.
Two Faculty Members Join AAAS Fellows
Professors Rodrigo Almeida and Paolo D’Odorico have been elected American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows.
Advancing Inclusion and Anti-Racism in the College Classroom
A new tool created by ESPM faculty and students aims to support instructors in developing anti-racist approaches to course design and teaching practices.
Arthur Middleton to join USDA as senior advisor
ESPM professor will advise efforts to protect wildlife corridors and habitat.
Copper-based chemicals may be contributing to ozone depletion
ESPM professor Robert Rhew was the senior author of the recent study on our atmosphere.
What is Wishcycling?
In a recent post in The Conversation, ESPM's Jessica Heiges and Kate O'Neill discuss the global waste crisis and why our recycling system isn't working.
Study: Safe drinking water remains out of reach for many Californians
Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch co-authored the recent analysis along with other researchers at UC Berkeley and UCLA.
Branching out: how Jill Banfield’s research reimagines our “tree of life”
In a recent profile in California Magazine, learn how the ESPM professor's curiosity and quest for understanding vastly expand our knowledge of life on Earth.
Susan Hubbard to join Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hubbard, ESPM adjunct professor and associate lab director at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is named Oak Ridge’s Deputy for Science and Technology.
In conversation with postdoctoral fellow Ariane Arias-Ortiz
Arias-Ortiz discusses her work on wetland restoration and carbon storage with Professor Baldocchi’s Biometeorology Lab.
Three students receive grants for research on Native American Issues
The Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues recently awarded their 2021-22 mini-grants to Ataya Cesspooch, Annalise Taylor, and Anjika Pai.
Want to limit carbon and curb wildfire? Create a market for small trees
A new analysis by Rausser College researchers shows how the state can effectively reduce wildfire risk through forest thinning while continuing to limit carbon emissions.
Plants Buy Us Time to Slow Climate Change – But Not Enough to Stop It
New research from the lab of Trevor Keenan shows that plants are photosynthesizing more in response to more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Wetland restoration could be a blueprint for how California adapts to climate change
Research by Dennis Baldocchi’s lab in the Dutch Slough wetlands was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle this week.
CRISPRing the microbiome is just around the corner
CRISPR is widely used to target specific cell types, but only one at a time. Two new techniques developed in the lab of Jill Banfield allow CRISPR editing of genes in multiple cell types simultaneously.
More Than 400 Hazardous Sites in California Face Flooding
Research by a team that includes Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch suggests flooding could hit power plants, refineries, and hazardous waste sites in many locations across the San Francisco Bay Area and southern California.
Policies for mitigating wetland loss hide large climate impacts
A commonly used policy for conserving ecosystems is underestimating large emissions of greenhouse gases, according to new research by UC Berkeley scientists published in the journal Ecography.
Native people take a different view of Thanksgiving
In a recent blog, Cooperative Extension specialist Jennifer Sowerwine and Professors Peter Nelson and Elizabeth Hoover offer insights for adjusting our thinking—and actions—around Thanksgiving.