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The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management is a multidisciplinary program that recognizes the urgency of the challenges facing our environment, and the enormous opportunities that may lead to transformative change.


Department Highlights

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ESPM Graduate Research Symposium: GradFest 2026

The ESPM Graduate Symposium is an annual celebration of graduating students in the department.

Installation view, Good Fire: Tending Native Lands

ESPM Professor Peter Nelson contributes to "Good Fire" exhibition at OMCA.

Good Fire: Tending Native Lands, November 7, 2025–May 31, 2026, Oakland Museum of California

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ESPM Professor Rachel Morello-Frosh is named inaugural associate provost for energy, climate, and environment.

The public health expert and Berkeley professor will unite scholars across campus to address crucial environmental challenges.

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ESPM Graduate Advisors Zarah Ersoff and Ryann Madden Recognized with 2025 Advising Awards

Congratulations to Rausser College of Natural Resources advisors Zarah Ersoff and Ryann Madden, recipients of the 2025 Excellence in Advising and Student Services Awards.

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