{"id":6,"date":"2015-07-02T12:46:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hcsed\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:04:59","slug":"hixon-center-for-sustainable-environmental-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-info-box info-box\" data-box-style=\"2\"><div class=\"info-box-icon-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"info-box-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/hix.png\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"449\" height=\"449\" \/><\/div><div class=\"info-box-heading-copy-wrapper\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"heading h2\">Mission Statement<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"info-box-copy-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"is-style-mudd-highlighted-content wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment aspires to establish 无忧视频 as a national leader in rigorous, interdisciplinary climate education, teaching students to understand the climate system deeply, reason across disciplines, and act responsibly in the changed world they are entering.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"button-list\" data-buttons=\"4\"><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/about\/hixon-staff\/\"><span>Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/course-descriptions\/\"><span>Climate Course Descriptions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/joint-majors\/\"><span>Joint Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/environmental-analysis-at-harvey-mudd\/\"><span>Emphasis in Environmental Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/08\/IGASP_host_history_southern_california_website_cover_16x9_annual_no2_mean-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">IGASP 2027 \u2022 Feb 19, 2027<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-sub-heading\">42nd Annual Informal Gathering on Atmospheric Science and Photochemistry<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">无忧视频 is pleased to host the<strong> 42nd Annual Informal Gathering on Atmospheric Science and Photochemistry (IGASP)<\/strong> in <strong>Spring 2027<\/strong>. The schedule, registration information, and program details will be announced soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IGASP is a one-day symposium bringing together researchers, students, and colleagues from Southern California and beyond to share work in atmospheric science, photochemistry, air quality, climate-related research, and related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look forward to welcoming the IGASP community to 无忧视频 in Claremont, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"wp-block-mudd-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/igasp-2027\/\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/featured-annual-report-2024.jpeg\" alt=\"Tom Donnelly, Lelia Hawkins, Sarah Kavassalis, Jessica Guo, Lynn Kirabo\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">Read our 2025 Annual Report<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hixon Center has so much to share with you in this annual newsletter. Arguably, this has been the single most important year in the making of our center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/149u8nKCuvGsymGCEJHa31eOfyR6IBPrG\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/149u8nKCuvGsymGCEJHa31eOfyR6IBPrG\/view?usp=sharing\">Read on to learn more about our year of growth!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/03\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"Two students examine\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">New CS\/Climate Course is a Winner<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lynn Kirabo, Maria M. Klawe Assistant Professor of Climate and CS in the Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment, has developed a course to teach Mudders how to communicate climate change research via a widely beloved tool: analog games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"wp-block-mudd-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2024\/02\/20\/new-course-is-a-winner\/\" aria-label=\"Learn more about new major\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Showcase_400x225_HMC-Member-.jpg\" alt=\"Digital badges from the U.S. Green Building Council.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">Efforts Toward a Greener Campus<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">无忧视频 is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, a signatory to the Second Nature Climate Leadership Carbon Commitment, a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and a STARS Silver rated institution (as of May 2019).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-info-box info-box\" data-box-style=\"1\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-copy-wrapper\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"heading h2\">Visiting the Hixon Center?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"info-box-copy-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are located on the first floor of the F.W. Olin Science Center along with the HMC Department of Biology. You can locate the Olin Building, ADA accessibility information, parking, restrooms, and more using our <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=656#!ct\/7673,7643,7100,7095,7668,7094?m\/75240?s\/\">interactive campus map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"primary-page-card-container wp-block-mudd-latest-posts\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading-wrapper\">\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading\">Climate, Environment and Sustainability News at Mudd<\/h2>\n\t      <a aria-label=\"More News\" class=\"mudd-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/news\/\"><span>More<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t    \n        \n    \n    <ul class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-content-wrapper\">\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/10\/09\/sustainability-and-social-entrepreneurship-fellowship\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Waterloo_students.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Harvey Mudd Partners with Universities on Interdisciplinary Fellowship<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/07\/30\/new-mathematics-and-climate-joint-major\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Hixon-Olin.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">New Mathematics and Climate Joint Major<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/06\/23\/harvey-mudd-faculty-promotions-spring-2026\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Shanahan-Center1.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Harvey Mudd Faculty Promotions, Spring 2026<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4107,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-primary.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4263,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/4263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}