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Campus Science News

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

Making scientific data more discoverable
Multicolored strings of a programming are visible on a computer screen. September 30, 2022

ESPM professor Carl Boettiger is part of a $3.2 million project focused on standardizing how scientific data is described.
College of Natural Resources
Grad Ambassadors Program: Interactive Workshops & Info Sessions

Department of Integrative Biology
Are ‘bold’ raccoons to blame for your overturned trash?
Black and white nocturnal camera capturing a raccoon staring at it while trying to go into a box with a hole. September 27, 2022

Research by an ESPM postdoctoral researcher suggests docile raccoons possess a greater ability to learn how to obtain food than their bold counterparts.
College of Natural Resources
Exploring Life at All Levels: Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley

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Department of Integrative Biology
Ten UC Berkeley courses revamped to incorporate inclusive and anti-racist approaches
Portraits of graduate students Lucy Andrews, Jaye Mejía-Duwan, Ja'Nya Banks, Adenike Omomukuyo, Ali Bhatti, Francisca Catalan, and Marina Stern. September 26, 2022

Led by ESPM faculty and graduate students, the collaborative effort focused on actionable changes to course material and structure. 
College of Natural Resources
New findings detail alternative immune pathways in duckweed species
A composite image showing health duckweeds next to diseased duckweeds. September 26, 2022

Antimicrobial genes in the small, invasive plant species may help improve disease resistance in rice and wheat.
College of Natural Resources