Isha Ray, associate professor at the Energy and Resources Group and Co-Director of the Berkeley Water Center, will start the position on July 1st, 2020.
Introducing the inaugural Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion
Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity launches conservation journal
The Parks Stewardship Forum highlights interdisciplinary research and knowledge on place-based conservation.
Researchers link weight gain, inactivity to vehicle ownership in Beijing
In a new study, agricultural and resource economics professor Michael Anderson evaluates how car ownership could impact public health.
100 Percent Empowerment, Zero Percent Guilt Trip
PMB PhD candidate Cat Adams founded the Unconscious Bias Project to help scientists tackle the biases lurking in our labs, lives, and classrooms.
Looking Beneath the Surface at Diversity in STEM
Two ESPM grad students call for increased diversity and inclusion in the field of geosciences.
Planting Doctorates: Inside the Plant Gene Expression Center
PMB graduate student Nanticha Lutt highlights the Plant Gene Expression Center (PGEC) and her fellow researchers in this photo essay.
How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome?
Steven Lindow, a professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, co-authored a study on the microbiome of commercial tomatoes.
An alternate hypothesis for same-sex behavior in animals
In Nature Ecology & Evolution, two ESPM researchers argue for a new understanding of the evolutionary origins of non-reproductive sexual behavior.
Early climate modelers got global warming right, new report finds
In collaboration with researchers at MIT and NASA, ERG doctoral student Zeke Hausfather analyzes decades of climate change projections.
Energy advances open the door to more aggressive climate policies
ERG professor Dan Kammen co-authored a study on the role of climate models and renewable energy in the effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
Genomic gymnastics help sorghum plant survive drought
New research from cooperative extension specialist Peggy Lemaux examines how sorghum plants alter their gene expressions to resist and adapt to drought.
In food security study, researchers highlight collaboration with Native communities
As part of a five-year study on the sovereignty and security of food in the Klamath River Basin, researchers emphasize the need for working closely with Indigenous groups.
Deadly human diseases may have killed off the Neanderthals
ESPM professor emeritus Wayne Getz co-authored a study examining the role of disease in the extinction of Neanderthals.
Student Spotlight: Thien Crisanto
In this month’s Student Spotlight, graduate student Thien Crisanto tells us about a non-linear path to science that cemented her love of mentoring and how her love of photosynthetic slugs led her to study algae.
Researchers say Western Sahel investment needed to avert crisis
Graduate student Lorenzo Rosa and his coauthors argue in Nature that agricultural and social reforms could help bolster food security in the region.
Supporting China’s National Park System
Jon Jarvis, executive director of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, works with Chinese officials to aid in the development of the country's own national park system.
Obituary: Norman Myers
Influential environmental thinker and alumnus, who warned of high deforestation and extinction rates, passed away in October.
Reimagining Druggability
This latest issue of Breakthroughs magazine features professor Dan Nomura and how his lab is exploring the human proteome for the development of next-generation therapeutics.
Molecular Mimicry
The latest issue of Breakthroughs magazine highlights PMB professor Britt Glaunsinger and her work researching complex viruses.
2019 citizen science surveys show Sudden Oak Death on the rise in California
The "SOD Blitz" initiative, led by Matteo Garbelotto, continues to provide crucial information on how and where the disease occurs.