Rausser College is proud to be a part of the UC system-wide efforts to find solutions to our growing climate crisis.
Student Spotlight: Isaac Aguilar
Fourth-year Molecular Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Management and Forestry double major discusses making the most of Rausser College’s research opportunities.
Berkeley Voices: Biologist confronts deep roots of climate despair
Bree Rosenblum, a professor of global change biology in ESPM, speaks about confronting the root causes of the environmental crisis and expanding our idea of what it means to be human on our planet.
NST student advances in Grad Slam 2022
Metabolic Biology PhD student Justin Lee qualified as a semi-finalist and will compete during the finalist selection on April 11.
Visualizing the architecture of a leaf
Learn about graduate student Mickey Boakye's work on leaf structure and adaptation, and see how artist-scientist Dr. Juniper Harrower and composer Marcus Norris interpret their research.
Polynesian Island yields ‘treasure trove’ of fungal biodiversity
Matteo Garbelotto, ESPM faculty member, explores some of the fungal kingdom's "uncharted territory."
Two Rausser College alumni honored by Society for Freshwater Science
Patina Mendez, ‘07, and Gary Lamberti, ‘83, were recognized with 2022 Career Awards.
UC Berkeley researchers suggest rethinking California’s conflicting forest carbon policy
New analysis suggests challenges to meeting California’s greenhouse gas reduction targets for natural and working lands.
New tool visualizes cannabis production in Southern Oregon
Researchers at the Berkeley Cannabis Research Center have created a mapping tool to help guide local land use planning discussions and decisions.
With climate change, Berkeley snow lab’s mission remains critical
Central Sierra Snow Laboratory Manager Andrew Schwartz and Director Robert Rhew, professor in ESPM, talk about the station's important work monitoring California's snowpack.
New UC Berkeley center will apply data science to solving environmental challenges
Open science and collaboration with communities is at the heart of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment.
Two endangered glass frogs discovered near Andean mining sites
ESPM PhD Candidate Becca Brunner says the discovery highlights the region’s “cryptic diversity” and the importance of conservation.
Temple Byars receives Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award for 2022
Byars is a college scheduler and enrollment manager at Rausser College.
Historical redlining is associated with present-day air pollution disparities in U.S. cities
A new national analysis of air quality data found a strong correlation between historic housing discrimination and air pollution.
The Climate Crisis: Justice and Solutions
Rausser College faculty share their expertise in a new Berkeley News series on innovative and equitable climate solutions.
How Indigenous burning shaped the Klamath’s forests for a millennia
A new study from ESPM researchers found that decades of logging and fire suppression have left California’s forests prone to drought, infestation, and catastrophic wildfire.
Nancy Lee Peluso honored by American Association of Geographers
The ESPM professor received the distinguished career award from the AAG’s Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group.
Leaks an Untapped Opportunity for Water Savings
New research from Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Ellen Bruno found that reducing leaks is a cost-effective way to save urban water.
The Society for Freshwater Science Emerge Program promotes diversity in STEM
Continuing lecturer and Essig Museum specialist Patina Mendez helps Emerge scholars develop skills to become freshwater scientists.
Student Spotlight: Hope Gale-Hendry
Fourth-year EMF student discusses her journey to California, transferring to Rausser College, and her love of pikas.