The genome of the highly invasive Argentine ant, well on its way to wiping out many native ant species in California, has been sequenced. The effort is part of a consortium of researchers who sequenced the genomes of a total of four ant species.
Professor Wins Miller Award
Professor Glass at UC Berkeley has been awarded a prestigious Miller Fellowship to further her research in the cost-effective production of biofuels.
Many climate models lack the resolution to see the full range of impacts from a warmer world.
University of California, Berkeley, economist Michael Hanemann has attempted to refine the resolution to examine the economic impacts of climate change in far smaller chunks of property
Professor gives DOE webinar on Photosynthesis and Fuels
By: Sunita Satyapal, Energy.gov
View the Webinar page at DOE.
Guidelines for Managing Oak Rangelands: A Webinar Series
This webinar series is designed to create an awareness of the importance of managing oak woodlands and to present alternative management strategies for landowners to consider. It will be presented around the concepts in the University of California’s publication, “Guidelines for Managing California’s Hardwood Rangelands.”
Northwest's unusually foggy summer mystifies experts
Record levels of fog were reported in Seattle, Portland, Ore., Olympia, Wash., and from North Bend, Ore., to Quillayute, Wash., along the coast, said James Johnstone, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Washington's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans who's focused on West Coast fog.
Scientists sequence gut microbes of premature infant
By Robert Sanders, Media Relations, UC Berkeley
Drought-tolerant maize gets US debut
Field studies show its new hybrids will increase maize yields by 5% in water-limited environments, such as the western states of the intensively agricultural Corn Belt region.
2011 ASPRS Fellow Award Winners
Paul D. Brooks and Kass Green have been named the 2011 ASPRS Fellow Award winners.
Sudden oak death, other pests can lurk in firewood
By: Matthew Gomez, San Francisco Chronicle
While many people cozy up next to warm fires in the winter, experts warn that owners of wood-burning fireplaces should take care when choosing wood and buy local.
Smartphone users can report sudden oak death
By: Pam Kan-Rice, University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources
CNR Achieves LEED Gold on the Morgan Hall Laboratory Renovation. A first for UC Berkeley!
The 5,222 square foot renovation provides modern, efficient and sustainable labs that have been certified LEED Gold.
Clearing and Present Danger? Fog That Nourishes California Redwoods Is Declining
If the northern California coast gets less fog, the state's iconic redwoods may be in trouble.
HIV Prevalence in Africa Explained by "Marital Shopping"
Women and men in Africa experience a brief period in their lives while searching for the right marriage partner in which they are in a series of monogamous relationships with high turnover. This searching behavior generates a constant pool of individuals in short-term relationships.
