Dinner with the Dean - ES
Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 5:00pm to 7:00pm |
5:00pm - 7:00pm
| 260 Mulford Hall - CNR Student Resource Center
This school year, each of the CNR majors will have the opportunity to gather for dinner, questions, & conversation with Dean Ackerly. For October's event, we invite Environmental Science students to have dinner with peers in your major, share your experience at Berkeley, and hear the Dean's perspective on College-wide happenings!
An RSVP via a link provided in the ES major newsletter.
Wellness Wednesday Nutrition Presentation
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | 2:00pm to 3:00pm |
2:00pm - 3:00pm
| 260 Mulford Hall
In our third Wellness Wednesday event, we will have a presentation from the a Nutrition Outreach Worker from University Health Services on Eating for Optimal Health. It will focus on creating a diet that promotes health and wellness. A simple, healthy snack will be provided and there will be a drawing for a $25 Trader Joe's gift card.
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Info Session
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | 12:00pm to 1:30pm |
12:00pm - 1:30pm
| 260 Mulford Hall - CNR Student Resource Center
Learn about admissions, financial aid, academics and student life at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. It is a great, informal way to learn more about graduate school and get all of your questions answered!
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/YaleInfoSession
Berkeley and Beyond
Tuesday, October 08, 2019 | 12:00pm to 1:00pm |
12:00pm - 1:00pm
| 260 Mulford Hall - CNR Student Resource Center
Are you looking for an internship or for more ways to volunteer? Come listen to our campus partners from the Career Center, Public Service Center, and Student Environmental Resource Collective talk about the resources available through their office and opportunities available after graduation.
This is great for students planning life after graduation and/or folks interested in working in the non-profit field!
Monday, October 07, 2019 | 12:00am |
7:00pm - 9:00pm
| Zellerbach Hall
“It is…our nature to choose large goals that while difficult are potentially game-changing and universal in benefit. To strive against odds on behalf of all of life would be humanity at its most noble.”
— E.O. Wilson
Half-Earth Day 2019 Evening Lecture
Monday, October 07, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Zellerbach Hall
Half-Earth is a clarion call to protect half the land and sea in order to safeguard the bulk of biodiversity, and ourselves. At this critical moment for our planet, the Half-Earth Project is bringing together the unique expertise and experience of scientists and thought leaders from around to world to achieve this important moonshot and solve the current environmental crisis.
Renowned biologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson joined former U.S. secretary of the interior Sally Jewell for a discussion as part of the Albright Lecture in Conservation. Before their discussion, former California Governor Jerry Brown shared some inspiring words; Stephen Lockhart, chief medical officer of Sutter Health, framed the science and the problem; and Walter Jetz, Scientific Chair of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, explained Map of Life, a platform for the mapping and monitoring of global species populations that can inform conservation decisions.
In addition to the video of the evening event below, recordings of the full Half-Earth Day conference proceedings are available at the Half Earth website.
Edward Osborne Wilson is generally recognized as one of the leading scientists in the world. He is also recognized as one of the foremost naturalists in both science and literature, as well as synthesizer in works stretching from pure biology across to the social sciences and humanities. Wilson is acknowledged as the creator of two scientific disciplines (island biogeography and sociobiology), three unifying concepts for science and the humanities jointly (biophilia, biodiversity studies, and consilience), and one major technological advance in the study of global biodiversity (the Encyclopedia of Life). Among more than one hundred awards he has received worldwide are the U.S. National Medal of Science, the Crafoord Prize (equivalent of the Nobel, for ecology) of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the International Prize of Biology of Japan; and in letters, two Pulitzer Prizes in non-fiction, the Nonino and Serono Prizes of Italy and COSMOS Prize of Japan. For his work in conservation he has received the Gold Medal of the Worldwide Fund for Nature and the Audubon Medal of the Audubon Society. He is currently Honorary Curator in Entomology and University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, Chairman of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation Board of Advisors, and Chairman of the Half-Earth Council.
