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National parks bear the brunt of climate change
Researchers find that national parks have taken center stage for climate change exposure, where there are hotter and drier conditions than in other places.
Chinese, California policymakers share sustainability tactics
Scholars and policymakers from both California and China, including ARE professor David Roland-Holst, met this week to strategize climate policy and action.
Gut bacteria’s shocking secret: They produce electricity
Scientists and researchers find that certain bacteria in our gut produce electricity using a new technique not previously known.
Chou Hall working to become the first 'zero waste' business school building in the country
The newest addition to the Haas School of Business, Chou Hall is on its way to being certified as the first 'zero waste' business school building in the United States.
Student Spotlight: CNR’s female drone pilots
Two grad students and an alumna share how they use remote sensing technology to study environmental issues, from water quality analysis to behavioral ecology.
New faculty and cooperative extension specialists join CNR
The College of Natural resources welcomes seven new faculty members and two new cooperative extension specialists in 2018.
Max Auffhammer and Seth Holmes awarded Peder Sather grants
The Peder Sather Grant Program supports promising and impactful projects carried out by researchers at UC Berkeley in collaboration with researchers from nine Norwegian universities.
Improving soil quality can slow global warming
Low-tech ways of improving soil quality on farms and rangelands worldwide could pull significant amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere and slow the pace of climate change, according to a new study.
UC Berkeley leads new assessment of Bay Area climate impacts
A new assessment of California's challenges in combating climate change has been released, with more than half of the report's authors hailing from UC Berkeley.
Dronova and Vasquez selected for women in science initiative
Grad student Valeri Vasquez and CED assistant professor Iryna Dronova have been selected to take part in the Homeward Bound leadership program.
Fall welcome message from Dean Ackerly
With the start of the fall semester, Dean Ackerly welcomes the CNR community back to campus.
California plain shows surprising winners and losers from prolonged drought
A longterm study tracked how hundreds of species in this valley fared during the historic drought that struck California from 2012 to 2015.
Arctic ecosystems are getting greener
Researchers have developed a technique to better predict how plants in cold regions respond to warming.
Graduate student Jesse Strecker awarded Switzer Fellowship
ERG graduate student Jesse Strecker receives a 2018 Switzer Fellowship for his commitment to advancing environmental issues.
In memoriam: economist Peter Berck
A faculty member since 1976, Berck was the S.J. Hall Professor of Forest Economics and a professor of agricultural and resource economics.
Environmental regulations drove steep declines in U.S. factory pollution
New research indicates that stricter regulations have played a major role in America's declining levels of industrial pollution.
Blocking sunlight to cool Earth won’t reduce crop damage from global warming
Lowering the Earth's temperature reduces heat stress on crops, but decreased solar intensity reduces crop yields.
Mojave birds crashed over last century due to climate change
Researchers link population decline within many bird species in the Mojave Desert to decreased rainfall as a consequence of climate change.
CNR Recognizes Retiring Faculty
College of Natural Resources congratulates faculty members who retired during the 2017-2018 academic year.