The Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues recently awarded their 2021-22 mini-grants to Ataya Cesspooch, Annalise Taylor, and Anjika Pai.
More Than 400 Hazardous Sites in California Face Flooding
Research by a team that includes Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch suggests flooding could hit power plants, refineries, and hazardous waste sites in many locations across the San Francisco Bay Area and southern California.
Native people take a different view of Thanksgiving
In a recent blog, Cooperative Extension specialist Jennifer Sowerwine and Professors Peter Nelson and Elizabeth Hoover offer insights for adjusting our thinking—and actions—around Thanksgiving.
Professor Peter Nelson adds wildland firefighting to his expertise
Nelson, a California Native American, is training to be a wildland firefighter with the goal of using “good fire” as a tool to reduce risk and build ecosystem resilience against wildfires.
Alexii Sigona on supporting his tribe as an academic
Sigona, a member of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and a third-year ESPM Ph.D. student, focuses his research on Indigenous natural resource management, specifically with the Amah Mutsun—a landless and non-federally recognized tribe.
Spotlight on Native American Heritage Month
During Native American Heritage Month this November, Rausser College highlights researchers whose work is related to the heritage of Native communities.
Berkeley’s new Indigenous Community Learning Garden takes root
This fall, students are earning field study credits through the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management to establish the garden, discover traditional Indigenous uses of native species, and more.
Alum Lara Cushing is leading the way for health equity
Cushing was recently appointed the Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Inequality built into the grid
Grid constraints could limit equitable adoption of solar energy in California.
New faculty to focus on climate change and environmental justice
New scholars across the university will bolster its research addressing energy equity and climate impacts on communities of color, marginalized, and underrepresented groups.
Spotlight on campus cluster hires
Rausser faculty, in both the Climate Equity and Environmental Justice and the Native American and Indigenous Peoples cluster hires, are featured in Berkeley News.
National Science Foundation awards $10 million to alliance of Native American institutions
With the funding, researchers at Berkeley and the University of Arizona aim to increase Indigenous participation in STEM education.
Transforming the Campus Foodscape Through Participatory Mapping
A publication by professor Alastair Iles and graduate student Rosalie Fanshel covers the UC Berkeley Foodscape Mapping Project, which uses campus as a living lab for participatory, justice-centered food systems education.
“Bamboo ceiling:” Zinmay Renee Sung uplifts experiences of Asian American women
As part of the 150 Years of Women at Berkeley campaign, faculty, students, and staff share their stories in a recent video project led by professor emerita Sung.
Event: Conversation on anti-AAPI racism
The Diversity Committee at the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology held a virtual facilitated conversation on anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander racism.
Why Open Access Is a Game Changer
In a recent opinion piece, Professor Britt Glaunsinger outlines the significant benefits of sharing scientific expertise through open access publications.
Reflections in the wake of the Chauvin trial, and on the eve of Earth Day
College leadership shared this message with the community today.
In calculating the social cost of methane, equity matters
A new study in the journal Nature, co-authored by assistant professor of energy and resources David Anthoff, analyzes the unequal economic harms of methane emissions.
Rachel Morello-Frosch joins White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Morello-Frosch is widely known for her research on environmental health and environmental justice.
Student Spotlight: Violet Henderson
Henderson is a fourth-year student studying Conservation & Resources Studies and African American Studies.