ESPM alum Hamutahl Cohen (B.S. '11) is featured by UC Newsroom for her work with the Student Organic Garden Association. She has delved into issues around food access for her Global Food Initiative fellowship and is researching bee microbiomes as a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz.
New York Times | April 11, 2016
CNR researchers (ESPM professors Jillian Banfield and Ron Amundson, ESPM grad student Kari Finstad (B.A. '09), PMB grad students Alex Hernsdorf and Chris Brown) are featured in the New York Times for their new research that unveiles a new tree of life. Their research redraws the tree originally conceived in the 1970s to account for over 1000 new types of bacteria and Archae that have been discovered over the past 15 years.
The Desert Sun | April 07, 2016
ESPM professor Steve Beissinger was interviewed by The Desert Sun on the impacts of climate change, especially in light of the upcoming elections. Beissinger noted that the impacts of climate change could cause many species to go extinct as the climate is likely to change more quickly than species can adapt.
Daily Californian | April 05, 2016
UC Berkeley was crowned champion of the 2016 Thomson Reuters Metrics Mania tournament , which uses the NCAA March Madness bracket to determine the most influential research producer. ESPM professor George Roderick noted that Berkeley research "benefits not only the researchers but also undergraduates and society as a whole."
USDA Forest Service | April 05, 2016
ESPM undergrad Elisha Flores is one of 5 UC students selected for the Research Assistantship Program, which benefits Native American students interested in becoming wildlife biologists. Flores will be mentored by Serra Hoagland of the Forest Service's Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Cetner, assessing wildfire risk in Mexican spotted owl territores on Tribal lands.
New York Times | April 05, 2016
ERG doctoral student Nathaniel Aden (M.S. '11) is featured in the New York Times for his research on the decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions. Aden notes that his research suggests that "countries can sever the historic link between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions."
The Desert Sun | April 04, 2016
ERG professor emeritus John Holdren comments on regional water supply usage at the White House Water Summit. Holdren pointed out that many parts of the wolrd are drawing heavily on groundwater, leading to declining aquifers.
NPR The Salt | March 31, 2016
ARE doctoral student Andrew Stevens (M.S. '16) was featured on The Salt (NPR) on his recent research on the impact of quinoa price increases on people of Peru's Puno region. Stevens' findings indicate that, although important to the people of Puno both culturally and nutritionally, consumption of quinoa did not fluctuate despite a fourfold price increase.
Civil Eats | March 28, 2016
ESPM/UCCE Specialist Jennifer Sowerwine is leading an effort to restore native foods in California's Klamath Basin. Through the Karuk-UC Berkeley Collaborative, Sowerwine and IB's Tom Carlson are working with leaders in tribal communities to ensure that native foods are restored for younger generations.