Rausser College News

Rausser College Dean David Ackerly explains why total fire suppression has backfired and why California needs to adopt controlled burns to restore balance to the ecosystem.Read more about Does California actually need more fire?

Beyond Yellowstone Research Director Kristin Barker and colleagues at the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship spoke with Wyoming PBS about their collaborative work to improve migration corridors in the state.Read more about Helping wildlife navigate Wyoming's invisible walls

Arabidopsis thaliana could serve as a model organism for studying aging at the molecular level, according to recent research from PMB Assistant Professor Ben Williams and postdoctoral researcher Dawei Dai.Read more about A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age

A collaborative study co-authored by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristen Shive details how wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the Western United States.Read more about How wildfires can be leveraged to increase forest resilience

An interdisciplinary team of researchers, including Assistant Professor Alejandra Echeverri say Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature and can be used to measure social good.Read more about Measuring the true value of Earth science information

Postdoctoral researcher Diego Ellis Soto combines his academic work and his passion for music to create a fresh look at how we should think about nature in motion.Read more about What happens when you let nature sing?

In a development that could help the state meet its climate and housing goals, research led by ESPM Professor Paul Mayencourt has helped a Humboldt County lumber company become the first vertically integrated mass-timber producer in California.Read more about Decarbonizing California's construction industry, one building at a time

Can California, home to the nation’s biggest dairy industry, balance the environmental benefits linked to cattle and other grazing animals with the impact of methane emissions associated with agricultural production?Read more about Understanding the battle over cattle

ESPM Professor Jill Banfield and Innovative Genomics Institute researchers have discovered an innovative method to reduce methane emissions from rice paddies by influencing the activities of soil microbes.Read more about Uncovering a novel way to cut methane emissions

Garbelotto will carry the Olympic torch on Wednesday, January 28. Accompanied by his service dog, S’Abba, he believes their journey could make history as perhaps the first time a service dog will walk alongside a person with a mobility disability in the torch relay.Read more about Deep in the Dolomites, Professor Matteo Garbelotto and his service dog carry the Olympic flame

A recent study led by UC Berkeley researchers reveals how Magellanic penguins have upended the traditional social structures of pumas in Argentina’s Monte León National Park.Read more about How penguins reshape puma habits in Patagonia

The new name for the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology reflects its current research focus and signals a commitment to the field's evolving landscape.Read more about NST renamed Department of Metabolic Biology & Nutrition

The award will support Arruda’s research into finding new treatments for liver fibrosis.Read more about Professor Ana Paula Arruda named 2025 Hellman fellow

The American Institute of Physics recognized Holdren, a professor emeritus and co-founder of the Energy and Resources Group, for his efforts to engage the public and promote sound government policies.Read more about John Holdren awarded 2026 Karl Compton Medal