Sally Jewell is the Interim Chief Executive Officer for The Nature Conservancy. Previously, Jewell was U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 2013 to 2017. During her tenure, she was recognized for using a science-based, landscape-level, collaborative approach to natural resources management. Her work included championing the importance of science and sharing data to better understand the earth’s systems, encouraging investments for more sustainable use of water in the West, deepening relationships with indigenous communities and long-term conservation of the nation’s most vulnerable and irreplaceable natural, cultural and historic treasures. She demonstrated a commitment to connecting people to nature, particularly youth, with efforts to encourage tens of millions of young people to play, learn, serve and work on public lands. Jewell was previously President and CEO of REI, a $2.6 billion retailer dedicated to facilitating outdoor adventures. Earlier in her career, she served for 19 years in commercial banking across a wide range of industries and began her career as an engineer in the energy sector. She has been active in governance and board leadership for corporations and nonprofit organizations, including serving as a Regent of the University of Washington where she is currently a Distinguished Fellow in the College of the Environment.
This year’s lectureship was co-sponsored by the Horace M. Albright Lecture in Conservation and the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation Distinguished Lectureship in Biodiversity.
Wednesday, October 02, 2019 | 12:00pm to 1:30pm |
12:00pm - 1:30pm
| Stephen's Lounge
Come learn about working in Environmental and Tech fields from Meiling Gai, the COO of Clarity Movement Co, a start-up company working with renewables.
Dr. Meiling Gao is the Chief Operating Officer at Clarity Movement Co. where she is building relationships with government and corporate partners to transform how air quality data is collected and used. Dr. Gao holds degrees from the University of California Berkeley, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in public health and chemical engineering. She was previously a USAID Global Development Fellow in Colombia and a Fulbright Scholar in China where she conducted research on the impacts of urban development on air quality and health.
More information can be found on the Facebook event page here.
Friday, September 27, 2019 | 11:00am to 4:00pm |
11:00am - 4:00pm
| MLK Jr. Student Union - Pauley Ballroom
Come learn about study, work, intern, teach, and volunteer abroad opportunities for UC Berkeley students at our 2019 Study Abroad Fair!
Sponsored by Berkeley Study Abroad, the Study Abroad Fair is Cal’s signature event of the year for education abroad.
See the full list of exhibitors here!
Event contact: studyabroadfair@berkeley.edu
Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 3:30pm to 4:30pm |
3:30pm - 4:30pm
| 132 Mulford Hall
The Haas Institute's Research to Impact and the Center for Research on Social Change have teamed up with the College of Natural Resources to present this informative lecture by Monica M. White. Her research investigates Black, Latinx, and Indigenous grassroots organization that are engaged in the development of sustainable, community food systems as a strategy to respond to issues of hunger and food inaccessibility.
Wellness Wednesdays: Gardening and Environmental Wellness
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 12:00pm to 2:00pm |
2:00pm - 4:00pm
| GPB Lawn
Environmental Wellness is living a lifestyle that is respectful of nature and living in a healthy environment. Learn more about how you can practice environmental wellness while gardening in the shared campus garden.
2-3pm: Weeding, gardening, and free pots with seeds to take home
3-4pm: Tour of the Student Organic Garden at Oxford Tract
Peace Corps Info Session
Thursday, September 19, 2019 | 12:00pm to 1:00pm |
12:00pm - 1:00pm
| 260 Mulford
Talk to a representative from the Peace Corps about the program and the application process. October 1st is the deadline for programs departing in June 2020.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 to Thursday, September 19, 2019 | 11:00am to 4:00pm |
11:00am - 4:00pm
| 2301 Bancroft Way
Join us for UC Berkeley's largest career fair. This fair will kick-off the academic year and the on-campus recruiting season. Recruiters from diverse industries will bring information about their entry-level career and internship positions. Recruiting all majors and degree levels.
Please note that the fair spans three days with different industries represented each day:
-- Tue, Sept 17. 11 am - 4 pm: Business/Public Service Opportunities
-- Wed, Sept 18. 11- 4 pm: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Opportunities
-- Thurs, Sept. 19. 11- 4pm: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Opportunities
To view participating employers attending by fair day, log into Handshake.
Make your best first impression by preparing in advance. See the Career Center's Career Fair Tips to Get the Most Out of Career Fairs.
Registration is not required. This fair is open only to current enrolled UC Berkeley students and alumni who are registered for the Career Center's Alumni Advantage program. Be sure to bring your UC Berkeley Student ID and many copies of your updated resume to the fair. Business casual attire is recommended.
This fair is recommended for students seeking positions which require 5 years of work experience or less.
Click here for more information
De-stress with Dogs
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | 12:00pm to 2:00pm |
12:00pm - 2:00pm
| In front of Mulford Hall
Come pet dogs (including Pickle the beagle/pug), relax, mingle with other students, and spin our CNR Wellness Wheel to learn about on-campus wellness resources and get prizes!
