Cooperative Extension Specialist Appointed to State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
Gary Nakamura, Cooperative Extension specialist and Co-Director for the Center of Forestry, was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Power of Green Algae
Professor Tasios Melis is unlocking the chemical power of green algae to create clean hydrogen fuel that eliminates air-polluting fossil fuels in its production.
Mark Tanouye receives award to investigate brain diseases
Mark A. Tanouye, professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, recently received one of six 2008 Neuroscience of Brain Disorders Awards from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience.
The annual awards support research by U.S.
The annual awards support research by U.S.
Donald Kaplan, expert on plant shapes and forms, dies at 69
Donald Robert Kaplan, professor emeritus of plant biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and an influential expert on the development of the diverse forms and shapes of plants, has died at the age of 69.
$5.2 million grant from Moore Foundation funds ambitious project to barcode an entire ecosystem
In the middle of the South Pacific, about 12 miles west of Tahiti, is a tropical island that soon will emerge as a model ecosystem, thanks to the efforts of a U.S.-French research team led by University of California, Berkeley, biologists.
Professor Lemaux Awarded Crop Science Fellowship
Peggy Lemaux, professor of Plant and Microbial Biology and cooperative extension specialist, has been selected to be a 2007 Crop Science Society of America fellow.
Spotlight On Scott Stephens
Fire, once a key phenomenon in the balance of forest ecosystems, has gone rogue, thanks to years of detrimental land-use policy.
CNR Faculty and Students Combat Southern California Wildfires
From fighting wildfires in the field to predicting the role of the Santa Ana winds, CNR students and faculty have proven to be an invaluable resource in combating the more than a dozen fires that raged in Southern California in the past weeks.
Two CNR Scientists named fellows of AAAS
Two CNR faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Workshop Cultivates Grad Students' Interest in Vegetation Mapping
Two flora enthusiasts got the chance learn about cutting edge technology during a Geospatial Imaging and Informatics Facility workshop last week.
PMB Assistant Professor Awarded Packard Fellowship
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named CNR’s Arash Komeili one of 20 new promising scientific researchers as a 2007 recipient of Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering.
Committee Invites Participation in Search for the New Dean of CNR
To faculty, staff, and students of the College of Natural Resources:
Conservation biologist Claire Kremen wins MacArthur 'genius' fellowship
Claire Kremen, a conservation biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, whose applied research advances the fields of ecology, biodiversity and agriculture, has been named a MacArthur Fellow.
Global environmental ambassadors discuss the impact of Berkeley's unique leadership program
The Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program (http://nature.berkeley.edu/beahrselp/) offers a unique learning opportunity for environmental professionals from around the world to gain expertise, enha