Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources
@natureatcal.bsky.social
UC Berkeley's Rausser College of Natural Resources focuses on applied sciences related to food, agriculture, sustainability & conservation of the environment.
Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs looks inland to California's rural and agricultural areas, highlighting the Rausser College researchers advancing science and solutions to support communities and ecosystems across the Golden State. Read the full issue at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs.
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs looks inland to California's rural and agricultural areas, highlighting the Rausser College researchers advancing science and solutions to support communities and ecosystems across the Golden State. Read the full issue at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs.
A recent Ecological Applications study led by alum Jessie Moravek, PhD '24, details how beavers can boost fire resilience and water storage in 31 watersheds across California's Sierra Nevada by creating well-connected wetland environments. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/beavers...
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A recent Ecological Applications study led by alum Jessie Moravek, PhD '24, details how beavers can boost fire resilience and water storage in 31 watersheds across California's Sierra Nevada by creating well-connected wetland environments. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/beavers...
ARE Cooperative Extension Professor Alexandra Hill recently spoke with Ag Alert about challenges in the farm labor market, and how California farmers are working to support their farmworkers amid fears of deportation.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
ARE Cooperative Extension Professor Alexandra Hill recently spoke with Ag Alert about challenges in the farm labor market, and how California farmers are working to support their farmworkers amid fears of deportation.
www.agalert.com/california-a...
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A new study led by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristin Dobbin finds that, on average, water utilities where all voters have a say in local water decision-making tend to perform better than those whose voters do not have a say. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-wat...
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A new study led by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristin Dobbin finds that, on average, water utilities where all voters have a say in local water decision-making tend to perform better than those whose voters do not have a say. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-wat...
The ecological impacts of drought on California's Sierra Nevada are far more complex and context-dependent than previously understood, according to a recent study by Kyle Leathers and ESPM professor @albertruhi.bsky.social. Learn more about their findings: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-dro...
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The ecological impacts of drought on California's Sierra Nevada are far more complex and context-dependent than previously understood, according to a recent study by Kyle Leathers and ESPM professor @albertruhi.bsky.social. Learn more about their findings: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-dro...
A collaborative study of cannabis policy and land use led by the Cannabis Research Center found that cultivation threatens CA Tribal cultural resources. Read more about the findings and explore tools to support Tribal control of the consultation process. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/new-res...
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A collaborative study of cannabis policy and land use led by the Cannabis Research Center found that cultivation threatens CA Tribal cultural resources. Read more about the findings and explore tools to support Tribal control of the consultation process. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/new-res...
Congratulations to ESPM Professor Rodrigo Almeida, who was named a @calacademy.bsky.social fellow in recognition of his experimental and modeling work on the ecology, evolution, and management of insect-transmitted plant pathogens. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/espm-pr...
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Congratulations to ESPM Professor Rodrigo Almeida, who was named a @calacademy.bsky.social fellow in recognition of his experimental and modeling work on the ecology, evolution, and management of insect-transmitted plant pathogens. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/espm-pr...
Analysis by Drew Terasaki Hart, PhD '22 ESPM, and researchers in the lab of Associate Professor Ian Wang shows that seasonal cycles can be out of sync, even between nearby locations. The study was featured on a recent @nature.com cover. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/reveali...
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Analysis by Drew Terasaki Hart, PhD '22 ESPM, and researchers in the lab of Associate Professor Ian Wang shows that seasonal cycles can be out of sync, even between nearby locations. The study was featured on a recent @nature.com cover. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/reveali...
A comprehensive review of urban biodiversity research co-authored by Associate Professor @irynad.bsky.social and ESPM alumni researchers showcases how nature can support the health and wellbeing of people in cities. Learn more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/impact-...
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A comprehensive review of urban biodiversity research co-authored by Associate Professor @irynad.bsky.social and ESPM alumni researchers showcases how nature can support the health and wellbeing of people in cities. Learn more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/impact-...
There's still time to register for next Monday's Albright Lecture in Conservation. Marine biologist @ayanaeliza.bsky.social will discuss her new book “What If We Get It Right?" and speak with Dean David Ackerly and ASUC senator Bella Santos. events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
October 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
There's still time to register for next Monday's Albright Lecture in Conservation. Marine biologist @ayanaeliza.bsky.social will discuss her new book “What If We Get It Right?" and speak with Dean David Ackerly and ASUC senator Bella Santos. events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
MONDAY, Oct 6: Join us for the Albright Lecture with @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, renowned marine biologist, policy expert, and climate thought leader, as she discusses her new book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. Register here:
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events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MONDAY, Oct 6: Join us for the Albright Lecture with @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, renowned marine biologist, policy expert, and climate thought leader, as she discusses her new book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. Register here:
events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
Rausser College is excited to welcome six new faculty members this academic year. Their research expertise spans a variety of topics, including environmental economics, metabolic biology, land management, and plant biology. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/rausse...
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Rausser College is excited to welcome six new faculty members this academic year. Their research expertise spans a variety of topics, including environmental economics, metabolic biology, land management, and plant biology. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/rausse...
The findings counter years of assumptions that migratory hoofed mammals like elk can escape predation in spring because predators are tied to their offspring, which are born blind and deaf and stay in their den until they are at least three weeks old. news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/01/p...
