By Date
Dan Kammen on USAID, Clean Energy, and the Future of Global Development
February 06, 2025 The Energy and Resources Group professor was interviewed about the consequences of dismantling USAID, what it means for clean energy and economic development worldwide, and how the U.S. might navigate global leadership in sustainability without its flagship development agency.
Student Spotlight: Michael Brand
February 05, 2025 The second-year Environment Economics & Policy student was recently interviewed about his experience studying transoceanic internet cables through UC Berkeley's Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program.
Alum Zac Unger serving on the Oakland City Council
February 04, 2025 A graduate of the Range and Wildlife Management program, Unger was elected as Oakland’s District 1 Councilmember last November.
Book Talk: Most Delicious Poison by Noah Whiteman
Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Noah Whiteman will be speaking about his new book, Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature’s Toxins—From Spices to Vices, on March 5th at 5:00 pm in the Berkeley Morrison library. Learn more about the event here.
Balancing action and acceptance amidst rapid environmental change
February 03, 2025 A new study led by ESPM graduate student Abby Keller may help ecosystem managers and decision-makers determine when it is best to accept rapid, irreversible ecological changes.
Life cycles of some insects adapt well to a changing climate. Others, not so much.
Postdoctoral fellow César Nufio and his colleagues (IB Professor Caroline Williams, Dr. Lauren Buckley, and Dr. Monica Sheffer) have shared a new study of Colorado grasshoppers that shows grasshoppers that overwinter as juveniles have a head start on those that emerge in the spring. Read more via this UC Berkeley News link here: https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/01/31/life-cycles-of-some-insects-adapt-well-to-a-changing-climate-others-not-so-much/.
Coordinating interests is key to achieving clean energy goals
January 31, 2025 A government is far likelier to achieve clean energy goals when its policies resolve conflicting interests between different stakeholders, according to new research led by ESPM professor Jonas Meckling.
2025 MCB Lisa Eshun-Wilson Community Award
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 MCB Lisa Eshun-Wilson Community Award. This award was established to recognize the outstanding contributions of our MCB graduate students and postdocs who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to fostering a welcoming and equitable community.
Community and forest health intertwine in pinyon-juniper woodlands
January 28, 2025 ESPM professor Miranda Redmond and researchers in her lab are collaborating with Stanford University, tribal nations, and California government agencies on an interdisciplinary project aimed at improving the resilience of pinyon-juniper woodlands.
California’s most elusive mammal photographed for the first time
January 27, 2025 A team led by alum Vishal Subramanyan, released the first images of the Mount Lyell shrew more than 100 years after it was discovered.
Can California Afford Carbon Pricing?
January 24, 2025 Professor Meredith Fowlie writes about the future of California’s cap-and-trade program in a recent Energy Institute blog post
Yartsev wins Richard Lounsbery Award
In Memoriam Professor Emerita Thelma E. Rowell
It is with sadness that we report the passing of Professor Emerita Thelma E. Rowell during December 2024. Dr. Rowell joined the Berkeley faculty in 1974 as a member of the Department of Zoology and, later, the Department of Integrative Biology.
Yartsev wins Richard Lounsbery Award
Mapping Earth’s plant life to help combat climate change
January 22, 2025 Stephanie Pau, a professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and Geography, explains the science behind biogeography in 101 seconds.
Applying racial-justice principles to predators and their ecosystems
January 21, 2025 Environmental Science, Policy, and Management graduate student Tyus Williams harnesses his lived experiences to inform his research while documenting it on social media.
Bridge RNAs: ‘Holy Grail’ in Next-Gen Gene Editing Tech?
Logged tropical forests are still valuable for biodiversity
January 16, 2025 A new study of tropical forests in Borneo could better inform whether areas should be protected or restored after logging.
Study highlights crucial role of wildlife in human and ecosystem health and well-being
January 15, 2025 An international team of researchers asserts that inadequate recognition of wildlife's benefits to humans can hinder global conservation efforts and policies.
Study: Habitat protections boost home values in surrounding communities
January 13, 2025 Home prices within areas protected by the Endangered Species Act are barely changing, while prices in surrounding communities have increased by as much as 10 percent.