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Rausser College of Natural Resources

October 31, 2023

The Rausser College of Natural Resources (RCNR), or Rausser College, is the oldest college at the University of California, Berkeley and in the University of California system. Established in 1868 as the College of Agriculture under the federal Morrill Land-Grant Acts, CNR is the first state-run agricultural experiment station. The college is home to four internationally top-ranked academic departments: Agriculture and Resource Economics; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management; Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology; and Plant and Microbial Biology, and one interdisciplinary program, Energy and Resources Group. Since February 2020, it is named after former dean and distinguished professor emeritus Gordon Rausser after his landmark $50 million naming gift to the college.[3]

Rausser College of Natural Resources
Wellman and Hilgard Halls, the frontispieces of Rausser College
Former names
College of Agriculture
College of Natural Resources
TypePublic professional school
Established1868[1]
Parent institution
University of California, Berkeley
DeanDavid Ackerly[2]
Academic staff
120
Undergraduates2,200
Postgraduates500
Location
Berkeley
,
California
,
United States

37°52′21″N 122°15′52″W / 37.872637°N 122.264502°W / 37.872637; -122.264502
Websitenature.berkeley.edu

The Department of Agriculture and Economics is considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in agricultural economics in the world, ranking #1 according to the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics,[4] #1 by the Chronicle of Higher Education,[5] #1 by Perry for its Ph.D. programs and in International Trade,[6] #1 by the National Research Council in Agricultural & Resource Economics,[7] and #1 by U.S. News in Environmental/Environmental Health.[8] In environmental disciplines, QS World Rankings recognizes Berkeley as the world's leading university in Environmental Studies[9] with 100 points in Academic Reputation.[10] U.S. News also ranks it among the best global university for environment and ecology.[11] A study of AJAE authors and their university affiliations found it to have the highest number of pages per research faculty member.[4]

Faculty include 40 Fulbright Fellows, 30 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows, 19 National Academy of Sciences members, 12 Guggenheim Fellows, 9 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 7 MacArthur Fellows, 4 Nobel Laureates, 3 Wolf Prize winners, and 2 World Food Prize winners. The current dean of the college is professor David Ackerly.[12]

History edit

Plans for the creation of this public university were first developed at the 1849 Constitutional Convention, but when the State of California was established in 1850, it lacked the funds necessary to create such a school. Missionaries sent west by the Home Mission Society of New York, however, created the College of California and eventually transferred its ownership to the State in 1855.

By 1862, the State had secured the land necessary to establish a college as a result of the Morrill Act. This college was known as the Agricultural Mining and Mechanical Arts College, and opened formally in 1866.

On March 23, 1868, Governor H.H. Haight combined the resources of this college with the College of California to create the first University of California.[13]

The Board of Regents began admitting women to the University of California in 1871, and the first woman to graduate was Rosa L. Scrivner, with a PhB in Agriculture.[14]

On February 29, 2020, former dean Gordon Rausser made a $50 million dollar donation to the college, which then changed its name to the Rausser College of Natural Resources in honor of the gift.[3]

Campus edit

 
The original College of Agriculture consisted of the Hilgard, Wellman, and Giannini halls. Today, Rausser has expanded to occupy the Koshland, Morgan, and Mulford buildings.[15]

Located on the northwest end of the Berkeley campus, the college comprises six main buildings. These include the historic group of Wellman, Hilgard, and Giannini halls that composed the original college. This trio, known as the Agriculture Complex, is the most unified grouping of buildings on campus.[16] They are on the National Register of Historic Places and are visually unified by a Mediterranean landscape of olive and stone pine trees.

The first hall, Wellman Hall, was designed under neoclassical architecture in 1912 by John Galen Howard. It was named after Harry R. Wellman, professor of agricultural economics and acting president of the university.[17]

Hilgard Hall was constructed six years later by the same architect, and it was named after Eugene W. Hilgard, professor of agricultural chemistry and father of modern soil science. Its neoclassical design is inscribed with the phrase "To Rescue for Human Society the Native Values of Rural Life."[18]

Giannini Hall was designed by Howard's co-worker William Charles Hays through an endowment from the Bancitaly Corporation (now known as Bank of America) in memory of their founder, Amadeo Giannini.

