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2013
UC San Diego Received $7.2 Million in Energy Efficiency Incentives from SDG&E
UC San Diego Students Light Fires In Zero Gravity For Science
Sustainability Town Hall with Chancellor Khosla
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UC San Diego Achieves 'Gold' STARS Sustainability Rating
UC San Diego Energy Leader to Help Develop Sustainable Resources on Island of Lāna’i
UC San Diego Named Grand Champion at 8th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase
New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands
UC San Diego Celebrates Arbor Day
Joint Program with World Wildlife Fund Program Aims to Train Professionals from Around World in Measuring Forest Carbon
UC San Diego Named One of Greenest Colleges in U.S. and Canada by Princeton Review
As CO2 Reaches Symbolic Milestone, Scripps Launches Daily Keeling Curve Update
La Jolla’s UCSD Celebrates Earth Week with Eco-Friendly Events
UC San Diego Receives Diamond Award from SANDAG for Alternative Transportation
UC San Diego's Secret Gardens: Farm to Table Comes to Campus
2012
Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones
UC San Diego’s Keeling Apartments Earn Top Honors for Innovative and Sustainable Landscape Design
UCSD First in Countrywide iCommute Challenge
Finding a Path to the Green Job Industry
Changing the World of Renewable Energy
Sustainability Experts at UC San Diego Give Tips on How to Beat the Heat and Save Energy
Scripps and SoCalGas System to Use Algae to Capture Carbon Dioxide
Dalai Lama Speaks About Climate Change
Solutions depends on ‘oneness of humanity,’ Dalai Lama tells campus
Campus supports sustainability during Earth Week
Obama visits solar plant developed by UCSD engineers
UCSD debuts vegan/vegetarian eatery
Princeton Review Rates UC San Diego Among Nation’s Most Environmentally Responsible Universities
UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Recognized for Dedication to Sustainability
Sustainability Comes Alive During UC San Diego’s Earth Week Celebration
Transportation Services Helps Keep Campus Green
Nanotrees Harvest the Sun’s Energy to Turn Water into Hydrogen Fuel
2011
Students Develop Website on How to Keep Holidays ‘Green’
40 Sustainability Sluggers: First-Ever All-Star Awards
UC San Diego's Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Combines Greenness with State-of-the-Art Treatment
Sierra Magazine names UC San Diego third ‘coolest’ school for going green
‘Green’ goods, services, supplies have edge when university spends $450M/year with small businesses
University Cutting Annual Lighting Costs $300K with Fluorescents, LEDs, Sensors, Controls
Naomi Oreskes: Fierce Defender of Climate Change Science — and Scientists
San Diego Renewable Energy Innovators Win Fellowships to Commercialize Inventions
Solar Panels Keep Buildings Cool
Popular San Diego Beach Sees Significant Reduction in Water Pollution from Land
Potent Greenhouse Gas Eliminated from Routine Safety Test at UC San Diego
UC San Diego Installing Another Megawatt of Solar Power, Boosting Renewable Energy Portfolio
UC San Diego First California University to Achieve Gold STARS Sustainability Rating
California Energy Commission Awards UCSD $2 Million for Biofuels Research
Campus Shows Its Green Side for Earth Week
Book on Global Warming: Replace Wishful Thinking with Bottom-Up Initiatives
Campus Throws Open Doors to Reveal Green Spirit
Nanoengineers Develop Novel Method Leading to More Efficient Fuel Cell Applications
Renewable Energy Fellowships for San Diego Graduate Students and Postdocs
Using Computers and Sensors to Curb Electricity Use in Buildings
UC San Diego Chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World Wins Solar Grant
UC San Diego Sustainability Center Awarded LEED Gold Certification
Newest UC San Diego Campus Apartments Immerse Students in Sustainability
The Smartest Grid of All: Power Network That Pays Its Own Way
UC San Diego Gets Plugged In: Electric Cars, Charging Stations Coming to Campus
Ground-breaking Collaboration Empowers San Diegans to Lead the Clean Energy Evolution
UC Gets Greener During 2010
SCRTTC Announces New University Member
2010
With Solar Suitcase, UC San Diego Undergrads Dive into Humanitarian Engineering
Engineering for the Earth
Number of Students Majoring in Environmental Systems Continues on Upward Trajectory
Jacobs School of Engineering Researchers Developing New Approaches to Saving Energy
Wind Turbines Part of Future 'Green' Power
Scripps Undergraduate Classes Focus on Pressing Environmental Challenges
Turning a Deeper Shade of Green
UC San Diego Installing 2.8 Megawatt Fuel Cell to Anchor Energy Innovation Park
UC San Diego Vehicle Fleet One of America’s Greenest
FuelCell Energy to Supply 4.5 Megawatts of Power Plants for Renewable Directed Biogas Project in San Diego, California
