Research
IB Undergraduate Wins University Medal
Submitted by rhkayen on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 08:30This Saturday, May 13, Grant Schroeder, 22, an integrative biology major, will address thousands of his peers at a campus wide commencement ceremony as UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior and winner of the prestigious 2017 University Medal. Instead of cataloging his achievements, his speech will touch on the experiences and vulnerabilities that turned him from methodical to mensch. Read More...
My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond
Submitted by rhkayen on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 11:04Co-directors Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg will introduce the 4/22 screening, and introduce and lead a discussion following the 4/28 screening.
Yosemite documentary features Berkeley sequoia researchers
Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 13:25BS Nature documentary that first aired March 29 and is now available for streaming explores the impact of climate change on Yosemite National Park, and features two UC Berkeley biologists who climb to the tops of giant sequoias to understand what the future holds for these ancient trees.
How Butterfly Wings are Built
Submitted by khansen on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 07:54Professor Nipam Patel and his lab are using innovative techniques to study how butterflies develop their extraordinary colors and patterns. Watch this new video, created by the California Academy of Sciences, posted on its bioGraphic website:
Workshop: Switzerland. Evolutionary Biology
Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 12/12/2016 - 13:18Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps (The previous posting contained a typo in an invited professor’s name, for which we apologize.) The 2017 edition of the Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps will take place on 17-23 June 2017 in Riederfurka, Switzerland. Target participants are PhD students in early stages of PhD and advanced Master students.
Remember after election: Stress can be good for you
Submitted by rhkayen on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 08:23This election was particularly stressful. More than 50 percent of Americans reported that it was a significant source of stress, and this was true for supporters of both parties. The surprising result certainly stressed many. So, what do we do now?
The stress response is actually crucial for survival. When we get down to the biology of it, we understand that without it an organism will die when it encounters the first challenge in its environment.
Research proposes repellent/insecticide combination to fight malaria
Submitted by rhkayen on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 08:13After 15 years of research findings on efforts to fight malaria, a researcher has proposed a combination of insect repellents and insecticides to combat malaria scourge.
Michael Boots, a University of California, Berkeley, professor of integrative biology, who worked with his colleagues at Exeter University in the United Kingdom on the project, disclosed this on Monday in San Francisco, United States of America.
Todd Dawson in: The Fog and the Redwood on Science Friday
Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 09/26/2016 - 08:31One of the iconic species of the northern California coastline is the redwood tree. The majestic trees are dependent upon another feature emblematic of the area—fog. Plant ecologist Todd Dawson describes how redwoods utilize this seasonal water source and how drought and climate change are impacting these old-growth forests.
Mishler Lab Models the Effect of Climate Change on Trees
Submitted by khansen on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 08:54In a study published this week in Nature Climate Change, a team including Integrative Biology Professor Brent Mishler and Andrew Thornhill, collaborating with Carlos Gonzalez-Orozco from the University of Canberra, used a new big data analytic method to model the effects of climate change on eucalypts, Australia’s most dominant and widespread trees, taking into account detailed ranges for each species and their evolutionary relationships based on thousands of DNA sequences. Read More...