Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra announced the appointment of Susan Ustin as interim director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment effective August 1.
Director Ben Houlton's article in The Conversation details the ways in which we can utilize carbon farming—a component of the One Climate initiative—to slow global warming and increase food security.
In 1997, the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment was launched on a simple idea: that diversity is our strength and our strength is our diversity.
Director Ben Houton weighs in on the coronavirus shutdowns, explaining that despite all the reductions in carbon emissions, they may not be enough to significantly slow global warming.
Read Director Ben Houtlton's take on how we can slow global warming through carbon farming, which is a way for farmers to store carbon in their soil with real benefits for both our food supply and also our climate.
Director Ben Houlton is featured on NBC discussing the future of climate change activism—in particular Greta Thunberg and the powerful "Fridays for Future" movement she has started.
