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The Rausser College of Natural Resources includes UC Berkeley faculty, Cooperative Extension specialists, graduate students, and undergraduates working in a variety of research areas related to:
- Agriculture and agricultural economics
- Energy technologies and policy
- Environmental and climate-change science, policy, and ecology
- Fire science, safety, and policy
- Food safety, food supply, food additives
- Insects and wildlife biology
- Natural Resources: science, ecology, and conservation of water, soil, and energy.
- Obesity, childhood obesity, nutrition
- Plant and microbial biology, genetically modified organisms
- Sustainable energy, farming systems, natural resource management, etc.
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Rausser in the News
Research on how to double the capacity of the existing electrical grid was included in a year-end roundup of 10 practical climate solutions from across the UC system. The study was led by ERG professor Duncan Callaway, PhD student Emilia Chojkiewicz, and alum Amol Phadke.
Zeke Hausfather, PhD ‘19 Energy and Resources, writes in The New York Times that recent extreme climate events underscore the importance and urgency for stronger resilience and adaptation strategies.
Meg Mills-Novoa, a professor in ESPM and ERG, spoke to Voice of America about what we can expect during the latest United Nations climate summit.
In a guest essay appearing in Zocalo Public Square, Cooperative Extension professor Alexandra Hill explores efforts to improve labor rights and working conditions for farmworkers while highlighting initiatives to bring change to the agricultural workforce.