October 17, 2023
UC San Diego’s campus community of changemakers gathered to engage in transformative conversations with Olof Skoog, the European Union Ambassador to the United Nations.
April 21, 2021
With hundreds of active installations and a new award, SeedMeLab is launching its new Software-as-a-Service to benefit researchers.
April 22, 2024
UC San Diego Health has launched a new program as part of its sustainability efforts that diverts unused food from the landfill and instead helps those in need.
April 3, 2019
Sustainability Award Honorees Announced The UC San Diego Sustainability Awards recognizes individuals and groups that have made the campus more sustainable—from managing campus gardens to supporting food recovery for students who need it most. Hosted by the campus Sustainability Office, the May 9 awards ceremony will honor the following recipients…
April 18, 2011
Spotlight on Faculty Research: Sustainability Richard Carson Richard Carson is a professor of economics. He specializes in environmental and natural resource economics. He has worked on issues related to air pollution, energy, growth management, natural disasters, non-market valuation and water. He also works in the areas of econometrics and consumer…
October 20, 2017
The University of California San Diego’s commitment to reducing energy use recently garnered the campus a first place award in the North American Laboratory Freezer Challenge. The nationwide best practice competition encourages laboratories to reduce the environmental and financial costs of ultra-low temperature freezers.
May 19, 2016
…climate change and environmental sustainability, bringing light to these concerns locally and globally by speaking, advising and publishing new research. As founder of UC San Diego’s Environment and Sustainability Initiative, he currently serves as a member of the campus Sustainability Solutions Institute, which strives to acquire resources and organize projects…
April 4, 2011
…farming to provide cost-efficient, sustainable food and to reduce dependence on other food sources. This is just one of Jessica's many green practices; she is also an EcoNaut who spreads the word to other students about environmentally friendly living. In addition, she's a sustainability coordinator with the Price Center. In…
July 12, 2018
The University of California San Diego has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
February 29, 2024
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that models commonly used to shape climate mitigation need to include human behaviors and rules–and shows models can be adapted to do so.
