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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.
Five graduate students advance anti-racism efforts in Rausser College
The ESPM students led the creation of a class on anti-racist environmental scholarship.
Q&A: Isha Ray
Ray, a social equity scholar and the new Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, speaks with Breakthroughs magazine.
“The responsibility belongs to all of us”
In an essay, Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology associate professor James Olzmann discusses advancing DEI in the biological sciences.
Interview with Professor Michael Mascarenhas
Mascarenhas is the editor of the new textbook Lessons in Environmental Justice.
Student Spotlight: Vera L. Chang
This edition of Student Spotlight features PhD candidate Vera L. Chang, who speaks about her journalism and food justice research.
Outside For All: Investing in Parks to Build Community Power
The recent Albright Lecture featured a discussion between the Trust for Public Land and other community leaders.
‘On equal terms:’ Cat Ming Hubbard, program administrator
Rausser College program manager Cat Ming Hubbard was featured in a Berkeley Women 150 series for her actions as a staff leader.
‘On equal terms:’ Megan Amaral, manager
Energy & Resources Group manager Megan Amaral was featured in a Berkeley Women 150 series for her actions as a staff leader.
Systemic racism hurts not just humans, but urban biodiversity
Postdoctoral researcher Max Lambert discusses the importance of social justice in improving conservation.
‘On equal terms:’ Rosalie Zdzienicka Fanshel, program manager
Berkeley Food Institute program manager Rosalie Zdzienicka Fanshel was featured in a Berkeley Women 150 series for her actions as a staff leader.
Researchers and community-based organizations release COVID-19 Farmworker Study
Cooperative Extension Specialist Susana Matias contributed to a study which highlights the inequities California farmworkers face.
Statement on social justice and solidarity
A message to our community from Dean David Ackerly and Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion Isha Ray.
Professor emerita receives Scheiber Emeriti Faculty Research Grant
In honor of the 150th Anniversary of Women at Cal, plant and microbial biology professor emerita Zinmay Renee Sung was granted the inaugural award.
Researcher calls for social solidarity in British Medical Journal
In an article in BMJ Opinion, associate professor Seth Holmes stresses the importance of connectivity and awareness as societies re-open this summer.
Researchers connect ICE activities to public health risks
Researcher Miriam Magaña Lopez and associate professor Seth Holmes examine how raids, detention, and deportation impact public health during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Two researchers comment on food workers and Covid-19
In an op-ed in the Guardian, graduate student Vera Chang and professor Seth Holmes write about food workers and safety during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Freshman seminar creates a climate of inclusion
The course aims to empower young scientists and challenge stereotypes about researchers.
Introducing the inaugural Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion
Isha Ray, associate professor at the Energy and Resources Group and Co-Director of the Berkeley Water Center, will start the position on July 1st, 2020.