UC San Diego Recognized for Sustainable Operations
Survey: Green Jobs Offer Great Salaries and Promotion Potential
EPA presents Energy Star award to UC San Diego
UC San Diego Wins National Climate Leadership Award
Viridity Energy and the University of California San Diego Awarded $1.6 Million to Optimize Solar Deployment on UCSD Campus Microgrid
Solar Pioneer: Globe-trotting entrepreneur finds home heading strategic energy efforts at UC San Diego
Newest UC San Diego Student Apartments: Green, Urban, Views, Amenities, Affordable
Architecture award to Price Center for community space and sustainability
Campus Buys 80 Percent Less Electricity during August Heat Wave
Researchers Test Energy Saving in Data Centers Using DC Power Directly
Sierra Magazine Names UC San Diego ‘Cool’ School for Going Green
Collaboration on 'Sunlight-to-Fuels' Innovation
Scripps Partnering on Study of Climate, Marine Ecosystems
UC San Diego Signs Strong Fair Trade Policy
UC San Diego Gains ‘Cool Planet' Membership for Cutting-Edge Energy Efficiency
DOE Awards UC San Diego Consortium $9 Million for Algal Biofuels Research
San Diego Region Awarded $4 Million Workforce Development Grant to Support Expanding Biofuels Industry
UC San Diego Saving $8 Million Per Year, Wins EPA Energy Efficiency Award
Students Recycle, Donate as Part of Zero Waste Move-out Campaign
University of California wins 2010 Global Green USA Environmental Leadership Award
UC San Diego and Sanyo Pioneer Next Generation Energy Management
UC San Diego ‘Solar Soothsayer' on Fast Company's Most Creative List
IPI 2010 Award of Merit: UC San Diego's Alternative Transportation Program
Campus 2010 Sustainability Awards Recognize Collaboration
13 Professors, Students and Research Scientists Vie for $50k Clean Tech Commercialization Grants
San Diego Trolley Extension Coming to Campus
SDG&E Recognizes UC San Diego for Saving Additional $900,000 a Year in Energy Costs
Campus-Operated Printers Stocked with Only Recycled Paper
Scripps Researchers Outline Strategy to Limit Global Warming
Going After Green Jobs
Study Says Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Hurting Global Environment, Security
$14 Million Biomedical Facility to Cut Water Use, 500,000 Killowatts of Electricity Annually
UC San Diego Rated One of the Nation’s Most Environmentally Responsible Universities
UC San Diego Biologist Receives 2010 World Ecology Award
UC San Diego, Other UC Campuses Expanding Sustainable Foodservice
EDSA, Viridity Building UCSD Microgrid
Energy Dashboard Helps UC San Diego Curb Power Appetite
Green Collar Economy: One Solution for Two Problems
Meeting California's Renewable Energy Goals on Cloudy Days
240 UC San Diego Graduate Students on April 15 Will Display Sustainability Research Results
Sustainability and Art on Display at Gallery@Calit2
Senate-Administration Task Force to Enhance Sustainability Efforts
2nd San Diego Cleantech Initiative Taking Proposals
Profile: UC San Diego's Director of Strategic Energy Initiatives
Campus Awarded First LEED Gold Certification for 'Green' Remodel of Child Development Center Building
Campus Urban Forest Becomes Living Laboratory
2010 Construction Projects at UC San Diego Total $568 Million
UC San Diego Cuts Energy Use by $210,000 over Holidays
2009
UCSD Environmental Pioneer Surfs a Long, Green Wave
New "Green" Student Apartments Win 2009 Construction Award
UC San Diego Students Gravitating to ‘Green’ Majors, Courses and Internships
Campus Celebrates Opening of Sustainability Resource Center
UCSD Researchers Discover That Defects in Carbon Nanotubes Could Lead to Improved Charge and Energy Storage Systems
UC San Diego Embarks on $73 Million Energy Efficiency Program
Engineering Students Help San Diego Region Secure $154 Million in Solar Bonds
San Diego Region Secures $154 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
UC San Diego Rated 'Sustainability Leader' in Green Report Card
UCSD Becoming Lab for Energy Innovation
Plasma Power: Turning Fusion Into a Renewable Energy Source
UC San Diego Scientist's Work Will Contribute to Better Understanding of Nuclear Ignition
UC San Diego Receives $11 Million in Incentives for Renewable Energy
Members of Campus Community Recognized for Sustainability Efforts
UC San Diego Video Wins National Wildlife Federation "Chill Out" Contest
UC San Diego and UC Davis Team to Boost Solar Power in California
UC San Diego Vice Chancellor and Transportation Department Receive Energy Awards
Greening the Internet Economy
UCSD Wins 7th Place for America's Greenest Campus
2008
UC San Diego Adds Power Storage to Fuel Cell Project, Part of 'Smart Energy Grid'
Solar Pioneer Joins UC San Diego
UC San Diego Offers Cutting Edge Green Courses on Environment and Sustainability
UC San Diego Shows Extraordinary Commitment to Climate Solutions
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