College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley

Student Research

CNR student David Dinh is helping Ugandans improve their water supply by putting a new twist on the traditional clay pot. Read more about his work with the Uganda Village Project. MORE »

Alumni Spotlight

CNR alumnus Sankar Sridaran, MEB 2007, has used skills he gained at CNR in his work as a biomedical researcher with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention -- read his story at the Alumni Blog!   MORE »

New Seminar

The Essig Museum of Entomology's new 'Essig Brunch' offers a view into the world of the ecology, evolution, and conservation of all arthropods -- free and open to the public. Photo taken by IB student Yu Zeng: a stick insect from Borneo. MORE »

Why CNR?

CNR students enjoy personalized advising, get lab research experience, study issues that are of increasing importance and relevance to today's world, and have opportunities to work closely with world-renowned faculty.  MORE »

What's New


Tom Graff, Environmentalist and Friend of CNR, dies at 65

Graff was one of the most influential environmentalists in California water policy during the last 30 years.

Turning Coffee into Mushrooms

Prof. Tom Bruns helps grow mushrooms from used coffee grounds.

Chemicals found that turn ants into warriors

Prof. Neil Tsutsui's lab decodes the chemicals that cause ants to behave aggressively, a discovery that could help create an environmentally-benign pesticide.

Radio Spotlight


Clean Energy Jobs Act

Posted by Eva on 11-03-2009 9:42 pm

Professor Michael Hanemann of ARE discusses S.1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, on "Letters to Washington." (Scroll to 45 minutes to hear the segment).