August 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The findings counter years of assumptions that migratory hoofed mammals like elk can escape predation in spring because predators are tied to their offspring, which are born blind and deaf and stay in their den until they are at least three weeks old. news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/01/p...
We are excited to welcome Robert Bonnie, a former USDA undersecretary who served during the Biden and Obama administrations, to the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship. Learn more about their new distinguished scholar: nature.berkeley.edu/stewardship/...
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We are excited to welcome Robert Bonnie, a former USDA undersecretary who served during the Biden and Obama administrations, to the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship. Learn more about their new distinguished scholar: nature.berkeley.edu/stewardship/...
Rausser College PhD candidates Yihong Zhu, Marco Dueñas, Sheherazade, and Simon Greenhill were awarded fellowships by the Philomathia Center to study issues related to the environment. Learn more about their research: vcresearch.berkeley.edu/philomathiac...
June 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rausser College PhD candidates Yihong Zhu, Marco Dueñas, Sheherazade, and Simon Greenhill were awarded fellowships by the Philomathia Center to study issues related to the environment. Learn more about their research: vcresearch.berkeley.edu/philomathiac...
In February, Dean David Ackerly visited Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, as one of UC Berkeley’s representatives during bipartisan discussions about water, agriculture, forestry, wildfire, and more. Learn more about the trip: nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
June 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In February, Dean David Ackerly visited Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, as one of UC Berkeley’s representatives during bipartisan discussions about water, agriculture, forestry, wildfire, and more. Learn more about the trip: nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
Rooms 304 and 205 in Hilgard Hall now bear the names of three UC Berkeley scientists—George Meléndez Wright, Joseph S. Dixon, and Benjamin H. Thompson—credited with bringing science-based natural resource management to the National Park Service. nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/05...
June 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Rooms 304 and 205 in Hilgard Hall now bear the names of three UC Berkeley scientists—George Meléndez Wright, Joseph S. Dixon, and Benjamin H. Thompson—credited with bringing science-based natural resource management to the National Park Service. nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/05...
Researchers from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and @innovativegenomics.bsky.social are leveraging CRISPR and other genomic tools to help safeguard the planet’s supply of cacao from disease. Read more about their efforts in our latest issue of Breakthroughs. nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
May 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Researchers from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and @innovativegenomics.bsky.social are leveraging CRISPR and other genomic tools to help safeguard the planet’s supply of cacao from disease. Read more about their efforts in our latest issue of Breakthroughs. nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
Sabeeha Merchant, a professor in the Departments of Plant and Microbial Biology and Molecular and Cell Biology, recently wrote about the history of her research in the Journal of Molecular Biology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sabeeha Merchant, a professor in the Departments of Plant and Microbial Biology and Molecular and Cell Biology, recently wrote about the history of her research in the Journal of Molecular Biology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A collaborative global network of scientists spearheaded by Rausser College researchers is collecting and sharing open-source data to measure the breathing of the biosphere around the globe. Read more in Breakthroughs magazine: nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
May 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A collaborative global network of scientists spearheaded by Rausser College researchers is collecting and sharing open-source data to measure the breathing of the biosphere around the globe. Read more in Breakthroughs magazine: nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
Rausser College’s commitment to addressing pressing environmental and societal challenges extends far beyond the Bay Area. Read more about our international exchanges and impacts in the latest issue of Breakthroughs magazine at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/
April 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Rausser College’s commitment to addressing pressing environmental and societal challenges extends far beyond the Bay Area. Read more about our international exchanges and impacts in the latest issue of Breakthroughs magazine at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/
APRIL 21: Dean David Ackerly and Prof. Matt Potts will join a conversation on empowering individuals to create climate impact, highlighting behavior-based carbon tracking, equity-driven solutions, and the role of universities in driving change! RSVP here: ow.ly/Kt3750VCGIh
April 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
APRIL 21: Dean David Ackerly and Prof. Matt Potts will join a conversation on empowering individuals to create climate impact, highlighting behavior-based carbon tracking, equity-driven solutions, and the role of universities in driving change! RSVP here: ow.ly/Kt3750VCGIh
Join us for the Albright Lecture with Tom Steyer on Wednesday, April 2! Presented with @goldmanschool.bsky.social RSVP for the free event here: nature.berkeley.edu/events/2025/....
March 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Join us for the Albright Lecture with Tom Steyer on Wednesday, April 2! Presented with @goldmanschool.bsky.social RSVP for the free event here: nature.berkeley.edu/events/2025/....
Congratulations to Brian Staskawicz, a professor of the graduate school at Rausser College, on being awarded the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. The award recognizes his groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants. nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/03...
March 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Congratulations to Brian Staskawicz, a professor of the graduate school at Rausser College, on being awarded the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. The award recognizes his groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants. nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/03...
A first-of-its-kind survey led by Cooperative Extension professor @kbdobbin.bsky.social found that consolidations of California water systems improved both water quality and system infrastructure. Learn more about the survey and its findings at @ucanr.bsky.social. ucanr.edu/news/?rout...
March 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A first-of-its-kind survey led by Cooperative Extension professor @kbdobbin.bsky.social found that consolidations of California water systems improved both water quality and system infrastructure. Learn more about the survey and its findings at @ucanr.bsky.social. ucanr.edu/news/?rout...