The Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program series begins with a discussion on the incoming Biden Administration and the global environment.
Plant Immune Receptor Discovery Can Help Scientists Fight Agricultural Pandemics
Plant & Microbial Biology professor Brian Staskawicz made a critical step toward helping plants fight pathogens without pesticides.
Serving (Up) Science: Tools, Trust and Twitter
Our panel of social media super users shared their insights, addressing how, why and by whom these new communications tools are being shaped. The panel also probed how changes in access to a broader online audience impacts the in-person world—both intended and unintended—and invited viewers to consider the opportunities and challenges for the PMB community as it enters its fourth decade.
Rausser College of Natural Resources 2020 Photo Contest
Submit your best images by January 6 for a chance to win prizes and to have your work featured online and in print.
Claire Kremen awarded Volvo Environment Prize
Kremen is recognized for her research in conservation biology and agricultural land use.
Professor Jill Banfield featured in NOVA documentary
Banfield studies the genomes of microorganisms such as bacteria and archaea.
Dean Ackerly on the "State of the College"
The second annual State of College address featured information on faculty hires, equity and inclusion efforts, capital projects, and more.
Outside For All: Investing in Parks to Build Community Power
The recent Albright Lecture featured a discussion between the Trust for Public Land and other community leaders.
Martin Meyerson Faculty Research Lecture with Steven Lindow
Lindow's lecture, taking place on August 25th, will address the relationships between plants, microbes, and the environment.
The Future of Food: Genetic Improvement Meets Sustainable Agriculture
How do we feed a growing population and engineer crops that are resilient to climate change? How do we increase crop yields and fight crop diseases and pests while preserving our soils and water sources? The rapid advance of gene editing and other technologies has provided a new tool kit to address these questions and more, and they have already made an impact at a global scale, just at the moment when global-scale solutions are needed most. Brian Staskawicz (UC Berkeley) and Pam Ronald (UC Davis) discuss the latest advances in using genome editing and other genetic technologies to promote sustainable agriculture at scale, both promises and potential pitfalls, and how we move from lab to field safely and equitably.
Dean Ackerly speaks at Ecological Society of America symposium
Ackerly was invited to give a lecture at the ESA 50th Anniversary Symposium, covering race, society, and the history of ecophysiology.
Conservation Conversations launches webinar series
Members of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity and the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management participated in the inaugural event.
Outside For All: Investing in Parks to Build Community Power
Join Diane Regas, President and CEO of The Trust for Public Land, Teresa Bendito, co-founder of Parque Padrinos, and Taylor Toynes, Executive Director of For Oak Cliff, in a discussion on parks and community power.
Of Virulent Viruses and Reservoir Hosts
Join professor Britt Glaunsinger and postdoc Cara Brook in a Berkeley Conversation webinar on lethal viruses, pathogen transfers to humans, and more.
New coronavirus video explains molecular virology
Watch professor of plant and microbial biology Britt Glaunsinger break down the latest scientific understanding of coronaviruses.
Master of Development Practice students launch podcast
The bi-monthly podcast, called Theory of Change, covers a wide range of development topics.
Supporting China’s National Park System
Jon Jarvis, executive director of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, works with Chinese officials to aid in the development of the country's own national park system.
A “Deep Look” at kidnapper ants
The latest episode of KQED’s video series features the research of professor Neil Tsutsui and his lab.
ESPM Professor Kate O'Neill on NPR's Fresh Air
Professor Kate O'neill discussed recycling and global waste with Terry Gross.
Half-Earth: How to Save the Natural World
Half-Earth is a clarion call to protect half the land and sea in order to safeguard the bulk of biodiversity, and ourselves. At this critical moment for our planet, the Half-Earth Project is bringing together the unique expertise and experience of scientists and thought leaders from around to world to achieve this important moonshot and solve the current environmental crisis. Renowned biologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson joined former U.S. secretary of the interior Sally Jewell for a discussion as part of the Albright Lecture in Conservation.