March 11, 2024

Professor Dara O'Rourke writes about the lobbying efforts that led the Securities and Exchange Commission to water down its climate disclosure regulations for the MIT Technology Review.

March 08, 2024

The accomplished forest entomologist and renowned bark beetle expert died February 10. He was 93.

Integrative Biology Professor of the Graduate School, Marvalee Wake, shares her thoughts on recent findings about amphibians that provide "milk" to their young. Read her perspective in the journal Science here, and read more about the discovery in the New York Times article.

 

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CT scans of animal skeletons are now available to anyone, including those with 3D printers. Read more here...

 

In a paper in the journal Science, a team led by Professor Michael Yartsev's lab identified the part of the brain in Egyptian fruit bats that controls vocalizations and found that it contains very similar neural wiring to the part of the human brain that controls speech.

March 01, 2024

ESPM and ERG professor Meg Mills-Novoa spoke to Nevada Public Radio about her research on water scarcity and decarbonization across the Great Basin.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has allocated a $4 million grant to support collaborative research by UCLA, USC and CalTech that will examine cellular behaviors, many of which play a key role in developing immunity to pathogens and disease. Dino Di Carlo, UCLA professor of bioengineering and UC Berkeley BS and PhD alumnus, will lead the team.

February 29, 2024

A new method for measuring prolonged smoke exposure designed by ESPM's Rachel Morello-Frosch reveals the disproportionate impact of wildfire on Indigenous communities in California.

The 2024 Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Programs for Biotechnology (SMDP Biotech) and Medical Technology (SMDP MedTech) Our Program Director, Dustielyn Savage will be hosting a SMDP Info Session on March 8th at 11am PST.  Register in advance for this meeting: https://icpdprograms-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrf-mtpjoqEtZsPjTsJeS8Z5IEZjH0YgJq Interested candidates are invited to apply online at http://smdp.icpdprograms.org/.  Successful student applicants will receive fellowships to attend […]

Professor Aaron Streets was featured in this overview on the potential of microfluidics in The Scientist magazine.

February 26, 2024

The professor emeritus of Cooperative Extension spoke to KTVU about his career and longtime efforts to inspire youth to pursue a science education.

February 23, 2024

Mice spontaneously developed liver cancer under conditions that mimicked the chronic jet lag associated with many weeks of round-trip overseas flights.

February 21, 2024

The fourth-year forestry and business administration double major talks about woodworking, forestry camp, and his time at UC Berkeley.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology Meng-meng Fu and Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development Dipti Nayak on being named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows. They are among 9 early-career researchers at Berkeley to receive this competitive and prestigious award. Learn more... 

Professor Amy Herr weighs in on how researchers manage budgets and the ‘boom–bust’ grant cycle.

February 15, 2024

UC Berkeley professors Daniel Aldana Cohen and Katherine Snyder spoke to award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson about climate, politics, and the future.

February 13, 2024

Berkeley News recently interviewed fourth-year forestry and ecosystems management major Vishal Subramanyan about his work as a naturalist and wildlife photographer.

Professor Emeritus Boris Rubinsky's isochoric vitrification method of preserving coral samples in suspended animation is part of recent emergency efforts to save dying coral reefs. The method is being used by the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

February 07, 2024

A guest of the Berkeley Wildlife Program and Stone Center for Large Landscape Conservation, Prosek will deliver a public lecture on Friday, February 9th.