In a recent Wonderfest event, grad student Chandler Sutherland discusses plant and human immune systems, and how we can defend agricultural crops against disease.
CRISPR Crops: Food, Farms, and the Shape of Plants to Come
In a recent Wonderfest event grad student Evan Groover discussed how gene editing technology can meet the needs of a growing human population and a warming world.
Debunking the myths that discourage public funding of clean energy
New commentary led by ESPM Professor Jonas Meckling urges governments to spur decarbonization by moving beyond the myths surrounding public investment in clean energy that discourage the use of public funds.
How healthy soil can improve crop resilience
A new BFI policy brief suggests better soil management may be the key to climate resilience and drought tolerance in crops.
Understanding the “romantic journey” of plant reproduction
A breakthrough study by PMB Professor Sheng Luan uncovers how peptide emissions and calcium signals serve as “love notes” during the plant fertilization process.
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.
How Agricultural Power Structures Inform Rural Responses to Climate Change
ESPM PhD candidate Margiana Petersen-Rockney speaks with the Daily Yonder about how climate change messaging–or the lack thereof–by farm service providers affects rural communities.
Professor Dennis Baldocchi awarded international water prize
The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water recognizes cutting-edge innovation in water research.
Multi-layered strategies needed to protect public health from oil and gas drilling impacts
Rachel Morello-Frosch is senior author on a commentary out today in Environmental Research Letters on developing policies to mitigate the impact of gas and oil production.
Extreme temperatures linked to increased mortality in Latin America
ESPM Professor Iryna Dronova co-authored the multidisciplinary study published in Nature Medicine.
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.
What will electrification cost the distribution system?
ARE Professor Meredith Fowlie breaks down new ERG research that examines one potential cost of moving toward an increasingly electrified, clean-energy future.
Can CRISPR help us deal with climate change?
Rausser College researchers lead groundbreaking research on how CRISPR can help plants thrive in a changing climate and sequester carbon in the soil to draw down greenhouse gases and reduce methane emission.
Forestry Camp reunion weekend returns after two-year hiatus
The first reunion since 2019 was back in full swing with over 170 alumni in attendance.
How Kendall Calhoun’s “love” for California led him to Berkeley
Learn more about the PhD student's research into the response and potential recovery of mammals, birds, and other species after extreme climate events.
Challenges and opportunities in future groundwater management in California
Ellen Bruno, an assistant professor of Cooperative Extension in ARE, breaks down California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in a recent Q&A with the Berkeley Food Institute.
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.
Rausser College faculty to co-lead new carbon storage efforts at Innovative Genomics Institute
Research by PMB and ESPM faculty will be supported by an $11 million commitment by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
ESPM postdoc Christine Wilkinson named 2022 Schmidt Science Fellow
The postdoctoral award will support Wilkinson as she explores machine learning and computer science.
Energy & Biosciences Institute renews partnership with Shell
The continued research agreement will enable further research that can make next-generation fuels a competitive, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.