Departments edit

  1. Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) researches global food production, nutrition and health, development economics, climate change, environmental economics, applied econometrics, policy evaluation, energy economics, natural resource economics, and international trade.[19] Admissions to ARE's graduate program are highly competitive, with an acceptance rate of 8.8%.[20] ARE offers one undergraduate major, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP). ARE is chaired by David Sunding.
  2. Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) is the largest department within Rausser College, with three interrelated divisions Ecosystems Sciences, Organisms and Environment, and Society and Environment divisions. Research, teaching and outreach themes include biosphere/critical zone, biodiversity/dynamic environments, stewardship and environmental changes, and humanity and future earth. Admissions to ESPM's graduate program are highly competitive, with an acceptance rate of 8.75%.[21] ESPM graduates may earn a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, a M.A. in Forestry, or a M.S. in Range Management. ESPM also offers five undergraduate majors: Conservation and Resource Studies (CRS), Environmental Sciences (ES), Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR), Molecular Environmental Biology (MEB), and Society and Environment (SE).[22] ESPM is chaired by George Roderick.
  3. Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology (NST) researches the function of nutrients, phytochemicals, toxicants, and the metabolic interaction of these elements in living organisms in order to inform recommendations for dietary patterns to achieve optimum health and the treatment or prevent of chronic disease conditions.[23] NST offers doctoral degrees in Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition, as well as in Molecular Toxicology. The department oversees one undergraduate major program in Nutritional Sciences, with specialized tracks in Physiology & Metabolism, Dietetics, and Molecular Toxicology.[24] NST is chaired by Andreas Stahl.
  4. Plant and Microbial Biology encompasses theoretical and applied research in ecology, computational biology, genomics, host-microbe interactions, physiology, and biochemistry. It offers a Ph.D. in Plant or Microbial Biology, and oversees two similarly named undergraduate major programs. PMB is chaired by John Coates.
  5. Energy and Resources Group (ERG) provides education and research for a sustainable environment and a just society. ERG is a collaborative community of graduate students, core faculty, over 100 affiliated faculty and researchers across the campus, and nearly 500 alumni across the globe. Degrees include MA, MS, and PhD. Beginning in the 2017-18 academic year, ERG is chaired by Dan Kammen.

Research edit

Centers edit

  • Berkeley Food Institute
  • Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity
  • Berkeley Water Center
  • Center for Diversified Farming Systems
  • Center for Effective Global Action
  • Berkeley Forests
  • Energy Biosciences Institute
  • Plant Gene Expression Center

Facilities edit

  • Biological Imaging Facility
  • Geospatial Innovation Facility
  • Gill Tract
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy Facility
  • Oxford Facility Unit

References edit

  1. ^ Mission and History - Rausser College of Natural Resources
  2. ^ UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources. "Message". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b Kara Manke (February 29, 2020). "College of Natural Resources receives $50 million naming gift". Rausser College of Natural Resources. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Kinnucan, Henry (1994). "Ranking Agricultural Economics Departments by AJAE Page Counts: A Reappraisal" (PDF). Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.
  5. ^ "Doctoral Programs by the Numbers". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2010-09-30. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  6. ^ Perry, George (2004). "Ranking M.S. and Ph.D. Programs in Agricultural Economics – Spring 2004" (PDF). Oregon State University.
  7. ^ "Doctoral Programs by the Numbers". www.chronicle.com. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  8. ^ . usnews.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  9. ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Environmental Sciences". Top Universities. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  10. ^ "University of California, Berkeley (UCB)". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  11. ^ "Top Environment/Ecology Universities in the World | US News Best Global Universities". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  12. ^ Jonathan Mingle. "Profile: Dean David Ackerly". Breakthroughs: the Magazine of the Rausser College of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Daniel Coit Gilman and the Early Years of UC - Special Topics - A History of UCSF". history.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  14. ^ "Full text of "Graduates, 1864-1905. November 1905"". www.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  15. ^ "College of Natural Resources" (PDF). Forms & Petitions. University of California, Berkeley. February 2016.
  16. ^ Riggs, William; Knapp, Frederic (2012-01-01). "Hilgard Hall (John Galen Howard) Historic Structures Report".
  17. ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, 1997". texts.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  18. ^ "National Register #82004647: Hilgard Hall on UC Berkeley Campus, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  19. ^ "About". Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  20. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  21. ^ "| Our Environment at Berkeley". Our Environment at Berkeley. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  22. ^ "| Our Environment at Berkeley". Our Environment at Berkeley. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  23. ^ "Graduate Program". Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology | University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  24. ^ "Undergraduate Program". Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology | University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2016-06-06.

