First known cases of sudden oak death detected in Del Norte County
The Berkeley-led SOD Blitz project and its collaborators found signs of a tree-killing pathogen in California’s Del Norte county.
Scientists track frog-killing fungus to help curb its spread
Professor Erica Bree Rosenblum and fellow researchers monitor a deadly fungus to protect various amphibian species.
Restoring our river ecosystems: an interview with Albert Ruhi
Ruhi co-authored a review on restoration of river flow regimes in Science this week.
X-rays of ancient sunflowers reveal their domestication roots
Benjamin Blackman researches sunflower history in collaboration with Michigan State University.
Managing fish populations with artificial intelligence
New research uses an algorithm to help make better global fishery population predictions.
Is wildfire management ‘for the birds’?
Spotted owls benefit from active fire management, not suppression, finds a new study co-authored by Scott Stephens.
Restoring access to Native foods can reduce food insecurity
UC Berkeley and four California and Oregon tribes collaborated on a comprehensive food security assessment.
Harnessing the cellular “trash can” to fight cancer
Nimbolide, a natural product found from the neem tree, acts as a recruiting molecule to limit cancer spread.
Biologists welcome new UC research station at Point Reyes
Berkeley’s new field station facilitates access to thousands in West Marin for those conducting ecological or other research.
Investment in renewable energy could save tropical rivers
Berkeley energy and river experts argue that investing in renewable technologies could be safer and cheaper than building large dams.
Social Insects
Neil Tsutsui's lab invites the public to join the scientific process through citizen science and outreach projects.
Leading the citizen science contagion
Coopertive Extension Specialist Matteo Garbelotto is on a mission to enlist citizen scientists to stomp out sudden oak death in California.
This millipede and beetle have a toxic relationship
Research from alumnus Brandt Weary and professor Kipling Will has been featured in KQED’s Deep Look video series.
Insulin insights
An unexpected connection between insulin receptor and gene expression opens new doors.
For America’s cities, housing policy is climate policy
Professor Dan Kammen and California state Senator Scott Wiener have co-authored a New York Times op-ed.
Assessing coral bleaching vulnerability in the Caribbean
A new study finds that in the Caribbean, independent island nations are less vulnerable to coral bleaching than island territories.
New Cannabis Research Center to explore environmental, social impacts of legalization
The new Center will explore how cannabis production impacts the environment and society, and how these impacts will evolve under new regulations.
$4.7M to study storing greenhouse gases in soil
An ambitious new multicampus consortium is seeking ways to capture billions of tons of carbon dioxide and bring net carbon emissions in California to zero by 2045.
Näär receives $9.2 million Novo Nordisk Foundation grant
Näär will co-lead a team developing new therapies for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a liver disease impacting millions globally.
Oceans are warming even faster than previously thought
Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, concludes an analysis of four recent ocean-heating observations.