ESPM professor Dara O’Rourke and graduate student Niklas Lollo examine a tool designed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
For an effective COVID vaccine, look beyond antibodies to T-cells
Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology professor Marc Hellersteins aims to develop a vaccine which sparks long-lasting immunity.
Benefits of cattle grazing for reducing fire fuels and hazard
UC Cooperative Extension specialists in the Bartolome-Huntsinger lab collaborated on a new study.
Interview with Professor Michael Mascarenhas
Mascarenhas is the editor of the new textbook Lessons in Environmental Justice.
Outside For All: Investing in Parks to Build Community Power
The recent Albright Lecture featured a discussion between the Trust for Public Land and other community leaders.
Systemic racism hurts not just humans, but urban biodiversity
Postdoctoral researcher Max Lambert discusses the importance of social justice in improving conservation.
New study assesses the sequencing of newborns' genomes
Plant & Microbial Biology graduate student Aashish Adhikari was featured in a Berkeley News article about widespread genetic testing.
Gene found to impact drought and heat stress adaptation in plants
Researchers at the Plant Gene Expression Center discover a mechanism that promotes vascular function in maize.
Conservation Conversations launches webinar series
Members of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity and the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management participated in the inaugural event.
Researchers and community-based organizations release COVID-19 Farmworker Study
Cooperative Extension Specialist Susana Matias contributed to a study which highlights the inequities California farmworkers face.
Research on predictive modeling informs mangrove conservation
Graduate student Jacob Bukoski is lead author of a study examining carbon stock estimation in mangroves.
Investigation into fungi food choices yields crucial insights
Professor of plant and microbial biology Louise Glass' Berkeley Lab team helps explain nutrient recycling, suggesting better methods for bio-based product production.
Researchers map nuclear membrane proteome in plants
In two studies, Yangnan Gu, an assistant professor of plant and microbial biology, reveals crucial insight into plant proteins from a key organelle.
Protected areas needed across climates to safeguard biodiversity
In a study published in Science Advances, researchers underscore the need for climate smart management to preserve biodiversity over the long term.
Emergency COVID-19 measures prevented more than 500 million infections, study finds
The groundbreaking study by the Global Policy Lab includes research from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the Energy and Resources Group.
Fire management helps conserve seasonally dry forests
In a study in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, professor Scott Stephens explains the interactions between fire management and ecosystem health.
Research shows potential shifts in distribution of California species
A special issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on climate refugia features research from professor and dean of the College David Ackerly.
Drought ‘refuges’ protect young coho salmon from summer heat
Researchers in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management tracked nearly 20,000 fish over the seven-year study.
Scientists pivot to COVID-19 research, hoping for quick results to deal with pandemic
Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology professors Anders Näär and Dan Nomura receive funding to research a drug for COVID-19.