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.
Apply now for the 2020 Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program
Join a cohort of environmental professionals through this three-week training focused on acquiring the skills to solve complex environmental issues.
Plant biologist, farmer, and grandmother: an interview with Sarah Hake
Hake, a PMB faculty member and director of the Plant Gene Expression Center, reflects on her storied career in science.
New possibilities for killing cancer cells
New Berkeley research published today in Nature identifies mechanisms that could be targeted to trigger ferroptosis, a form of cell death, in cancer cells.
Student Spotlight: Michael Spencer
The CNR Summer Internship grant allowed Spencer to complete an internship in India.
Ksenia Krasileva selected as a Moore Inventor Fellow
Krasileva was recognized as a scientist-inventor by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Honoring CNR Dean Emeritus Gordon C. Rausser
An academic festschrift to honor and celebrate the research and career of Dean Emeritus Rausser will be held on October 24-25.
Nation-level property rights can help protect global marine resources
New research shows that unauthorized foreign fishing is dramatically lower just inside Exclusive Economic Zones than in comparable adjacent areas.
A “Deep Look” at kidnapper ants
The latest episode of KQED’s video series features the research of professor Neil Tsutsui and his lab.
Collapse of desert birds due to heat stress from climate change
ESPM Professor Steve Beissinger authored a study on the effects of water shortage on desert birds.
First known cases of sudden oak death detected in Del Norte County
The Berkeley-led SOD Blitz project and its collaborators found signs of a tree-killing pathogen in California’s Del Norte county.
Scientists track frog-killing fungus to help curb its spread
Professor Erica Bree Rosenblum and fellow researchers monitor a deadly fungus to protect various amphibian species.
UC Berkeley, former Gov. Jerry Brown partner with China to spur climate action
Jerry Brown and and Xie Zhenhua, China’s top climate change official, announced the California-China Climate Institute this week.
OP-ED: Berkeley leadership for social movement on climate and justice
Energy & Resources Group professor Dan Kammen’s piece in the Daily Californian encourages the campus community to engage in climate action.
Restoring our river ecosystems: an interview with Albert Ruhi
Ruhi co-authored a review on restoration of river flow regimes in Science this week.