2019 CNR Photo Contest Winners
The nearly 200 images submitted to the 2019 CNR photo contest represent the wide-ranging activities of the CNR community and the beauty of our world.
CNR students, faculty receive Chancellor’s Awards
This year’s honorees were recognized for their public service and sustainability leadership
David Zilberman elected to National Academy of Sciences
The agricultural and resource economics professor is one of eight UC Berkeley faculty elected this year.
Susan Hubbard elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Hubbard is a leading expert in quantifying the hydrological and biogeochemical behavior of environmental systems.
Meredith Fowlie joins new External Environmental Economics Advisory Committee
The committee gathers nationally-recognized environmental economists to help design and propose policies.
London’s Royal Society elects two from CNR
Inez Fung and Brian Staskawicz have been elected foreign members of the Royal Society of London.
Nancy Freitas wins Berkeley Grad Slam
Three CNR students were semifinalists in the UC-sponsored speaking event.
Two faculty elected fellows of the Ecological Society of America
Steven Beissinger and John Harte are recognized for their contributions to the science of ecology.
James Olzmann appointed Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator
Three Berkeley faculty members were selected for grants from the medical research nonprofit.
Joseph Shapiro wins Kiel Institute award
Shapiro is a 2019 recipient of the institute’s Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs.
Alumnus Dan Hammer wins Mark Bingham Award
The award recognizes a Berkeley alum for their contributions to the community and world at large.
Dan Nomura recieves ASPIRE award
The Mark Foundation selected Dan Nomura to recieve an Accelerating Sceintific Platforms and Innovative Research (ASPIRE) Award, dedicated to funding high risk, high reward approaches to solving complex problems in cancer research.
CNR faculty awarded Berkeley curriculum development grant
Five plant and microbial biology professors will revise undergraduate course curriculum for microbial biology majors.
Näär receives $9.2 million Novo Nordisk Foundation grant
Näär will co-lead a team developing new therapies for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a liver disease impacting millions globally.
David Zilberman awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture
The 2019 prize recognizes Zilberman for his work developing economic models for fundamental problems in agriculture, economics, and policy.
Rachel Morello-Frosch receives Chancellor's equity award
The Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity recognizes faculty who advance inclusion and diversity through their research, teaching, and service.
Three in CNR recognized for advising excellence
Kay Burns, James Sallee, and Ricky Vides are among those honored by UC Berkeley’s Advising Council.
Allen Goldstein elected AAAS fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the nation’s largest scientific organization.
Berkeley earns high U.S. News & World Report rankings
The most recent rankings from the U.S. News & World Report places UC Berkeley at and near the top in several fields, including environment/ecology, plant and animal science.
Max Auffhammer and Seth Holmes awarded Peder Sather grants
The Peder Sather Grant Program supports promising and impactful projects carried out by researchers at UC Berkeley in collaboration with researchers from nine Norwegian universities.