Matt Traxler, assistant professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, has been named a 2016 Searle Scholar.
The secret language of microbes
Professor N. Louise Glass and postdoctoral fellow Jens Heller have found that fungi use different dialects to communicate. Understanding these dialects could help scientists learn more about fungi cooperation for both destructive and beneficial purposes.
Wealth of unsuspected new microbes expands tree of life
CNR Researcher have discovered more than 1,000 new types of bacteria and Archaea over the past 15 years, dramatically altering our picture of the tree of life.
Professor Daniel Kammen Appointed as U.S. Science Envoy
Professor Daniel Kammen has been appointed as one of five U.S. Science Envoys by the U.S. State Department.
Better Living Through Chem Analysis: Consumers Gain Access to Safety Studies
Research by NST adjunct associate professor Dale Leitman could indicate that low-dose parabens (found in many cosmetics) are more harmful than previously thought.
Learning from the ground up
For alumna Kate Kaplan, the Student Organic Garden Association provided a place to grow food, nurture her interest in sustainability, and build a career path. Kaplan collaborated with CNR and UC affiliates to report on how experiential learning opportunities across the UC system offer student invaluable real-world experience.
Brenner Named Fellow of International Society for Computational Biology
Steven Brenner, a professor in the Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, has been elected a fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) for his groundbreaking research in computational protein analysis and genomics.
In Memoriam: Lawrence S. Davis, professor emeritus and forest economist
UC Berkeley professor emeritus Lawrence S. Davis passed away from Alzheimer's disease on March 6, 2016. He was 81. Davis was an influential scholar in the fields of forest economics and management.
Two CNR projects included in White House plans for sustainable water future
As part of today's White House Water Summit, more than 150 institutions have announced their efforts to enhance the sustainability of water in the United States. Commitments by two groups with ties to the Energy & Resources Group are included.
How bacteria get their magnetic compass
Many bacteria build miniature magnets and use them to navigate their environment, and PMB professor Arash Komeili has found a neat trick they use to do it.
CNR students take top prizes in grad video contest
Videos created by graduate students Rebecca Brunner (ESPM) and Benjamin Krause (ARE) were chosen as winners in the Berkeley Graduate Division's 2016 Distinguished Fellows Video Contest.
Cataloging California’s Diverse Ecosystems
Thirteen Berkeley researchers contributed to Ecosystems of California, a comprehensive sourcebook on California’s ecological abundance.
How fire diversity promotes biodiversity
A team of CNR researchers has found that a diversity of fires can promote the existence of more varied flowering plants and pollinators in an ecosystem, while also buffering against the negative effects of drought.
CNR Dean will continue to chair California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
Governor Brown has reappointed J. Keith Gilless, dean of the College of Natural Resources and professor of forest economics, as chair of the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Understanding Evolutionary Genetics
Rachel Brem (Plant & Microbial Biology) and her colleagues are researching new aspects of evolutionary genetics by focusing on distantly related species of single-celled yeast, the same organism used to make beer, wine, and bread.
Isha Ray on Gender Equality at TedXBerkeley
Associate Professor Isha Ray's recent TedxBerkeley talk focused on how access to toilets can have profound implications for achieving gender equality worldwide.
Professor O'Rourke to lead Amazon in Sustainability Science
Dara O'Rourke, a leading expert on global supply chains, will lead Amazon's new Sustainability Science team as senior principal scientist. Amazon has never published a sustainability report, but expects its sustainability operation to grow significantly this year.
California's Delta: On the Front Lines of the State's Water Issues
Few natural resources are as impressive, or as imperiled, as California's water. CNR professors and students are analyzing the problems and beginning the search for solutions.
Where Science Meets Activism
Breakthroughs magazine feature: The Center for Effective Global Action inspires on-the-ground interventions to change the lives of millions.
Growth Rings on Rocks Give Up North American Climate Secrets
Scientists have found a new way to tease out signals about Earth’s climatic past from soil deposits on gravel and pebbles, adding an unprecedented level of detail to the existing paleoclimate record and revealing a time in North America’s past when summers were wetter than normal.