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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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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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
Nicholas Matzke, a graduate student in Professor John Huelsenbeck's lab, is the focus of a recent Berkeley NewsCenter article on his research estimating the dates when bacteria invaded early one-celled eukaryotes, a process which led to a symbiotic relationship that resulted in today's mitochondria (in animals) and chloroplasts (in plants).
Growing up in land-locked Colorado, my childhood experiences involved more snowmen than sand-castles. Although my interactions with the ocean were limited, my fascination with the marine world grew exponentially with every exposure. After becoming SCUBA certified at the age of 15, diving became an integral part of my life, leading me to become an instructor in Zanzibar, Tanzania. After living in Africa and Australia, I conducted research on artificial coral reef systems in Indonesia, assessing the relationship between structural characteristics and diversity.
Berkeley NewsCenter has an in-depth profile of Jeff Benca, an IB graduate student in Assistant Professor Cynthia Looy's lab.
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