ERG student Valeri Vasquez receives computational and data science fellowship
Valeri Vasquez, a PhD candidate in the Energy & Resources Group, has received a 2017 ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellowship.
Gordon Rausser and co-authors receive communication award
Professor Gordon Rausser and his co-authors have received recognition from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association for their new book on structuring public-private partnerships.
CNR faculty elected Fellows of the American Geophysical Union
We’re proud to announce that Susan Hubbard and Margaret Torn have been elected fellows of the American Geophysical Union, an honor given to just 0.1 % of AGU membership annually.
N. Louise Glass Named Fellow of Mycological Society of America
Plant & Microbial Biology professor N. Louise Glass has been honored for her significant contributions as a mycologist and her leadership in the Mycological Society of America.
Graduate Student Adam Calo and Team Win Big Ideas Prize
Congratulations to ESPM graduate student Adam Calo and his team, whose project won first prize in the Big Ideas @ Berkeley competition in the category of Food Systems Innovations.
CNR Honors Research Program Thanks Faculty Founder Anastasios Melis
In the twenty-plus years since plant and microbial biology professor Anastasios Melis proposed the idea for a program recognizing undergraduate research efforts, over 640 students have participated in the CNR Honors Research Program.
Mary Firestone elected to National Academy of Sciences
Firestone’s research involves the fundamental understanding of soil microbial ecology, and its applications to problems such as global change, sustainability, and biodegradation.
Professor Michael Freeling honored for pioneering work in plants
UC Berkeley geneticist Michael Freeling has been awarded the McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies for his fundamental contributions to the understanding of gene and genome biology in plants.
Dale McCullough Receives Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
Bestowed in recognition of an individual's distinguished service to wildlife conservation, the award is the highest honor given by The Wildlife Society.
Vernard Lewis Inducted into Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame
ESPM Cooperative Extension Specialist Vernard Lewis will be inducted into Pest Management Professional Magazine's 2016 Hall of Fame in honor of his 35-year career.
Daniel Zilberman Appointed HHMI Faculty Scholar
Associate Professor Daniel Zilberman is one of 84 Faculty Scholars appointed today by the The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as part of their new Faculty Scholars Program.
Kris Niyogi elected to National Academy of Sciences
Kris Niyogi, professor and chair of the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, was one of six UC Berkeley faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences today.
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.
Three new AAAS Fellows from UC Berkeley
Three UC Berkeley faculty members are among 347 new fellows named to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) today. Election as a AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers in recognition of their achievements in advancing science or its applications.
Glaunsinger appointed 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
The PMB associate professor wins prestigious long-term research support.
John Harte named AAAS fellow
John Harte, a professor in both the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
CRS junior wins fellowship from World Food Prize
Nicole Wong, a Conservation and Resource Studies major starting her junior year, completed a prestigious World Food Prize fellowship this summer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, California.
GSI's Honor Huntsinger with Mentorship Award
The UC Berkeley Graduate Division's Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs was presented to ESPM professor Lynn Huntsinger for providing GSIs with guidance and mentorship in teaching.
Top graduating senior makes a splash in water policy
Water and sanitation access warrior Rebecca Peters, 23, is this year’s winner of the University Medal, which goes to UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior. Peters is graduating with a double major in society and environment and interdisciplinary studies.
NRDC and Berkeley Food Institute Announce Winners of the 2014 Growing Green Awards
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Berkeley Food Institute celebrate four remarkable leaders who are advancing sustainable food and agriculture at the sixth annual Growing Green Awards.
