The UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources focuses on applied sciences related to food, agriculture, sustainability & conservation of the environment.
Joined October 2011
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California's latest budget proposal includes little or no funding for programs central to managing wolf populations. @ESPM_Berkeley's Arthur Middleton worries this could lead to additional conflict between landowners and the controversial predator. sfchronicle.com/california/a…
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As co-leads of the California Wolf Project, Middleton and Professor Justin Brashares work to advance the science and management of gray wolves in the state. Listen to their recent conversation with @calcattlemen to learn about the project. calcattlemen.org/2026/05/04/…
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SF Climate Week kicks off across the Bay Area tomorrow. A handful of the nearly 650 events will offer Rausser College students, faculty, and alumni the chance to share their expertise—one climate solution, lecture, or cup of chai at a time. nature.berkeley.edu/news/sho…
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Congratulations to David Zilberman (@zilbo), a professor of the graduate school in @AreBerkeley, on being elected a 2025 AAAS Fellow. He is among the latest cohort of 11 @UCBerkeley faculty to earn the distinction. Read more about the recognition: are.berkeley.edu/news/david-…
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The human ear can only decipher a fraction of the sounds around us. New technology now gives everyone from musicians to scientists—like Professor Damian Elias, who studies how jumping spiders communicate by drumming on solid surfaces—a chance to listen in. wapo.st/3O6iMYu
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“Global health starts with clean air, clean water, secure and healthy food, and a stable climate,” Dean David Ackerly told hundreds of academic and industry leaders during February's Healthcare Conference Taipei 2026. Read more about the event: publichealth.berkeley.edu/ar…
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The two-day event—presented by J.P. Morgan, UC Berkeley, and The Regent Taipei—offered eight Berkeley deans an opportunity to showcase how UC Berkeley research is steering the future of healthcare. publichealth.berkeley.edu/ar…
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In a first-of-its-kind study published today in @natBME, @UCBerkeley researchers detail how they can accelerate the biological age of stem-cell-derived fat and liver tissue by 40 years—all in as little as four days.
Learn more about their findings: nature.berkeley.edu/news/202…
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This new technology could make it easier for researchers to understand aging mechanisms and screen longevity therapeutics without waiting years for results.
Read their full open-access study: nature.com/articles/s41551-0…
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🚨We’re getting down to the wire!🚨 We need 75 more gifts to unlock the final $57,000 in #CalBigGive matching funds. Every gift—no matter the size—helps us reach our goal. Join our final push by making your gift before 9 pm: givingday.berkeley.edu/givin…
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Big Give is here! A special moment for our ARE and EEP family to come together and uplift the students and faculty who make this department a world-class program and teach and mentor our undergraduates in the EEP major. DONATE NOW TO THE ARE FUND:
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Support the next generation of scholars, researchers, and innovators during #CalBigGive. Every gift made to PMB’s Graduate Student Support Fund before 9 pm today can help unlock $20,000 in matching funds committed by department faculty. Give now: givingday.berkeley.edu/givin…
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Support the ESPM graduate students who are advancing research in conservation, climate justice, and sustainability during #CalBigGive. From now until 9 pm, the first 20 gifts of any size will help us unlock matching funds. Give today: givingday.berkeley.edu/givin…
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🚀 #CalBigGive is LIVE! Every gift—no matter the size—supports the Rausser College student experience, research for the public good, and the next generation of environmental leaders. Give in the next 24 hours to help us unlock $167,000 in matching funds: givingday.berkeley.edu/givin…
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WATCH: Dean David Ackerly explains how a century of fire suppression as the leading forest management policy led to a dangerous accumulation of forest fuels, and how experts are now using "good" fire—and other approaches—to rebalance the ecosystem. youtube.com/watch?v=yx4n35x5…
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For a recent Science Advances study, ERG postdoc Johan Eckdahl reconstructed emissions from more than 300 wildfires in Sweden. His results suggest that current climate estimates fail to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/27…
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Analysis by @AreBerkeley's Ali Hill and collaborators at @UCANR indicates that California's working landscapes—the farms, ranches, mines, forests, renewable energy installations, and fisheries—generated $404 billion in sales income in 2024. ucanr.edu/blog/anr-news-rele…
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Assistant Professor Alejandra Echeverri and alum Becky Chaplin-Kramer, PhD '10, join a @ucsantabarbara-led team who say Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature—it can also measure social good. news.ucsb.edu/2026/022371/mo…
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ICYMI: Cooperative Extension Professor Kristen Shive and collaborators at @nature_org and the U.S. Forest Service find that wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the West. Read more about the study: nature.org/en-us/newsroom/ca…
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One week until #CalBigGive! On March 11 at 9 pm, join the Rausser College community for 24 hours of inspiration, generosity, and impact. Gifts of any size help unlock matching funds for students and research. Learn more and mark your calendars: givingday.berkeley.edu/givin…
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