Gordon Rausser’s landmark gift is listed at #33 in the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s “Philanthropy 50” report.
Berkeley's cutting-edge advances in Indigenous archaeology
Assistant professor Peter Nelson discusses how Indigenous knowledge and technological advancements have changed the field.
Studying spider bioacoustics at the Elias Lab
Maggie Raboin is a graduate student in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management.
In a desert affected by climate change, burrowers fare better than birds
Professor Steven Beissinger was the senior author of the study on the Mohave Desert's fauna.
Student Spotlight: Ananya Raghavan
Ananya is a third-year student majoring in Society & Environment and Data Science. As a Fung Fellow, she studies the intersection of conservation and tech.
Mary Nichols joins California-China Climate Institute as Vice Chair
Nichols is a longtime global climate leader and former chair of the California Air Resources Board.
Student Spotlight: Shelby O’Neil
Second-year undergraduate Shelby O’Neil discusses her efforts in ocean conservation and environmental advocacy.
Getting to Net Zero—and Even Net Negative—is Surprisingly Feasible, and Affordable
A new analysis co-authored by adjunct professor Margaret Torn provides a detailed blueprint for the U.S. to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Researchers honored with U.S. Department of Energy Award
Assistant Cooperative Extension specialist Daniel Sanchez and graduate student Bodie Cabiyo were members of the Getting to Neutral Carbon Emissions Team.
Researchers propose conservation funding through National Park management
Researchers in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management collaborated with the University of Wyoming on the study.
Near a waterfall’s roar, glass frogs wave hello to attract mates
ESPM PhD candidate Rebecca Brunner discovered a novel communication technique of an elusive amphibian.
New study reveals how fences hinder migratory wildlife in the West
Graduate student Wenjing Xu and assistant professor Arthur D. Middleton, both in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, are coauthors of the study.
Mary Blackburn wins NEAFCS Hall of Fame award
Blackburn is the Nutrition Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension in Alameda County and an alumna of Berkeley.
Taking a deeper look at the land-grant legacy
Graduate student and staff member Rosalie Z. Fanshel co-organized a conference this fall focused on the Morrill Act and Indigenous land dispossession.
Op-Ed: conserving "more than twice the size of Texas"
In a New York Times piece out today, Arthur Middleton and Justin Brashares comment on how the Biden administration may reach the ambitious goal.
Five graduate students advance anti-racism efforts in Rausser College
The ESPM students led the creation of a class on anti-racist environmental scholarship.
Camera traps document wildlife’s return to Gorongosa National Park
Researchers evaluate wildlife populations nearly three decades after the Mozambican Civil War.
Joseph Shapiro co-authors study on Clean Water Act revisions
Analysis finds that the EPA’s move to weaken federal protections is based upon dubious methodology and unsound logic.
Rausser groups spearhead pandemic aid
In Breakthroughs magazine, read about the Common Humanity Collective, a volunteer initiative to distribute hand sanitizer and masks.
An analysis of the Clean Air Act's societal benefits
Agricultural and Resource Economics associate professor Joseph Shapiro studies how regulations under the law could be strenghtened.