Rausser College News

The longtime Agricultural and Resource Economics professor is recognized for introducing novel economic models that have informed public policy and driven technology adoption.Read more about David Zilberman elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rausser College’s impact extends far beyond campus and the Bay Area, with many researchers leading community-rooted projects that center the health and well-being of Californians in rural and agricultural areas.Read more about Building partnerships with purpose

Analysis of over three decades of satellite imagery and irrigation infrastructure investments shows how irrigation leads to significant and sustained increases in crop cultivation and reduces the impact of temperature shocks.Read more about Irrigation is central to sub-Saharan food security and climate resilience

Rausser College Dean David Ackerly explains why total fire suppression has backfired and why California needs to adopt controlled burns to restore balance to the ecosystem.Read more about Does California actually need more fire?

Beyond Yellowstone Research Director Kristin Barker and colleagues at the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship spoke with Wyoming PBS about their collaborative work to improve migration corridors in the state.Read more about Helping wildlife navigate Wyoming's invisible walls

Arabidopsis thaliana could serve as a model organism for studying aging at the molecular level, according to recent research from PMB Assistant Professor Ben Williams and postdoctoral researcher Dawei Dai.Read more about A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age

A collaborative study co-authored by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristen Shive details how wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the Western United States.Read more about How wildfires can be leveraged to increase forest resilience

An interdisciplinary team of researchers, including Assistant Professor Alejandra Echeverri say Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature and can be used to measure social good.Read more about Measuring the true value of Earth science information

Postdoctoral researcher Diego Ellis Soto combines his academic work and his passion for music to create a fresh look at how we should think about nature in motion.Read more about What happens when you let nature sing?

In a development that could help the state meet its climate and housing goals, research led by ESPM Professor Paul Mayencourt has helped a Humboldt County lumber company become the first vertically integrated mass-timber producer in California.Read more about Decarbonizing California's construction industry, one building at a time

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