The Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) is now housed on the third floor of Mulford Hall. We asked founding members to share the story of how three friends brought a long overdue student presence to Our Environment.
The impacts of food production on biodiversity
Matthew Luskin and other Potts' lab students are working on quantifying the biodiversity impacts of producing that food through the Conservation of Biodiversity (CBioD) project.
A New Development? A symposium on the promise and politics of provincializing experts, models, and knowledge in the 21st century
ESPM invites scholars to reflect on the dynamics of science, technology and expertise in international development, domestic development practices, and how these two interact.
Palm plantations and tropical deforestation
ESPM graduate student Matthew Luskin studies wildlife conservation in the forests remaining within oil palm plantation landscapes.
Professor Claire Kremen featured in NPR and LA Times
A recent study in Science magazine co-authored by Claire Kremen, highlights the importance of wild insects and bees in pollination and agriculture.
Air pollution linked to low birth weight
Mothers who breathe the kind of pollution emitted by vehicles, coal power plants and factories are significantly likelier to give birth to underweight children than mothers living in less polluted areas, according to international findings published Wednesday.
New AIDS research uses models to see through lies about sex, inform HIV policy
The increasingly couples-focused public-health policy for AIDS prevention in sub-Saharan Africa underestimates the role that cheating spouses play in transmitting the virus, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.
Graduate student Scott Fortmann-Roe creates interactive model-sharing site
By Pooja Mhatre, The Daily Californian Staff
Persistent methodological flaw undermines biodiversity conservation in tropical forests
A new paper, published in Conservation Biology, exposes a critical factor underlying disagreements, shedding light on past controversies and providing a path forward.
Beyond manifesto: How to change the food system
Mark Bittman, cookbook author and New York Times food writer, used the occasion of New Year’s Day to throw down the gauntlet for real and permanent change to the U.S. agricultural system. “We must figure out a way to un-invent this food system,” he says in a Times opinion column.
Professor Garrison Sposito gives the prestigious Langbein Lecture at the AGU Fall Meeting
The Walter B. Langbein Lecture is awarded and presented annually. Professor Sposito received the Lectureship for his lifetime contributions to the basic science of hydrology and unselfish service promoting cooperation in hydrologic research.
Alumnus David Warner on resilient building practices, the Human Needs Project, Metallica, and giving back to Cal
This month, we caught up with one of our distinguished alumni, David Warner (Conservation & Resource Studies, 1976), founder and owner of Redhorse Constructors.
PhD Student Kendra Klein talks about healthy food in health care
PhD student Kendra Klein sat down with the Switzer Network News to talk about her work in bringing healthy food and sustainable food production systems into hospitals.
Scientists look to Hawaii’s bugs for clues to origins of biodiversity
ESPM Professor Rosemary Gillespie and her colleagues focus on the Hawaiian islands’ insect and spider life in search of clues to how animals explore and settle into new niches, leading to increasing biodiversity over time.
Eating estrogenic plants alters hormones in monkeys, may increase aggression and sex
Eating certain veggies not only supplies key nutrients, it may also influence hormone levels and behaviors such as aggression and sexual activity, says a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Professor Inez Fung appointed by President Obama to the National Science Board
President Obama has announced that he will appoint Professor Inez Fung to the National Science Board, the governing body of the National Science Foundation.
Professor Peng Gong on the future of science in China
Professor Peng Gong suggests that China's changing leadership can benifit science by bringing in people with more varied backgrounds.
Professor Céline Pallud and other researchers team up with the community to eliminate toxic chemicals
UC Berkeley researchers are teaming up with local organizations to plant a specialized fern known to extract a thousand times more arsenic from the soil than a typical plant.
Professor Wayne Getz discusses global warming tipping points with Dr. Helen Caldicott
Though the interview was recorded in June, Caldicott and Getz touched on important points relevant to the recent Hurricane Sandy.
Urban Ag Students Turn Neglected Yards into Gardens
Professor Altieri retooled ESPM 117 this semester to involve students in teaching low-income people how to grow food and thus improve their food security and nutrition.
