http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2012/fellows.php http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2012/fellows.php#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:48:45 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33101 David Wake, amphibian expert and professor emeritus of integrative biology, will receive this year's Fellows' Medal, the highest honor of the California Academy of Sciences. Wildlife ecologist Justin Brashares, associate professor of ESPM, and astronomer Steven Beckwith are among 10 newly elected fellows of the academy. ]]> http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2012/fellows.php/feed/ 0 http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2012/08/democracy-works-for-endangered-species.html http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2012/08/democracy-works-for-endangered-species.html#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:00:17 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32617 Eric BIber, professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law, co-authors a study reviewing citizen-initiated petitions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for listings under the Endangered Species Act. The study authors found that citizen groups do as well or better than the federal agency in spotting species at risk, and that without their help, many species would be left unprotected. ]]> http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2012/08/democracy-works-for-endangered-species.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/15/climate-change-range-shift/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/15/climate-change-range-shift/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:01:05 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32594 Two new studies by UC Berkeley scientists provide a clearer picture of why some species move — and where they go — in response to climate change. One found a dramatic decline in populations of a mountain ground squirrel, except where humans lived. Another paper finds that precipitation is an underappreciated driving force for species' response to climate change. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/15/climate-change-range-shift/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/23/campus-still-a-great-place-for-birds-despite-century-of-changes/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/23/campus-still-a-great-place-for-birds-despite-century-of-changes/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:33:25 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32277 The bird population on the Berkeley campus has remained surprisingly diverse over the past 100 years, showing that it’s possible to create a green wildlife haven within a dense urban area, researchers say.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/23/campus-still-a-great-place-for-birds-despite-century-of-changes/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/21/bushmeat-child-anemia/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/21/bushmeat-child-anemia/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:00:11 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19695 When the dinner menu includes endangered species, human nutritional needs must contend with efforts to manage wildlife resources, according to a new UC Berkeley study. Researchers estimate that a loss of access to bushmeat as a source of food would lead to a 29 percent jump in the number of children suffering from anemia. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/21/bushmeat-child-anemia/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/24/greenfire/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/24/greenfire/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:18:17 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=6339 The life and contributions of wildlife ecology pioneer Aldo Leopold are showcased in a new documentary, "Green Fire," which gets its West Coast premiere Monday at Berkeley’s Pacific Film Archive theater in a screening co-sponsored by the campus's Sagehen Creek Field Station.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/24/greenfire/feed/ 0