Professor Inez Fung, a professor of both Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, Policy and Management, is elected as one of the 18 Academicians recognized by Academia Sinica. Academia Sinica holds its twice-yearly Convocation of Academicians.
Exposing the Student Body: Stanford Joins U.C. Berkeley in Controversial Genetic Testing of Students
The idea behind the two novel projects is that students will learn about optimizing treatment based on one's genetic profile most effectively if they are studying their own DNA.
The fewer Island marmots there are, the crankier they get
When they were facing extinction, the 25 or so Vancouver Island marmots remaining in the wild were cranky, uncommunicative and aloof.
Scientists study Global Warming Effects on Redwoods in CA
Sillett is a Humboldt State botanist whose pioneering research climbing redwoods 300 feet tall and higher. As part of the "Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative," he and his colleagues are making 3-D computer models of several trees at each site, meticulously measuring their girth every 15 feet, their bark, every branch larger than two inches in diameter, even the number of cones.
Spring 2010: Chris Johns, Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine
With striking visuals and in-depth reporting, we will focus on the emerging challenge of global freshwater shortages and the choices ahead as the world manages a limited supply.
Wild Neighbors: Local Spider Makes Good
By Joe Eaton
A couple of weeks ago, Ron and I went to the Bone Room to hear UC-Berkeley entomologist Rosemary Gillespie discuss her research on the spiders of the Hawai’ian Islands.
Trees shift upward as climate warms
By: David Perlman
The world's warming climate is forcing trees and the plant life around them into new territories where the environment is more like the areas where they normally thrive, scientists report from a new global survey.
The world's warming climate is forcing trees and the plant life around them into new territories where the environment is more like the areas where they normally thrive, scientists report from a new global survey.
Viewpoints: We can harness green energy by managing California forests
By: William Stewart
Forest management can lead to cleaner air, safer communities and lower firefighting costs, yet its greatest value may lie in addressing climate change and what it keeps hidden underground.
Forest management can lead to cleaner air, safer communities and lower firefighting costs, yet its greatest value may lie in addressing climate change and what it keeps hidden underground.
U.S. Climate Satellite Capabilities in Jeopardy
By Alexis Madriga
The United States is in danger of losing its ability to monitor key climate variables from satellites, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
The United States is in danger of losing its ability to monitor key climate variables from satellites, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Berkeley Butterfly Walk
by Steven Finacom
About a dozen people joined eminent UC entomologist Jerry Powell on Saturday, May 29, 2010 for a leisurely butterfly-watching walk along trails at the top of Berkeley’s Panoramic Hill.
John Casazza Returns from a Volunteer Assignment in the Republic of Georgia
John Casazza, an agribusiness management consultant from San Francisco, CA as well as the Alumni Association Board President at the College of Natural Resources, recently returned from a volunteer assignment in the Republic of Georgia where he adv
Agriculture Briefs: Presentation on pollinators
Three UC specialists will speak June 5 on the status of Sonoma County's bees and other pollinators.
CNR Awards
In early May the College of Natural Resources held its annual Awards Ceremony and presented the CNR Citation, the CNR Staff Award, the Career Achievement Award and finally the CNR Young Faculty/CE Specialist Award to four outstanding individuals w
