Berkeley Noted for Environment/Ecology, Plant & Animal Science by U.S. News & World Report

October 27, 2016
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In the U.S. News & World Report's “Best Global Universities Rankings,” published this week, UC Berkeley was ranked #1 in Environment/Ecology and #4  in Plant and Animal Science.

According to the report, “The field of environment and ecology includes subjects such as environmental health, environmental monitoring and management, and climate change” as well as the relationships between living things and the physical world. The report states that topics in the plant and animal science category include plant research, plant pathology, plant nutrition, veterinary medicine, marine and freshwater biology, and zoology.

CNR is honored to be a part of the campus community conducting groundbreaking research, teaching, and outreach in these subject areas.

UC Berkeley placed fourth in the overall global university ranking. Other highly ranked subject areas at Berkeley include Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Biochemistry, Microbiology, Engineering, and Space Science.