New banners celebrate 50 years of the College of Natural Resources
The banners commemorate groundbreaking research, educational excellence, and outreach and engagement across departments and disciplines.
Q&A: Berkeley Food Institute at Ten
The Institute’s leadership—including its new Executive Director Jeanne Merrill—reflect on BFI’s impact and visions for the future.
Water in California’s streams is poorly monitored, impeding effective management
Berkeley researchers identify gaps in California’s stream monitoring network and propose efficient remedies to improve water management
Alejandra Echeverri named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
The ESPM professor will receive two years of funding and research support for early career researchers from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
A half-century of plant immunity breakthroughs
Professor Emerit Brian Staskawicz and co-authors break down the last half-century of breakthroughs in the study of plant immunity in the 50th-anniversary issue of Cell.
Three Rausser College faculty receive 2024 Spark Awards
Professors Daniel Nomura, Joseph Shapiro, and Patrick Shih will receive funding, resources, and mentorship for entrepreneurial success from the Bakar Fellows Program.
Student Spotlight: Abi Shiva
The Environmental Sciences and Legal Studies graduate served as the undergraduate speaker for the 2024 Rausser College Commencement held on May 13.
What dry farmed tomatoes can teach us about water scarcity
A new study led by postdoctoral researcher Yvonne Socolar, PhD '23 ESPM, examines the fungal communities in soil that help dry farm systems flourish.
Student Spotlight: Cheri Pearson
Pearson, a fourth-year Conservation and Resource Studies and English double major, speaks about attending UC Berkeley as a re-entry student and mother of Cal alumni.
Why parrots sometimes adopt — or kill — each other’s babies
Competition over love and real estate drives two extreme behaviors in green-rumped parrotlets, a new study co-authored by Professor Steve Beissinger finds.
Three seniors named winners of the 2024 Babcock Prize
Endowed as a tribute to longtime soil chemistry professor Kenneth Babcock, the prize recognizes high-achieving ESPM undergraduates.
Continuing Berkeley’s legacy in forest products
Cooperative Extension professors Daniel Sanchez and Paul Mayencourt build on the University of California Forest Products Lab’s 50-year history through their research on innovative, low-carbon wood products.
Student Spotlight: Vitto Resnick
Resnick will achieve an extremely rare feat: graduating with four bachelor’s degrees in psychology, chemical biology, nutritional science–physiology and metabolism, and molecular and cell biology–neurobiology.
Christopher Schell named chapter lead author on National Nature Assessment
The ESPM professor and urban ecologist will lead the Nature and Equity chapter of the first-ever national assessment of lands, waters, wildlife, and ecosystems in the U.S.
Enter our 50th Anniversary Photo Contest
Help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rausser College of Natural Resources by entering our 2024 photo contest!
Amanda Okamoto receives the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award
Okamoto, department manager for the Energy and Resources Group, was recognized for her significant contributions to DEIBJ within the UC Berkeley community.
A win-win for people and the environment
A Science study co-authored by Kathryn De Master and Adrian Lu, PhD '20, found evidence that diversified farming practices maintain soil health and on-farm biodiversity while also increasing crop yields, food security, and human wellbeing.
ESPM’s Damian Elias receives UC Berkeley’s top Equity award
The Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity recognizes UC Berkeley faculty who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to advancing DEIBJ efforts.
Spring 2024 ESPM faculty book panel
ESPM Professors Sunaura Taylor, Youjin Chung, and Michael Mascarenhas discussed their latest books with Rachel Morello-Frosch earlier this semester.
Advancing scientific understanding of calcium signaling
Recent studies led by Plant and Microbial Biology professor Sheng Luan shed light on the role calcium plays in plant immunity and defense.