External links edit

  • Official website

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The Rausser College of Natural Resources RCNR or Rausser College is the oldest college at the University of California Berkeley and in the University of California system Established in 1868 as the College of Agriculture under the federal Morrill Land Grant Acts CNR is the first state run agricultural experiment station The college is home to four internationally top ranked academic departments Agriculture and Resource Economics Environmental Science Policy and Management Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology and Plant and Microbial Biology and one interdisciplinary program Energy and Resources Group Since February 2020 it is named after former dean and distinguished professor emeritus Gordon Rausser after his landmark 50 million naming gift to the college 3 Rausser College of Natural ResourcesWellman and Hilgard Halls the frontispieces of Rausser CollegeFormer namesCollege of AgricultureCollege of Natural ResourcesTypePublic professional schoolEstablished1868 1 Parent institutionUniversity of California BerkeleyDeanDavid Ackerly 2 Academic staff120Undergraduates2 200Postgraduates500LocationBerkeley California United States37 52 21 N 122 15 52 W 37 872637 N 122 264502 W 37 872637 122 264502Websitenature wbr berkeley wbr eduThe Department of Agriculture and Economics is considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in agricultural economics in the world ranking 1 according to the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 4 1 by the Chronicle of Higher Education 5 1 by Perry for its Ph D programs and in International Trade 6 1 by the National Research Council in Agricultural amp Resource Economics 7 and 1 by U S News in Environmental Environmental Health 8 In environmental disciplines QS World Rankings recognizes Berkeley as the world s leading university in Environmental Studies 9 with 100 points in Academic Reputation 10 U S News also ranks it among the best global university for environment and ecology 11 A study of AJAE authors and their university affiliations found it to have the highest number of pages per research faculty member 4 Faculty include 40 Fulbright Fellows 30 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows 19 National Academy of Sciences members 12 Guggenheim Fellows 9 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members 7 MacArthur Fellows 4 Nobel Laureates 3 Wolf Prize winners and 2 World Food Prize winners The current dean of the college is professor David Ackerly 12 Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Departments 4 Research 4 1 Centers 4 2 Facilities 5 References 6 External linksHistory editPlans for the creation of this public university were first developed at the 1849 Constitutional Convention but when the State of California was established in 1850 it lacked the funds necessary to create such a school Missionaries sent west by the Home Mission Society of New York however created the College of California and eventually transferred its ownership to the State in 1855 By 1862 the State had secured the land necessary to establish a college as a result of the Morrill Act This college was known as the Agricultural Mining and Mechanical Arts College and opened formally in 1866 On March 23 1868 Governor H H Haight combined the resources of this college with the College of California to create the first University of California 13 The Board of Regents began admitting women to the University of California in 1871 and the first woman to graduate was Rosa L Scrivner with a PhB in Agriculture 14 On February 29 2020 former dean Gordon Rausser made a 50 million dollar donation to the college which then changed its name to the Rausser College of Natural Resources in honor of the gift 3 Campus edit nbsp The original College of Agriculture consisted of the Hilgard Wellman and Giannini halls Today Rausser has expanded to occupy the Koshland Morgan and Mulford buildings 15 Located on the northwest end of the Berkeley campus the college comprises six main buildings These include the historic group of Wellman Hilgard and Giannini halls that composed the original college This trio known as the Agriculture Complex is the most unified grouping of buildings on campus 16 They are on the National Register of Historic Places and are visually unified by a Mediterranean landscape of olive and stone pine trees The first hall Wellman Hall was designed under neoclassical architecture in 1912 by John Galen Howard It was named after Harry R Wellman professor of agricultural economics and acting president of the university 17 Hilgard Hall was constructed six years later by the same architect and it was named after Eugene W Hilgard professor of agricultural chemistry and father of modern soil science Its neoclassical design is inscribed with the phrase To Rescue for Human Society the Native Values of Rural Life 18 Giannini Hall was designed by Howard s co worker William Charles Hays through an endowment from the Bancitaly Corporation now known as Bank of America in memory of their founder Amadeo Giannini Departments editAgricultural and Resource Economics ARE researches global food production nutrition and health development economics climate change environmental economics applied econometrics policy evaluation energy economics natural resource economics and international trade 19 Admissions to ARE s graduate program are highly competitive with an acceptance rate of 8 8 20 ARE offers one undergraduate major Bachelor of Science B S in