Reaver, a lecturer in the department, joined four others in the College to be honored for exceptional instruction during the pandemic.
Anders Näär on Preventing Infection with Molecular Velcro
In an interview, Näär discusses his research with the Innovative Genomics Institute to treat and prevent COVID-19.
Course Highlight: Nutrition in the Community
Learn about students' social marketing campaigns to encourage healthy behavior.
Mary Blackburn wins NEAFCS Hall of Fame award
The Nutrition Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension in Alameda County is also an alumna of Berkeley.
Professor emerita Angela Little featured in California Magazine
Angela C. Little, professor emerita in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, discusses her career path and sexism in academia.
Frontline Workers in the Fields
Cooperative Extension specialist Susana Matias was part of the COVID-19 Farmworker Study, surveying hundreds of farmworkers to understand the pandemic's impacts.
“The responsibility belongs to all of us”
Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology associate professor James Olzmann authors an essay on advancing DEI in biological science.
Hands on learning at home
NST faculty and graduate students have adapted creatively to engage students for remote learning.
UC Berkeley receives grant to investigate Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments
Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology adjunct professor William Evans will study biomarkers of the disease.
Researchers discover link between microRNA and metabolic disorders
A new study, led by professor Anders Näär, discovers a crucial regulator of energy metabolism in humans.
An expert on 'undruggable' targets tackles the coronavirus
Professor Dan Nomura applies his past research to search for anti-viral drugs.
For an effective COVID vaccine, look beyond antibodies to T-cells
Professor Marc Hellersteins aims to develop a vaccine which sparks long-lasting immunity.
Researchers and community-based organizations release COVID-19 Farmworker Study
Cooperative Extension Specialist Susana Matias contributed to a collaborative study which highlights the inequities CA farmworkers face.
James Olzmann receives the ASCB Günter Blobel Early Career Award
The annual award from the American Society for Cell Biology recognizes Olzmann for his outstanding research into lipid droplet biogenesis and functions.
Scientists pivot to COVID-19 research, hoping for quick results to deal with pandemic
Professors Anders Näär and Dan Nomura in the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology receive funding to research COVID-19 treatments.
College of Natural Resources receives $50 million naming gift
Former dean Gordon Rausser has given the largest gift ever received by the College, strengthening its leadership in environmental and life sciences.
Molecular ‘switch’ reverses chronic inflammation and aging
Associate professor Danica Chen, senior author in a new study, lends insight into several aging-related diseases.
Two faculty members receive Miller Professorship
NST professor James Olzmann was one of nine at Berkeley to receive the award.
Reimagining Druggability
This fall issue of Breakthroughs magazine features professor Dan Nomura and how his lab is exploring the human proteome for the development of next-generation therapeutics.
New possibilities for killing cancer cells
New Berkeley research published in Nature identifies mechanisms that could be targeted to trigger ferroptosis, a form of cell death, in cancer cells.