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We all wish Gary Casterline a happy retirement. Gary has been a long-time staff member in ARE and the Rausser College of Natural Resources and is an ARE PhD alumnus. We thank Gary for all the years of exceptional and generous IT support that enabled us to conduct our research efficiently,...Read more about Happy Retirement Gary Casterline!

Congratulations to our ARE PhD students Chi Man Cheung, Seung Yong Sung, Arthur Wardle, Jacob Lefler, Lucy Hackett, Elena Stacy, Leila Njee Bugha, Shreya Sarkar, Noor Sethi, Shuo Yu, Elif Tasar, Aaron Watt, Trevor Woolley, Simon Greenhill, and Kendra Marcoux. We posthumously honor Sara Johns....Read more about Congratulations to our 2026 ARE PhD graduates!

Sam Joy Poteet, a rising third-year ARE PhD student, is the 2025-26 recipient of the Sidney Hoos Award, given to the best second-year paper in the PhD program of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. According to her adviser, Professor Ali Hill, "Sam had a really unique and...Read more about Samantha (Sam) Joy Poteet recipient of 2025-26 Sidney Hoos Award

Our beloved Graduate Student Advisor, Carmen Karahalios, celebrates 10 years in her role in ARE, making an enormous difference in the lives of many ARE PhD students. We gathered today at our ARE awards party to thank and honor Carmen. A photo book featuring heartfelt messages and photos from...Read more about Thank you Carmen and Congrats for 10 YEARS!

ARE PhD student Shreya Chandra was awarded the UC Berkeley Dissertation Year Fellowship. This fellowship provides funding to doctoral students allowing them to prioritize and focus on completing their...Read more about ARE PhD student Shreya Chandra receives U C Dissertation- Year Fellowship

Outgoing director U.C. Davis Distinguished Professor Daniel Sumner announced yesterday at the Giannini Foundation Annual Dinner that Berkeley ARE Distinguished Professor Aaron ...Read more about Professor Aaron Smith is new Director of the Giannini Foundation for Agricultural Economics

What do Professor George Judge and a major north–south highway on the West Coast of the United States have in common?

They are both 101. Happy birthday to Professor George Judge.

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Berkeley alumnus Erik Thorbecke, professor in the Economics Department at Cornell University, died on April 26, 2026, at his beloved homestead ranch in Fort Bragg, California. He was 96 years old. Erik had a PhD in economics from UC Berkeley, where he was a contemporary of the late...Read more about In memory of Berkeley alumnus Erik Thorbecke

A group of ARE graduate students and faculty set off for Modesto, CA on Monday April 27, 2026 for a field trip to gain exposure to agricultural production and processing in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.

ARE is very pleased to extend congratulations to Tom Reardon on this honor. The Publication of Enduring Quality Award is granted to encourage excellence in publications in fields consistent with the AAEA Vision Statement.

Tom is a University Distinguished Professor at the...Read more about Tom Reardon Receives the AAEA 2026 Publication of Enduring Quality Award

ARE is very pleased to announce the induction of UC Santa Barbara Professor Kathy Baylis as an AAEA Fellow, the AAEA's most prestigious honor.

"The main consideration for selecting Fellows is...Read more about ARE Alumna '03 Kathy Baylis Inducted as 2026 AAEA Fellow

Alain de Janvry was awarded the 2025-2026 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, honoring Emeriti Professors in the University of California system. Professor de Janvry, a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School and Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource...Read more about Professor Alain de Janvry awarded Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award 2025-26