Environmental Economics and Policy EEP ARE is chaired by David Sunding Environmental Science Policy and Management ESPM is the largest department within Rausser College with three interrelated divisions Ecosystems Sciences Organisms and Environment and Society and Environment divisions Research teaching and outreach themes include biosphere critical zone biodiversity dynamic environments stewardship and environmental changes and humanity and future earth Admissions to ESPM s graduate program are highly competitive with an acceptance rate of 8 75 21 ESPM graduates may earn a Ph D in Environmental Science Policy and Management a M A in Forestry or a M S in Range Management ESPM also offers five undergraduate majors Conservation and Resource Studies CRS Environmental Sciences ES Forestry and Natural Resources FNR Molecular Environmental Biology MEB and Society and Environment SE 22 ESPM is chaired by George Roderick Nutritional Sciences amp Toxicology NST researches the function of nutrients phytochemicals toxicants and the metabolic interaction of these elements in living organisms in order to inform recommendations for dietary patterns to achieve optimum health and the treatment or prevent of chronic disease conditions 23 NST offers doctoral degrees in Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition as well as in Molecular Toxicology The department oversees one undergraduate major program in Nutritional Sciences with specialized tracks in Physiology amp Metabolism Dietetics and Molecular Toxicology 24 NST is chaired by Andreas Stahl Plant and Microbial Biology encompasses theoretical and applied research in ecology computational biology genomics host microbe interactions physiology and biochemistry It offers a Ph D in Plant or Microbial Biology and oversees two similarly named undergraduate major programs PMB is chaired by John Coates Energy and Resources Group ERG provides education and research for a sustainable environment and a just society ERG is a collaborative community of graduate students core faculty over 100 affiliated faculty and researchers across the campus and nearly 500 alumni across the globe Degrees include MA MS and PhD Beginning in the 2017 18 academic year ERG is chaired by Dan Kammen Research editCenters edit Berkeley Food Institute Berkeley Institute for Parks People and Biodiversity Berkeley Water Center Center for Diversified Farming Systems Center for Effective Global Action Berkeley Forests Energy Biosciences Institute Plant Gene Expression CenterFacilities edit Biological Imaging Facility Geospatial Innovation Facility Gill Tract Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy Facility Oxford Facility UnitReferences edit Mission and History Rausser College of Natural Resources UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources Message University of California Berkeley Retrieved 25 December 2013 a b Kara Manke February 29 2020 College of Natural Resources receives 50 million naming gift Rausser College of Natural Resources University of California Berkeley Retrieved November 8 2022 a b Kinnucan Henry 1994 Ranking Agricultural Economics Departments by AJAE Page Counts A Reappraisal PDF Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Doctoral Programs by the Numbers The Chronicle of Higher Education 2010 09 30 ISSN 0009 5982 Retrieved 2016 06 03 Perry George 2004 Ranking M S and Ph D Programs in Agricultural Economics Spring 2004 PDF Oregon State University Doctoral Programs by the Numbers www chronicle com The Chronicle of Higher Education The Best Environmental Environmental Health Engineering Programs usnews com Archived from the original on 2023 01 03 Retrieved 2023 02 12 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 Environmental Sciences Top Universities 2016 03 17 Retrieved 2016 06 06 University of California Berkeley UCB Top Universities 2015 07 16 Retrieved 2016 06 06 Top Environment Ecology Universities in the World US News Best Global Universities www usnews com Retrieved 2023 02 12 Jonathan Mingle Profile Dean David Ackerly Breakthroughs the Magazine of the Rausser College of Natural Resources Retrieved November 8 2022 Daniel Coit Gilman and the Early Years of UC Special Topics A History of UCSF history library ucsf edu Retrieved 2016 06 03 Full text of Graduates 1864 1905 November 1905 www archive org Retrieved 2016 06 03 College of Natural Resources PDF Forms amp Petitions University of California Berkeley February 2016 Riggs William Knapp Frederic 2012 01 01 Hilgard Hall John Galen Howard Historic Structures Report University of California In Memoriam 1997 texts cdlib org Retrieved 2016 06 03 National Register 82004647 Hilgard Hall on UC Berkeley Campus California noehill com Retrieved 2016 06 03 About Department of Agricultural amp Resource Economics University of California Berkeley Retrieved 2016 06 03 Frequently Asked Questions Department of Agricultural amp Resource Economics University of California Berkeley Retrieved 2016 06 03 Our Environment at Berkeley Our Environment at Berkeley Retrieved 2016 06 06 Our Environment at Berkeley Our Environment at Berkeley Retrieved 2016 06 06 Graduate Program Nutritional Sciences amp Toxicology University of California Berkeley Retrieved 2016 06 06 Undergraduate Program Nutritional Sciences amp Toxicology University of California Berkeley Retrieved 2016 06 06 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rausser College of Natural Resources amp oldid 1182468129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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