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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 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 of 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.
100 Percent Empowerment, Zero Percent Guilt Trip
PMB PhD candidate Cat Adams founded the Unconscious Bias Project to help scientists tackle the biases lurking in our labs, lives, and classrooms.
Looking Beneath the Surface at Diversity in STEM
Two ESPM grad students call for increased diversity and inclusion in the field of geosciences.
In food security study, researchers highlight collaboration with Native communities
As part of a five-year study on the sovereignty and security of food in the Klamath River Basin, researchers emphasize the need for working closely with Indigenous groups.
Plant biologist, farmer, and grandmother: an interview with Sarah Hake
Hake, a PMB faculty member and director of the Plant Gene Expression Center, reflects on her storied career in science.