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Ciera Martinez and Maya Weltman-Fahs received this campus-wide award for their exceptional ability to "guide their teams through challenges with clarity and purpose over the past year" (Berkeley Staff Assembly). Both women serve as Senior Program Managers on our team and oversee all DSE projects. 

Apply before April 6 to lead strategic communications for an amazing research team at UC Santa Barbara.

In a new publication, Faculty Advisor Alejandra Echeverri and her colleagues mapped how to assess nature's societal benefits.

Would you like support crafting a compelling elevator pitch about your research? Have you wanted to improve or expand your capabilities in data visualization? Are you looking for a place where you can get real-time feedback on your pitch from communications experts in a fun environment?

Learn how to translate your research into a concise, persuasive story and compelling visuals to increase your impact in science!

Sam Pottinger (Senior Data Scientist) and Amanda Anderson-You (Data Visualization Developer) recently led a collaborative data visualization workshop for over 30 Schmidt Science Fellows on campus. 

Listen to KUOW's latest episode of The Wild with Chris Morgan, where Dr. Soto discusses his fascinating work to understand animal movement through music. Dr. Soto is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and DSE collaborator. 

We're thrilled to share our 2025 Annual Report! 

Last year we released seven open source tools that are helping advance global environmental policymaking and improve federal land management. This includes:

NEW in Mongabay: McKalee Steen & Magali de Bruyn share insights on how traditional ecological knowledge and Indigenous digital sovereignty are key to creating responsible AI for achieving #onservation and environmental goals.