Sustainability

Background Information

Sustainability has become a buzzword - you can hardly open a magazine without ideas for green living. But at UC Merced, sustainability is more than just spin. Our campus represents perhaps the greenest university experience available in the United States today, because all our buildings are LEED Silver certified or higher. These facilities provide a living laboratory for students and professors interested in sustainability and create and atmosphere of commitment to living lightly on the land.

The professors listed here can comment on global climate change, energy, agriculture, water resources, ecology, air and water pollution, land use choices and other important sustainability-related topics.

Associated Faculty

  • Anthony Westerling (Effect of climate change on wildfires)
  • Katie L. Winder (Gender equity, work-life balance, motherhood and career, flexible scheduling)
  • Roger C. Bales (Climate change and water resources; water from the Sierra Nevada; causes of climate change)
  • Martha H. Conklin (Water quality; K-12 environmental science education)
  • Michael N Dawson (Marine biodiversity; evolution; ecological genetics; climate change)
  • Philip B. Duffy (Climate modeling, regional climate change, societal impacts of climate change)
  • Henry Jay Forman (Antioxidants; lung health; asthma; environmental health; air quality; effects of smoking)
  • Lara Kueppers (Climate change and ecology; carbon cycling and climate change; regional climate models)
  • Peggy ODay (Water quality; water pollution; heavy metals; pesticides)
  • Sam Traina (Soils, sediments and water; Sierra Nevada Research Institute)
  • Stephen C. Hart (Ecology; soils; biogeochemistry; forestry; climate change)
  • Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (soil chemistry; critical zone; climate change; land use; land degradation; environmental impacts of landmines)
  • Elliott Campbell (Sustainability, biofuels, land use, crop index insurance)
  • Nella Van Dyke (Hate crimes; social movements; collective action; protests)

Associated Topics

Associated Resources