Coates, a professor in PMB and head of the Energy and Biosciences Institute, was recognized for improving scientific understanding of microbes in the environment.
Alexii Sigona named Local Hero by the Bay Nature Institute
Sigona, an ESPM graduate student and member of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, was recognized for his community involvement and research on Indigenous land access and collaborative stewardship
UC Berkeley takes the top spot in QS’ first-ever sustainability rankings
Berkeley was ranked first out of 700 global institutions for overall impact and received perfect scores on its environmental and social impact rankings.
Rachel Morello-Frosch elected to National Academy of Medicine
Morello-Frosch is recognized for her expertise on structural determinants of environmental health inequities and her leadership in community-engaged data science.
ESPM professor Christopher Schell named California Academy of Sciences Fellow
Fellows aid the Academy in public engagement, education, and collaborative research efforts.
UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab researchers receive $11.6 million in Department of Energy funding
The award will support research to develop biofuel and bioproducts from photosynthetic micro-alga.
Five postdoctoral researchers awarded 2022 S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup fellowships
The annual award supports advanced academic research related to natural and environmental resources.
Paolo D’Odorico to be honored by American Meteorological Society
The ESPM professor will be awarded the Society’s highest honor and named a fellow.
Three in Rausser College named UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellows
David J.X. González, Alexander Huezo, and Jesús Martínez-Gómez are among the 2022-23 cohort of fellows.
ESPM Professor Scott Stephens appointed to federal wildfire commission
Stephens, a professor of fire science and ecology and co-director of Berkeley Forests, will advise federal efforts to better prevent, mitigate, suppress, and manage wildland fires.
Professor Dennis Baldocchi awarded international water prize
The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water recognizes cutting-edge innovation in water research.
Two Rausser College graduate students named 2022 Switzer Fellows
ERG’s Chelsi Sparti and ESPM’s Leslie “Leke” Hutchins receive support for their work to drive positive environmental change.
NST Professor James Olzmann receives 2022 Spark Award from Bakar Fellows Program
The award will support Olzmann as he pursues research that may help target cancer cells that fail to self-destruct.
ESPM postdoc Christine Wilkinson named 2022 Schmidt Science Fellow
The postdoctoral award will support Wilkinson as she explores machine learning and computer science.
Ben Williams named 2022 Hellman Fellow
The program supports research by junior faculty members at UC Berkeley and across the UC system.
Three seniors honored with Kenneth L. Babcock Prize in Environmental Science
Endowed as a tribute to longtime soil chemistry professor Kenneth Babcock, the prize recognizes high-achieving ESPM undergraduates.
Graduating environmental science student Anjika Pai awarded University Medal
Watch Pai share her "personal love letter to UC Berkeley" with graduating classmates in this clip of Saturday morning's commencement.
NST PhD student Justin Lee wins 2022 University of California Grad Slam
The third-year metabolic biology PhD student won for his talk "Jamming the SARS-CoV-2 copy machine." He is the first NST grad student to win the Grad Slam.
Rausser College faculty, students honored with 2022 Sustainability Awards
The awards recognize students, faculty, and staff who make UC Berkeley a more sustainable place to work, live, and learn.
Rausser College graduate students receive National Science Foundation awards
Eleven current and incoming students will be supported by the prestigious research fellowship.