Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources
@NatureAtCal
The UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources focuses on applied sciences related to food, agriculture, sustainability & conservation of the environment.
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/
Many of the cabins at Camp Mystic were built in designated flood zones. @AreBerkeley lecturer Anna Serra-Llobet told @nytimes that construction is discouraged in river floodways, where deep and fast-moving waters are expected to travel during flood events. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
As Dragon Bravo Fire continues to burn in Grand Canyon National Park, Professor Scott Stephens recently spoke to the @AP about the critical role prescribed fire can play in making our forests and lands more resilient to wildfire. apnews.com/article/wildfi…
On July 22, 1874, the University of California held its second commencement ceremony, in Berkeley. Rosa Letitia Scrivner became the first woman to graduate, with an honors degree in agriculture. The U.C. Regents had voted to admit women students on equal terms with men in 1870.
Join us in congratulating faculty members Dennis Baldocchi, Lewis Feldman, Mike Freeling, N. Louise Glass, Daniel Kammen, Dale Johnson, and Bill Tietje on their retirement. We thank them for their dedication and service to the University. nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/07/r…
Discuss climate action and "Climate Stewardship" by Adina Merenlender of @HoplandREC, @ucanr & @NatureAtCal with @DanielleVenton at KQED's Climate Book Club! Thursday, July 17, 6:30pm
Our book club reading schedule is starting. Please join and read with us! We're learning about how Californians are solving environmental problems around the state. In-person event with the author scheduled for July 17th: kqed.org/science/199718…
Congratulations to Usha Lingappa for receiving a 2025 Branco Weiss Fellow! The fellowship will support Usha's research on algal contributions to soil carbon cycling as she continues her work as a postdoc in the @Merchant_Lab. Congrats again 🎊 Read more: bit.ly/lingappa-congr…
Professor Kate O'Neill spoke to The New York Times about Malaysia’s ban on importing plastic waste from the United States, and how this change could result in waste being redirected to countries that are less equipped to handle it. nytimes.com/2025/07/01/cli…
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/Bo…
Graduate students Sarah Sarfaty Epstein and Cynthia Wilson were named 2025 @switzernetwork Fellows, which supports next-generation leaders in the public and private sectors who are dedicated to creating positive environmental change. Read more: nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/06/t…
Assistant Professor Rachel Carlson's latest study explores whether some of Hawaii's coastal businesses, which benefit greatly from threatened coral ecosystems, may serve as an untapped funding source for reef conservation and restoration. Learn more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2025/06/a…
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/philomathiacen…
A first-of-its-kind study co-authored by Tamma Carleton, Assistant Professor at @AreBerkeley, shows that the global food system is more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Learn more about the study: nature.berkeley.edu/news/2025/06/c…
The UC Office of Scholarly Communication recently featured the Park Stewardship Forum, an open-access publication co-published by the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity and the George Wright Society. Learn more about the journal: osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2025/05/eschol…
You know it. You know the story. 🥇 UC Berkeley is ranked the top public university in the nation according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best global universities. Way to go, Bears. It’s all because of you! 💙🐻💛
Postdoctoral researcher @sunnyjoy_dupuis, PhD '25 Microbiology, writes about the @Merchant_Lab and @QB3Berkeley scientists peeking in on algae at night to discover how the organisms prepare for another stressful day on the job. qb3.berkeley.edu/news/tiny-orga…
Ali Odeh oversees nearly 300 water service providers across Palestine. As a recent participant in the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, he’s drawing on his lessons to help navigate the urgent resource crisis. nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/…
Alum @lowseverityfire, BS '20 Ecosystem Management and Forestry; MF '22, works as Fire Network statewide coordinator for @ucanr. Read more about her education and career path in this recent feature. ucanr.edu/blog/employee-…
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/breakthroughs/…
