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.
Dronova and Vasquez selected for women in science initiative
Grad student Valeri Vasquez and CED assistant professor Iryna Dronova have been selected to take part in the Homeward Bound leadership program.
Graduate student Jesse Strecker awarded Switzer Fellowship
ERG graduate student Jesse Strecker receives a 2018 Switzer Fellowship for his commitment to advancing environmental issues.
Bree Rosenblum appointed Berkeley Connect director
Rosenblum will serve as faculty director of the campus-wide undergraduate professional development and community-building program.
CNR welcomes new dean
The College of Natural Resources has a new dean, plant ecologist and evolutionary biologist David Ackerly.
Fowlie appointed to Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee
Governor Brown has selected Meredith Fowlie to join the five-member committee, which serves the California Environmental Protection Agency.
Berkeley ecologist selected as a lead author for IPCC report
Associate Adjunct Professor Patrick Gonzalez will serve as a lead author on the IPCC's next major climate change assessment.
Dean Gilless recognized for Faculty Senate service
J. Keith Gilless has been honored with a 2018 Berkeley Faculty Service Award.
Dean Gilless honored with Excellence in Advising Award
Dean J. Keith Gilless has been honored with a 2017 Excellence in Advising Award from UC Berkeley’s Advising Council.
Dan Hammer wins inaugural Pritzker Award
The Agricultural and Resource Economics PhD candidate has been honored with the first-ever Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award.
Four CNR faculty named 2017 Hellman Fellows
The Hellman Fellows Fund supports junior faculty research on the ten UC system campuses and at four private institutions.
Berkeley Noted for Environment/Ecology, Plant & Animal Science by U.S. News & World Report
Berkeley ranked #1 for Environment/Ecology in annual report from U.S. News & World Report.
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.