Campus Science News

The following news items are from various campus, college and department sources.

Researchers from Professor Michael Yartsev’s lab used wireless recording devices to track neural activity in Egyptian fruit bats, revealing new clues to how our long-term memories are formed. The study, published in Nature, was supported by grants from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the…
A composite photo featuring headshots of seven people July 10, 2025

The College congratulates professors Dennis Baldocchi, Lewis Feldman, Mike Freeling, N. Louise Glass, Daniel Kammen, Dale Johnson, and Bill Tietje on their retirement from UC Berkeley.

A headshot of Usha Lingappa July 08, 2025

The highly competitive international fellowship supports outstanding postdoctoral researchers pursuing unconventional and socially relevant science.

A photo of water pumped into an irrigation canal with an orchard in the background July 03, 2025

Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension Ellen Bruno's new analysis reveals that farmers will continue to drill wells and pump groundwater, actions that may exacerbate groundwater sustainability issues that California is trying to address.

An aerial photo of green forests surrounded by hardened lava July 02, 2025

In a study published this spring, ESPM researchers investigated the genetic and species diversity of Hawaiian arthropods in areas of wet forest left behind by lava flows. 

A graphic features a circular photo of a man in a suit looking at the camera. July 01, 2025

Bonnie, who led conservation and climate change initiatives at USDA during the administrations of Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, joins the Stone Center as a distinguished scholar.