College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley

Why CNR?

Your Bachelor's of Science Degree from CNR can take you to medical, law, business, or graduate school. Or you could always choose to invent something brilliant and make a ton of money.     MORE »

Green Shopping

Are your purchases as green as you want them to be? Professor Dara O'Rourke's new startup, GoodGuide, aims to help consumers find the most green products - from their cell phones.     MORE »

Veggies Target Cancer

NST professor Leonard Bjeldanes and colleagues have shown that an anti-cancer compound found in broccoli and cabbage works by lowering the activity of an enzyme associated with rapidly advancing breast cancer.    MORE »

CNR News


Double Trouble for Hemlock Forests

An aphid-like pest, combined with booming deer populations, is wreaking havoc across the eastern United States.

Three CNR faculty members named AAAS Fellows

Professors Brenner (PMB), Fortmann (ESPM), and Thiel (adjunct in NST) have been named fellows of the world's largest general scientific society.

Creating Fine Wines on a Warming Planet

CNR and industry panelists look at vineyard responses to scarce water, fluctuating fuel costs, pests and changing weather patterns.

Video Spotlight


Posted by Eva on 10-8-2008 2:38 pm

Professor Todd Dawson discusses the Blue Oak Reserve, a research facility where scientists are deciphering the California oaks' decline.