A new study co-authored by Professor Matthew Potts sheds new light on reforestation and its untapped potential as a powerful and responsive climate strategy.
Large eucalyptus tree in West Circle is removed
The large eucalyptus, which cracked an important underground culvert, will be replaced with cherry trees later this year.
A new tool for climate resilience in California
Adjunct professor Patrick Gonzalez and other UC Berkeley affiliates have launched the Seeds of Change spatial tool to help parks and protected areas in California select climate-resilient plant seeds.
The ‘winner’s curse:’ a hidden factor in California’s insurance crisis
As lawmakers scramble to reform homeowners’ insurance regulations, a new study co-authored by Professor Meredith Fowlie examines how insurers are pricing wildfire risk — and how different strategies can significantly impact premiums.
Turning agricultural trash into treasure
Energy and Bioscience Institute researcher Corinne Scown is co-leading a new project to help farmers, biomanufacturers, and community leaders in the Northern San Joaquin Valley build up a bioeconomy.
Rausser College recognizes four retiring faculty
The College congratulates professors Inez Fung, Nick Mills, Nancy Peluso, and Brian Wright on their retirement from UC Berkeley.
The first study to measure toxic metals in tampons
A new study co-authored by postdoctoral researcher Jenni Shearston shows arsenic, lead, and other contaminants in the feminine hygiene products.
HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars visit KARE
Students in the HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars for Change Program got a taste of California agriculture during a recent visit to the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier, California.
Fifty Years of Excellence
UC Berkeley's Rausser College of Natural Resources celebrates its milestone 50th anniversary.
Vernard Lewis honored by Pest Control Operators of California
Lewis, a world-renowned termite expert and professor emerit of Cooperative Extension, received the organization’s Harvey Logan Lifetime Achievement Award.
Improving the resilience of California’s pinyon-juniper woodlands
ESPM professor Miranda Redmond is leading a collaborative research project aimed at expanding Indigenous forest stewardship of the culturally important woodland ecosystems.
Unveiling the hidden culprits of air pollution in Los Angeles
A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers found that trees and plants play an important role in the formation of summertime air pollution in the region.
Güneş Parlakgül receives 2024 Career Award for Medical Scientists
The adjunct assistant professor in NST will receive funding to support research on the role of endoplasmic reticulum structure in fatty liver disease.
Paolo D’Odorico awarded international water prize
The ESPM professor was awarded the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, which recognizes cutting-edge innovation in water research.
UC Berkeley ecologists featured in new Cal Academy exhibit
A new urban ecology exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco spotlights research from ESPM professor Christopher Schell and postdocs Lauren Stanton and Christine Wilkinson.
Study shows PFAS threat to drinking water in rural, predominantly Latinx communities
A study led by ESPM and ERG researchers finds that public wells in communities of color might be disproportionately contaminated with harmful "forever chemicals."
Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?
New research from the lab of PMB professor Patrick Shih shows that plants may hold the secret to improving commercial infant formula.
Historical redlining linked to lower urban wildlife biodiversity in California
Historically redlined neighborhoods in four of California’s largest cities have significantly lower levels of native and non-native wildlife biodiversity compared to their greenlined counterparts.
PMB researchers use CRISPR/Cas9 to alter photosynthesis for the first time
A RIPE team led by PMB professor Krishna Niyogi and alum Dhruv Patel-Tupper, PhD '22, used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by changing its upstream regulatory DNA.
New insights into metabolic adaptation to nutritional changes
A new study by the lab of NST professor Ana Paula Arruda details how liver cells reorganize their internal membrane structures to adapt to changes in nutrient availability.