THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
UC MERCED FACULTY SHARE
THEIR EXPERTISE WITH THE WORLD
Photo courtesy of TED
ASMERET ASEFAW BERHE
“When I received the invitation to speak at TED, I was thrilled to be the one speaking for soil, and set out to ensure that soil gets the kind of attention it deserves.”
In her Soil Biogeochemistry Lab, Berhe studies the ways soil regulates the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere by controlling the flow of greenhouse gases between land and the atmosphere.
That’s why she knows that one of the most important solutions to the challenges posed by climate change is right under our feet, as she told her audience. Soil has the power to shape our planet’s destiny because the thin veil of soil covering the planet’s surface represents the difference between life and lifelessness on land.
ASMERET ASEFAW BERHE
“When I received the invitation to speak at TED, I was thrilled to be the one speaking for soil, and set out to ensure that soil gets the kind of attention it deserves.”
In her Soil Biogeochemistry Lab, Berhe...stud[ies] the ways soil regulates the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere by controlling the flow of greenhouse gases between land and the atmosphere.
That’s why she knows that one of the most important solutions to the challenges posed by climate change is right under our feet, as she told her audience. Soil has the power to shape our planet’s destiny because the thin veil of soil covering the planet’s surface represents the difference between life and lifelessness on land.
IN THE NEWS
SOCIAL MEDIA
JEFF JENKINS
“The [government] shutdown is shining a light on one of the inherent tensions of the national park system: how to protect the ecology of parks while opening them to visitors.”
Quoted from the Los Angeles Times
JEFF JENKINS
"The [government] shutdown is shining a light on one of the inherent tensions of the national park system: how to protect the ecology of parks while opening them to visitors."
Quoted from the Los Angeles Times
LAURA HAMILTON
“Professional helicopter parents are really focused on using education to get their children into a professional career...Their goal is basically to prevent their children from ever making a mistake.”
Quoted from the New York Times
LAURA HAMILTON
“Professional helicopter parents are really focused on using education to get their children into a professional career...Their goal is basically to prevent their children from ever making a mistake.”
Quoted from the New York Times
