Professor Ted Grantham will address misconceptions and uncertainties around California’s evolving cannabis industry and describe how research at UC Berkeley’s Cannabis Research Center is providing new insights into the social and environmental dimensions of cannabis production in the state.
See old friends, make new ones, and join the fun at our Rausser College Homecoming!
Each year, Rausser Homecoming events will be announced at the start of the fall semester.
Past Events
Sep
24
Chasing the Green Dream: Cannabis Agriculture
Sep
24
Coffee and Conversation with Rausser College Dean
David Ackerly, the dean of Rausser College of Natural Resources, will host a coffee for all current Rausser College families. Along with Dean Ackerly, you’ll hear from Assistant Dean Kate O’Neill and Associate Dean Joshua Dullaghan (both with Instruction & Student Affairs). This will be a great time to meet other Rausser College parents.
Oct
02
Parents' Coffee with Dean David Ackerly
All Rausser College parents are invited to join Dean David Ackerly for coffee and conversation. There will be a brief program and Q&A with representatives from Rausser’s Office of Instruction and Student Affairs.
Carbon Market Contributions to Timberland Returns
The S. J. Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry: Carbon market contributions to timberland returns. A moderated panel discussion with timberland-based carbon offset purchasers, sellers and intermediaries.
Native American Food and Seed Sovereignty
Learn about Native American food sovereignty efforts nationwide and current projects at UC Berkeley with Elizabeth Hoover, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management.
Fire in Western U.S. Forests: Friend or Foe?
Scott Stephens, a leading expert on fire science and director of the UCB Center for Fire Research and Outreach, will outline the science behind the increasing frequency of wildfired and discuss strategies that can enhance the resilience of California’s forests.
The Intersection of Industrial and Indigenous Forest Management
This 2020 S.J. Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry will examine the intersection of industrial and indigenous forest management in California and across the United States. Peter Wakeland will moderate, and Tim Hayden, Dawn Blake, and Mike Dockery will discuss the aspects of successful and profitable forest management on Tribal lands. The program will highlight the unique elements of Tribal forest management, explore challenges faced by Tribes managing forestland, and identify industrial forest management practices unique to Tribal forestry that may have applications beyond Tribal forest lands.
The Climate-COVID-Race Collision
From pandemics and racism to fires and gas prices, climate and energy have become mainstream topics. Kammen will look at the science and politics behind today’s global crises.
Dan Kammen is a Professor of Energy at Berkeley with appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, Goldman School of Public Policy, and Department of Nuclear Engineering, and is the director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory. He served as the World Bank Group’s Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and is a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Opening Your Own Doors with Your Degree
Join us for a virtual networking event through rotating breakout rooms with alums who have used their degrees in a variety of ways and have opened their own doors to their careers. Featured industries include marketing, research, biotechnology, sustainability, and more.
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What's Next for the Blue Bin?
Last year, China stopped taking most foreign recyclables. Previously, 40 percent of the United States’s paper, plastics, and other recyclable materials were sent there. Beijing’s decision threw U.S. recycling into a crisis that reaches from global political decision-making all the way down to what we decide to put into our blue bins. This lecture draws on O’Neill’s new book, Waste, to talk about why we got into this predicament, why Beijing made its decision to stop being the “world’s waste dump,” and what it means for how – and whether – we recycle in the future. Is banning straws and bags the right thing to do? Or do we need to find better ways to recycle plastics and other household trash? These answers are not so simple but they matter to us all.