Car Talk
May 1, 2023
Old cars are terrible polluters. Equity is an issue. Environmental economist Mark Jacobsen seeks an effective and equitable solution to the pollution, and subsequent health costs, caused by old vehicles.
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Next Greenovation Forum to Focus on Managing the Ocean
February 14, 2012
…problem of the declining health of marine ecosystems and how coastal and marine spatial planning can be part of the solution. Marine spatial planning is a process for coordinating decisions for coastal and ocean activities and environments in a comprehensive plan—examples of uses would be fishing, recreational activities, environmental protections…
Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowships in Both Medicine and Environmental Science
January 18, 2018
…medicine, the other in environmentalism. Photo by Kyle Dykes/UC San Diego Health Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowships in Both Medicine and Environmental Science Devesh (“Dev”) Vashishtha, a fourth-year MD-MAS student and alumnus (‘12 BA, ‘17 MAS), has won prestigious national fellowships in both family medicine and environmental stewardship. Vashishtha, a UC…
UC San Diego Health Recognized for Leadership in Environmental Sustainability
June 5, 2023
UC San Diego Health was honored with six different awards for its health care sustainability efforts by Practice Greenhealth.
Putting Earth Science Skills to Use…..on Mars
June 6, 2019
Hannah Munguia, an environmental engineering student, poses in front of spare parts from NASA’s Curiosity Rover during her time as an intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. Putting Earth Science Skills to Use…..on Mars Hannah Munguia, a UC San Diego environmental engineering student with an earth science minor, had a…
Benefits of Electric Stoves on Health and Environment in Ecuador
August 15, 2023
An international team of researchers led by UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science investigated the health and environmental impacts of a program in Ecuador that put induction stoves in 750,000 households.
UC San Diego Recognized for Efforts to Keep San Diego Skyline Clean and Clear
October 29, 2014
…Diego County Air Pollution Control District and the Industrial Environmental Association, the annual awards recognize three companies or organizations that have made positive contributions to the regional environment through innovative projects that reduce air pollution and global warming.
Leading the Way to Coastal Stewardship
May 3, 2014
…a course for enhanced collaboration among the region’s top environmental entities. The three groups share mutual goals of environmental stewardship, coastal protection and monitoring, and improved ocean water quality, focusing on benefits for society and the environment.
UC San Diego Hazmat Team Triumphs in Annual Competition
October 10, 2013
…San Diego Department of Environmental Health’s Hazardous Materials Division. Short for Hazardous Categorization, the Hazcat competition consists of identifying an unknown chemical using a field identification kit. Successful identification of unknown materials requires knowledge of what to look for and a sense of what to expect. The UC San Diego…
J. Craig Venter Institute Breaks Ground on New Facility on Campus
September 28, 2011
…that will meld the environmental philosophies of our genomics research with the sustainability goals that I believe must be part of all of our lives,” said J. Craig Venter, founder and president of JCVI. “I am also excited to be back on the UCSD campus, my alma mater, to partake…
