Cooperative Extension Specialist Ellen Bruno joins a new, interdisciplinary project working to create a resilient water future.
Finding hope for biodiversity conservation
In a recent Berkeley Talks podcast, Professor Erica Bree Rosenblum discusses how the mountain yellow-legged frog is making a comeback after years of conservation efforts.
NSF funds $12.5 million for collaborative research on amphibian resilience to infectious disease
Professor Erica Bree Rosenblum is part of the RIBBITR project, a new, collaborative research institute focused on understanding how amphibians survive infections.
Dan Kammen to advise USAID on sustainable energy development
A leading expert in renewable energy science, technology, and policy, Kammen primarily work with the agency’s PowerAfrica team to expand access to sustainable power across in African nations.
Berkeley’s new Indigenous Community Learning Garden takes root
This fall, students are earning field study credits through the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management to establish the garden, discover traditional Indigenous uses of native species, and more.
Air conditioning in a changing climate: a growing rich-poor divide
As the earth’s climate warms, residents of affluent nations will find some relief with air conditioning, but people in lower-income countries may have to pay vastly more for electricity or do without cooling, says a new study.
Facebook Fellow Spotlight: Gauthami Penakalapati
Energy & Resources Group graduate student Penakalapati studies gender empowerment development programs in India.
Wildfire beyond forests
Fire management in California is not seeing the forest for the trees, says a new study by ESPM researchers.
Alum Lara Cushing is leading the way for health equity
Cushing was recently appointed the Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
De-extinction Could Reverse Species Loss. But Should We Do It?
What would it mean to reintroduce woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons now?
Ksenia Krasileva receives NIH New Innovator Award
The grant is part of the National Institutes of Health's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
Climate Change, Fire and Giant Sequoias
Adjunct professor Rob York, research forest advisor for Berkeley Forests, joined PBS News Hour yesterday to discuss the impacts of fire and a warming, drying climate on giant sequoias.
Whendee Silver elected as an AGU Fellow
The American Geophysical Union’s Fellows are elected for outstanding achievements and contributions pushing forward the frontiers of science.
President Biden appoints Inez Fung to science advisory council
Fung is one of 30 scientists tapped to join the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the White House announced today.
Malcolm H. Kerr Endowment Created to Support Professionals From Middle East, North Africa
The endowment supports scholarships for those accepted to the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program.
Bureau of Land Management 75th Anniversary Symposium
The Parks Institute will co-host three virtual panel discussions on the past and future of the BLM.
A Utilitarian Approach to Global Climate Policy Improves Equity, Environment, and Well-being
Using the ethical theory of utilitarianism would lead to better outcomes for human development, equity, and the climate, says a paper out this week in Nature Climate Change.
Student Spotlight: Audrey Slatkin
Fourth-year Conservation and Resource Studies major discusses her involvement with the Farmlink Project, a volunteer organization combating food waste and food insecurity.
Three faculty members named California Academy of Sciences Fellows
Stephanie Carlson, Damian Elias, and Lara Kueppers are recognized for their notable contributions to the natural sciences.
Inequality built into the grid
Grid constraints could limit equitable adoption of solar energy in California.