Throughout 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 history, the university has brought scientists across disciplines to work together on the challenge of growing food. Now, Ben Houlton, director of the , is focusing his efforts on helping the campus apply that same collaborative know-how toward the problem of climate change.
He鈥檚 calling the effort 鈥淥neClimate,鈥 and it鈥檚 a call to arms across campus to help create solutions to climate change, something he considers one of the most pressing and challenging problems of our time.
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.鈥 鈥 John Muir
鈥淭he foundation of what it means to be a society is being tinkered with through the effects of climate change,鈥 Houlton said March 13 during a private event organized by JMIE and the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Office of Research at the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. 鈥淭he opportunity to help nucleate this faculty around this issue is an outgrowth of the interdisciplinary DNA of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis and the John Muir Institute of the Environment. It鈥檚 who we are.鈥
Collective strength
More than 200 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis scientists and supporters gathered at the OneClimate event to showcase the university鈥檚 collective strength in climate science research in the areas of science, engineering, art and design.
A variety of faculty-created exhibits peppered the event space. Guests learned about and in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. They ate oysters and learned about . They used virtual reality to experience 鈥 as 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis scientists did in actual reality 鈥 flying over the 2015 natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon and watching the methane levels spike. They learned about , used an interactive quiz to test their climate science knowledge, and more.
, an assistant professor in the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Department of Design, illustrated to tangible and graceful effect the university鈥檚 connections through an art installation. It featured threads extending from its center and tying to points around a circle representing different 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis departments, colleges and centers that focus on climate science and the environment.
鈥淲e鈥檙e all in this together,鈥 Houlton said, speaking of both the local and global community. 鈥淪ome people talk of winners and losers. There are no winners and losers in this game. When people in Somalia can鈥檛 grow food, nobody wins.鈥
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