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Greening the Greeks at UC Berkeley
A frat house recycling program instituted earlier this semester by a pair of ambitious sorority sisters has put a dent in the load of cans, bottles, and cardboard that Cal's fraternities send to the dump every week.
Professor Receives Prestigious Young Investigator Award
Stephanie M. Carlson, assistant professor of environmental science, policy, and management, is among this year’s recipients of the American Society of Naturalists’ Young Investigator Award
Will a 30-Percent Incentive on Fruits and Vegetables Lead to Healthier Eating?
Source: Abt Associates
Worldwide slowdown in plant carbon uptake
Deep and extended droughts are responsible for a recent slowdown in the amount of carbon dioxide that land plants pulled from the atmosphere as they grew, a new study suggests.
We can farm on Mars!
If we ever decide to colonize Mars, it might be fairly simple to grow crops in that red soil, according to a new study. Mars’ reduced gravity could let us use less water and fertilizer than we do on Earth.
Dirt! The Movie
Pedology is the study of soils, and that's what Ronald Amundson teaches as a soil-science professor and the chair of UC Berkeley's Division of Ecosystem Sciences.
In Memoriam of Dr. Arnold Zellner
Dr. Arnold Zellner, ARE adjunct professor, passed away on Tuesday August 10, 2010 at the age of 83. He was one of the great thinkers of our times, a wonderful person, and a major contributor to the ARE department.
Secrets of the redwoods: HSU, UCB scientists work to unlock mysteries
The research project is called the Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative, but the information gathered will help scientists determine much more than how climate change will affect trees. The team said forests are also being affected by invasive species, urbanization and pollution.
GM Plants Escape Into American Wild
Genetically modified canola plants have been found growing wild in the U.S., in some cases far from fields of cultivated genetically modified canola. Results suggest that the plants are reproducing on their own, making this the first report of an established population of GM organisms in the wild in the U.S., according to the team.
Was Today's Poverty Determined in 1000 B.C.?
So what if I told you that economic success was instead determined by what your ancestors did more than a millennium ago? That is one implication of a provocative new study by Diego Comin, William Easterly (known for his skepticism of foreign aid programs) and Erick Gong.
CNR Professor contributes to new plan to reduce threat of catastrophic wildfires in California
By: Jim Miller, Scripps News
California has a new road map to guide efforts to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfires in the coming years and Professor Max Mortiz is on top of it all.
Several Members of ARE Faculty and Alumni win AAEA Awards
The awards were announced Monday, July 26.
CE Specialist Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Peggy Lemaux, Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, was presented with The Society of In Vitro Biology Lifetime Achievement Award for 2010.