ERG doctoral student Nathaniel Aden (M.S. '11) is featured in the New York Times for his research on the decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions. Aden notes that his research suggests that "countries can sever the historic link between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions."
The Desert Sun | April 04, 2016
ERG professor emeritus John Holdren comments on regional water supply usage at the White House Water Summit. Holdren pointed out that many parts of the wolrd are drawing heavily on groundwater, leading to declining aquifers.
NPR The Salt | March 31, 2016
ARE doctoral student Andrew Stevens (M.S. '16) was featured on The Salt (NPR) on his recent research on the impact of quinoa price increases on people of Peru's Puno region. Stevens' findings indicate that, although important to the people of Puno both culturally and nutritionally, consumption of quinoa did not fluctuate despite a fourfold price increase.
Civil Eats | March 28, 2016
ESPM/UCCE Specialist Jennifer Sowerwine is leading an effort to restore native foods in California's Klamath Basin. Through the Karuk-UC Berkeley Collaborative, Sowerwine and IB's Tom Carlson are working with leaders in tribal communities to ensure that native foods are restored for younger generations.
New York Times | March 25, 2016
Alum Anna Hope Jahren (Ph.D. '96) recently penned a book titled Lab Girl, which encompasses her journey from rural Minnesota to Oahu, where she's an internationally renowned geobiologist with three Fulbrights and a world-class laboratory at the University of Hawaii.
The Conversation US | March 25, 2016
ESPM professor Miguel Altieri wrote an article for The Conversation US on the impact of the normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations on Cuba's sustainable agricutlure model. Altieri warns that if relations with U.S> agribusiness companies are not managed carefully, Cuba could revert from its revolutioanary agroecological model.
Mother Jones | March 23, 2016
ESPM professor Miguel Altieri is featured in this Mother Jones article about the possible effects of ending the Cuba trade embargo on small agiculture producers. Altieri comments that "with the right policies in place, Cuba's highly productive small farms could both feed Cuba and earn foreign exchange by exporting."
The Los Angeles Times | March 23, 2016
ERG alum Michael Kiparsky penned an editorial letter to the LA times about the need for more data on California's hydrology and water supply. Kiparsky is co-director of the UC Water Security and Sustainability Research Initiative.
Mother Jones | March 23, 2016
ESPM alum Bernadette Del Chiaro (B.S. '95) comments on this Mother Jones article on California's decarbonization efforts. Del Chiaro, executive director of California Solar Energy Industries, notes that in the early 2000s government policies didn't make solar panel installation appealing for either utilties or consumers.
California Sea Grant | March 22, 2016
2 of 12 recipients of the 2016 Delta Science Fellowship, awarded by California Sea Grant, are CNR students. Kyle Hemes (ESPM) was awarded the fellowship to support his assessment of annual greenhouse gas fluxes in drained and restored wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. ESPM alumnus and postdoctoral fellow Julie Hopper was awarded the fellowship to study the effectiveness of a water hyacinth weevil as a biological control agent of the invasive water hyacinth. EDIT: ESPM grad student Kyle Hemes and alum Julie Hopper (Ph.D. '15) were 2 of 12 recipients of the 2016 Delta Science Fellowship, awarded by the California Sea Grant. The fellowship partners early career scientists with academic and community mentors to work on collaborative data analysis and research projects applicable to the California Bay-Delta system.