A study appearing in Science, co-authored by ESPM professor Jonas Meckling, identifies the political factors that allow some countries to take the lead while others lag behind.
Lucy Andrews on using her leadership roles to make a difference
Andrews, an ESPM PhD student and president of UC Berkeley's Graduate Student Assembly, hopes to battle climate change through environmental justice work and research that is interconnected to systems of violence and anti-Blackness.
Making scientific data more discoverable
ESPM professor Carl Boettiger is part of a $3.2 million project focused on standardizing how scientific data is described.
Are ‘bold’ raccoons to blame for your overturned trash?
Research by an ESPM postdoctoral researcher suggests docile raccoons possess a greater ability to learn how to obtain food than their bold counterparts.
Ten UC Berkeley courses revamped to incorporate inclusive and anti-racist approaches
Led by ESPM faculty and graduate students, the collaborative effort focused on actionable changes to course material and structure.
New findings detail alternative immune pathways in duckweed species
Antimicrobial genes in the small, invasive plant species may help improve disease resistance in rice and wheat.
Report reveals inequity in electricity pricing, calls for rate reform to help fight climate change
Research by professors in ARE concluded that up to two-thirds of charges on electricity bills amount to a hidden electricity “tax.”
Study finds potentially dangerous levels of arsenic in prison drinking water
Energy and Resources Group grad student Jenny Rempel led the analysis of water quality data from California’s Kern Valley State Prison and neighboring rural communities.
New student organization for Queer graduate students
Rausser College graduate students have formed a new group to foster community for peers that identify as Queer or LGBTQ+
Berkeley Forests personnel assessing impacts of Mosquito Fire on Blodgett Forest
Favorable fire behavior and weather are expected to continue to move the fire away from Blodgett Forest.
UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab researchers receive $11.6 million in Department of Energy funding
The award will support research to develop biofuel and bioproducts from photosynthetic micro-alga.
California Oak Symposium set for Oct. 31–Nov. 3
The four-day event, co-chaired by ESPM Cooperative Extension specialist Bill Tietje, will cover climate change, wildlife ecology, oak restoration, oak pests and diseases, fire ecology, and ranch management and generational transfer.
New study examines drivers of government investment in energy innovation
New forms of international cooperation and technology competition with China are the main drivers of public investment in clean energy innovation, though it remains insufficient to help meet climate goals.
Mosquito Fire impacting Blodgett Forest Research Station
Fire crews on Sunday contained much of the active fire within the bounds of Blodgett Forest. Check the Berkeley Forests website for additional updates.
How to Save a Forest by Burning It
The New York Times recently accompanied Robert York, professor of cooperative extension and co-director of Berkeley Forests, as he guided wildfire researchers from UC Irvine through a prescribed burn at Blodgett Forest.
Wildfire poses greater threat to cannabis than other California crops
A study by ESPM researchers shows that the lucrative commercial crop is at high risk of loss from wildfire to do primarily rural growing areas.
Social cost of carbon more than triple the federal estimate, study finds
The higher estimate indicates that the benefits of reducing carbon dioxide emissions are much greater than had previously been believed.
How machine translation could make English-only science accessible to all
ESPM graduate student Emma Steigerwald is helping highlight how translation tools are critical to the multilingual future of science.
Rausser College welcomes Fall 2022 incoming faculty
Rausser College is pleased to introduce six new faculty members who join ESPM, PMB, and ARE this year.
Five postdoctoral researchers awarded 2022 S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup fellowships
The annual award supports advanced academic research related to natural and environmental resources.