Nathan van Schmidt, PhD candidate here at UC Berkeley will speak on resilience of metapopulations in coupled natural-human systems: uncovering connections between wetlands, people, climate change, and disease.
Past Events
For a schedule of all our events, seminars, and lectures visit our calendar.
Essig Brunch: Dr. Curtis Ewing, CalFire Entomologist
This weeks theme focuses on “Nitidulid beetles native to the South Pacific, scolytine beetles mostly introduced to Hawai’i associated with rapid Ōhi’a death, and other adventures with Coleopterans”
Financial Innovation: The Convergence of Environment and Finance
This talk will focus on programs and financial markets that have facilitated the building of institutions for the minimization of transactional costs to achieve better air quality (e.g. US Acid Rain program and Chicago Climate Exchange).
MVZ LUNCH SEMINAR - Alejandro Rico-Guevara
MVZ Lunch is a graduate level seminar series (IB264) based on current and recent vertebrate research. Professors, graduate students, staff, and visiting researchers present on current and past research projects.
TSUJIMOTO LECTURE: "Searching for simplicity amidst the complexity of the soil microbiome"
The Fierer Lab explores the distribution and roles of microscopic organisms in diverse environments and the relevance of microbes to the health and function of ecosystems, plants, and animals (including humans).
Richard Prum: The Evolution of Beauty
Join eminent ornithologist and MacArthur Fellow Richard O. Prum for a lecture and discussion on his bestselling book, The Evolution of Beauty.
Wellness Week: Eucalyptus Grove Meditation on Strawberry Creek
Relax and experience the beautiful natural landscape our campus has to offer. Join us for a short meditation.
Essig Brunch: Nick Booster
This weeks theme focuses on “Not feeling well? Maybe don’t eat your kids: a search for the putative etiologic agent of increased egg cannibalism in the beneficial insect Geocoris pallens.”
ESPM Seminar: Using Behavioral Ecology in Wildlife Management
Julie Young, Assoc. professor at Utah State University will speak on using behavioral ecology in wildlife management.