Professor Robert Dudley has published a new book (The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol; University of California Press, 2014) that assesses the evolutionary origins of attraction to alcohol.
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Research by members of Professor Nipam Patel's lab will be on display at the Xtreme Bugs Exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science through September 1, 2014.
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Research by Associate Professor Daniela Kaufer on the relationship between chronic stress and mental illness was the focus of new coverage from multiple news outlets, including the UC Berkeley NewsCenter and the LA Times.
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The Daily Californian has an excellent profile of Integrative Biology 157, “California Ecosystems,” taught by Assistant Professor Paul Fine.
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Professor Todd Dawson and Professor Mary Powers will receive $4.9M over the next five years as co-investigators to study the nearly 10,000 square kilometer Eel River watershed in Northern California and how its vegetation, geology and topography affect water flow all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
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Research that dispels the theory of the unimportance of the Y Chromosome co-Authored by Professor Rasmus Nielsen is the focus of a recent UC Berkeley NewsCenter article.
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Professor Tony Barnosky, together with other climate scientists, held a press conference at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. to present a new report focusing on the short-term effects of climate change and the need to monitor them closely.
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The Department of Integrative Biology and the University Herbarium are seeking applications for a tenure-track position in Plant Evolutionary Biology.  We seek candidates who have demonstrated excellence, originality and productivity in research, and interest in undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as public outreach.  Ph.D. or equivalent is required by date of hire. Read More

Professor David Ackerly was a guest on KQED Science Radio on September 8, 2013 to discuss the potential impact of climate change on the Bay Area's landscape.  Read More

W.L. Jepson Professor Bruce Baldwin was awarded the 2013 Asa Gray Award from The American Society of Plant Taxonomists in honor of his outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of plant systematics. The award is named for Asa Gray (1810 – 1888), the most important American botanist of the 19th century. Read More