The Peder Sather Grant Program supports promising and impactful projects carried out by researchers at UC Berkeley in collaboration with researchers from nine Norwegian universities.
Improving soil quality can slow global warming
Low-tech ways of improving soil quality on farms and rangelands worldwide could pull significant amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere and slow the pace of climate change, according to a new study.
UC Berkeley leads new assessment of Bay Area climate impacts
A new assessment of California's challenges in combating climate change has been released, with more than half of the report's authors hailing from UC Berkeley.
Dronova and Vasquez selected for women in science initiative
Grad student Valeri Vasquez and CED assistant professor Iryna Dronova have been selected to take part in the Homeward Bound leadership program.
Fall welcome message from Dean Ackerly
With the start of the fall semester, Dean Ackerly welcomes the CNR community back to campus.
California plain shows surprising winners and losers from prolonged drought
A longterm study tracked how hundreds of species in this valley fared during the historic drought that struck California from 2012 to 2015.
Arctic ecosystems are getting greener
Researchers have developed a technique to better predict how plants in cold regions respond to warming.
Graduate student Jesse Strecker awarded Switzer Fellowship
ERG graduate student Jesse Strecker receives a 2018 Switzer Fellowship for his commitment to advancing environmental issues.
In memoriam: economist Peter Berck
A faculty member since 1976, Berck was the S.J. Hall Professor of Forest Economics and a professor of agricultural and resource economics.
Environmental regulations drove steep declines in U.S. factory pollution
New research indicates that stricter regulations have played a major role in America's declining levels of industrial pollution.
Blocking sunlight to cool Earth won’t reduce crop damage from global warming
Lowering the Earth's temperature reduces heat stress on crops, but decreased solar intensity reduces crop yields.
Mojave birds crashed over last century due to climate change
Researchers link population decline within many bird species in the Mojave Desert to decreased rainfall as a consequence of climate change.
CNR Recognizes Retiring Faculty
College of Natural Resources congratulates faculty members who retired during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Warming climate will likely boost suicide rates worldwide
New research indicates that rising global temperatures may play a siginificant role in increased rates of suicide.
UC Berkeley, Karuk Tribe awarded USDA grant for collaborative research
The $1.2 million grant will help increase tribal ecosystem resilience in the face of climate change.
California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits go mostly out of state
According to a new study, during the first three years of California’s 5-year-old cap-and-trade program, the bulk of the greenhouse gas reductions occurred out of state.
Preeminent toxicologist and pesticide expert John Casida dies at 88
The professor emeritus and Wolf Prize awardee was one of the world’s leading authorities on how pesticides work and how they can potentially harm humans.
Bree Rosenblum appointed Berkeley Connect director
Rosenblum will serve as faculty director of the campus-wide undergraduate professional development and community-building program.
New online course will make blockchain so clear ‘you can explain it to your grandma’
CNR undergraduate student Gloria Wang has co-created a blockchain course for the public.
Human disturbance creates a more nocturnal natural world
A new study published in Science finds that mammals are becoming more nocturnal in response to human activity.