Rausser College News

Can California, home to the nation’s biggest dairy industry, balance the environmental benefits linked to cattle and other grazing animals with the impact of methane emissions associated with agricultural production?Read more about Understanding the battle over cattle

ESPM Professor Jill Banfield and Innovative Genomics Institute researchers have discovered an innovative method to reduce methane emissions from rice paddies by influencing the activities of soil microbes.Read more about Uncovering a novel way to cut methane emissions

Garbelotto will carry the Olympic torch on Wednesday, January 28. Accompanied by his service dog, S’Abba, he believes their journey could make history as perhaps the first time a service dog will walk alongside a person with a mobility disability in the torch relay.Read more about Deep in the Dolomites, Professor Matteo Garbelotto and his service dog carry the Olympic flame

A recent study led by UC Berkeley researchers reveals how Magellanic penguins have upended the traditional social structures of pumas in Argentina’s Monte León National Park.Read more about How penguins reshape puma habits in Patagonia

The new name for the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology reflects its current research focus and signals a commitment to the field's evolving landscape.Read more about NST renamed Department of Metabolic Biology & Nutrition

The award will support Arruda’s research into finding new treatments for liver fibrosis.Read more about Professor Ana Paula Arruda named 2025 Hellman fellow

The American Institute of Physics recognized Holdren, a professor emeritus and co-founder of the Energy and Resources Group, for his efforts to engage the public and promote sound government policies.Read more about John Holdren awarded 2026 Karl Compton Medal

A new series in The Lancet led by Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Professor Seth Holmes equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions.Read more about Why social context is the key for improving modern medicine

A recent study led by ESPM researchers leverages satellite imagery to show the vulnerability of riparian biodiversity hotspots to California’s intensifying climate whiplash.Read more about Climate whiplash could push creekside forests past their tipping point

Quinn-Davidson, BS ‘04, Conservation and Resource Studies, is growing fire resilience across the state through prescribed and cultural burning, policy work, and community building.Read more about How ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson is rethinking California’s relationship with fire

Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs highlights the Rausser College researchers working to benefit the people, landscapes, and ecosystems of rural and agricultural California.Read more about Breakthroughs magazine: Inside California

New research from ESPM postdocs, DSE scientists, and the Karuk Wildlife Team validates the importance of implementing local Indigenous knowledge in studies on biodiversity and population changes over time.Read more about How citizen science and Indigenous knowledge can enhance biodiversity monitoring