The California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics honored Lesser for her exceptional work in dietetics education.
Six students receive 2021 Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability Award
The undergraduate students, all in Rausser College and graduating this year, were honored with the university-wide distinction.
“Bamboo ceiling:” Zinmay Renee Sung uplifts experiences of Asian American women
As part of the 150 Years of Women at Berkeley campaign, faculty, students, and staff share their stories in a recent video project led by professor emerita Sung.
Student Spotlight: Gerard Legaspi
Gerard Legaspi, a second-year studying Molecular Environmental Biology and Nutritional Sciences, Physiology, and Metabolism, works as the Rausser College health worker.
Adélaïde Bernard wins first prize in Grad Slam competition
After winning first place in the UC Berkeley Grad Slam last month, metabolic biology student Adélaïde Bernard will represent campus at the systemwide Grad Slam competition on May 7th.
Food Systems Adapting (Or Not) to Climate Change
Margiana Petersen-Rockney, a graduate student in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, was featured in a recent Berkeley Graduate Division profile.
Alum Asmeret Asefaw Berhe nominated to direct Department of Energy’s Office of Science
Berhe earned her PhD in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management in 2006 and is now a professor at UC Merced.
Two Rausser College instructors receive Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship
Professor Mary Wildermuth and lecturer Maryani Palupy Rasidjan were recognized with the 2021 university-wide award.
Two faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Barbara Baker and N. Louise Glass, both faculty in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, join the Academy's 2021 cohort.
California scientists are fighting fire with fire
A recent MSNBC News segment discusses the use of prescribed burns for wildfire mitigation in Blodgett Forest.
Accelerating California’s climate action
Dan Kammen, professor and chair of the Energy and Resources Group, calls for state leaders to adopt more ambitious goals.
Why Open Access Is a Game Changer
In a recent opinion piece, Professor Britt Glaunsinger outlines the significant benefits of sharing scientific expertise through open access publications.
Erica Bree Rosenblum featured in the BBC film “Endangered”
Released on Earth Day, the documentary spotlights Rosenblum's amphibian conservation research in one of seven segments.
Reflections in the wake of the Chauvin trial, and on the eve of Earth Day
College leadership shared this message with the community today.
In calculating the social cost of methane, equity matters
A new study in the journal Nature, co-authored by assistant professor of energy and resources David Anthoff, analyzes the unequal economic harms of methane emissions.
Instructors honored for Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times
Five people in Rausser College were recognized for engaging in or supporting outstanding teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crop diversity enriches soil fungi in depleted soil
Doctoral student Aidee Guzman works with farmers in the San Joaquin Valley to understand soil health—and to support farmers.
Federal water rule does not account for pollution across state lines
Associate professor of agricultural and resource economics Joseph Shapiro is co-author of a new study in the journal Science.
Anders Näär on Preventing Infection with Molecular Velcro
In an interview, Näär speaks about his Innovative Genomics Institute-funded research to prevent and treat COVID-19.
Listen Closely, the Trees are Talking
Plant & Microbial Biology PhD student Lorenzo Washington published an article on fungal relationships in Bay Nature.