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- When Planning Sustainable Energy Systems—Don’t Forget About People 2/29/24
- Extreme Heat, Wildfires Combine to Disproportionately Harm Less Affluent and Communities of Color 2/2/24
- 20th Annual Report on Sustainable Practices Highlights UC San Diego’s Achievements 1/30/24
- UC San Diego Is Now a Bee Campus. Here’s What that Means… 1/11/24
2023
- Capitalism’s Green Revolution 11/29/23
- Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Flights Begin 11/21/23
- UC San Diego Delegation to Attend Annual UN Climate Conference in Dubai 11/16/23
- Climate Policy and the World’s Oceans Will Take Center Stage at COP28 11/16/23
- Ocean Pavilion returns to UN Climate Conference and Calls On Ocean Science to Lead Climate Solutions 11/6/23
- New Report Calls for Cross-Sector Approach to Climate Action 10/24/23
- New Center Addresses Global Climate Change Impacts on Water, Other Resources 10/12/23
- Considering a Greener Commute? Check Out the Triton Chargers 10/3/23
- Antarctica’s Floating Boundary Moves up to Nine Miles with the Tide 9/26/23
- Naming and Shaming Can be Effective to Get Countries to Act on Climate 9/25/23
- Call for Proposals Open for New UC San Diego Climate Action Initiative 9/12/23
- NOAA Awards $2.5 Million to Scripps Researchers Working on Climate Solutions 9/12/23
- Warming Is Shifting Napa’s Wine Growing Season 8/8/23
- California’s Winter Waves May Be Increasing Under Climate Change 8/1/23
- Fighting Climate Change Isn’t an Automatic Win for Environmental Justice 6/19/23
- Scripps Researchers to Explore Deep-Sea Methane Seeps in Alvin Submersible 6/18/23
- Broken record: Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels jump again 6/8/23
- UC San Diego Celebrates Opening of Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility 6/6/23
- Elephant Ecosystems in Decline 4/27/23
- Get to Know Our Nation’s Rarest Pine Tree and Plant a Seedling to Celebrate a Century-Long Tradition 4/27/23
- Modeling Sustainable Health Care at UC San Diego Health 4/17/23
2022
2021
- Trolley Stations Open on Campus, Connecting the University Like Never Before 12/2/21
- UC San Diego to Explore Feasibility of Using 100% Clean Energy on Campus 10/26/21
- El Niño events intensify food insecurity 10/19/2021
- People Should Drink Way More Recycled Wastewater 10/18/2021
- San Diego County stepping up climate action in October 10/13/2021
- David Victor of UC San Diego to Co-Chair Climate Action Commission 9/29/2021
- UC earns green accolades from Sierra Club, Princeton Review as a nationwide leader in sustainability 9/23/21
- County Examines Job Impacts of Decarbonization 9/13/21
- A Ph.D. student researches how pollutants including DDT affect marine microorganisms 9/9/21
- UC San Diego Partners with County on Framework to Guide Decarbonization of Regional Economy 9/8/21
- Researchers uncover how climatic changes influence the evolution of ocean skaters 9/5/21
- California wildfire camera system expands into 'Phase 2' 9/3/21
- UC San Diego Sustainability Launches New Green Residence Program 8/31/21
- Hundreds of U.S. cities adopted climate plans. Few have met the goals, but it's not too late. 8/10/21
- Just how much hotter and drier is Southern California’s ‘new normal’ weather? 8/5/21
- Simulation Points Out Possibilities and Pitfalls of Regional Geoengineering Schemes 7/27/21
- UC ranks first among colleges and universities in green power usage 7/27/21
- New Scripps Institution Of Oceanography Research Vessel Runs On Hydrogen 7/23/21
- Earth 8: California Energy Commission approves additional funding for local clean energy start-ups 7/19/21
- Can San Diego County get ahead of the climate change curve? 7/14/21
- Poor and Minority Communities Suffer More from Extreme Heat in U.S. Cities 7/13/21
- Comprehensive Ice Sheets Gateway Helps Address Sea Level Rise 7/6/21
- By reducing air pollution we can boost crop yields 7/5/21
- Expert Team Issues Report on Regional Responses to Climate Change 7/1/21
- Scientists Track Sudden Disappearance of Antarctic Ice Shelf Lake 6/23/21
- Climate scientist awarded prestigious 'Blue Planet' global prize 6/17/21
- Carbon dioxide levels hit all-time high even as pandemic slowed emissions, Scripps says 6/7/21
- CO2 Emissions Are Rebounding, But Clean Energy Revolutions Are Emerging 6/3/21
- If Countries Implement Paris Pledges with Cuts to Aerosols, Millions of Lives can be Saved? 6/2/21
- Walkability and Climate Change 5/31/21
- Sustainable method to 3D print steel wins big at Triton Innovation Challenge 5/26/21
- Dual Impacts of Extreme Heat, Ozone Disproportionately Hurt Poorer Areas 5/24/21
- A Textbook Case for Heeding Planetary Limits 5/20/21
- California's Water Supply in the Time of Climate Change 5/20/21
- Plant Consumers Play Unexpectedly Large Role in the Evolution of Seedling Success 5/17/21
- UC San Diego Gets STARS Gold Rating 5/12/21
- San Diego Researcher: Rainforests Thrive Because Of Diversity 5/7/21
- UC San Diego to Host Climate Education Summit:A Conversation with Dr. Nan Renner, Senior Director of Learning Design and Innovation for Birch Aquarium at Scripps 5/5/21
- Interview with Veronika Michels (CALPIRG): Student Activism to Fight Climate Change 4/30/21
- UC marks Earth Day with a host of bold green initiatives, research 4/26/21
- Scripps Oceanography Completes Seafloor Survey Using Robotics, Finds Thousands of Possible Targets of Interest at Dumpsite off Coast of Los Angeles 4/26/21
- Joan and Irwin Jacobs Gift $14 Million to the School of Global Policy and Strategy 4/23/21
- The Uncertainty of Climate Change is Hurting Us 4/22/2021
- An Interview with Professor Fonna Forman: Why Global Challenges Require Local Solutions 4/21/2021
- An Earth Day message for California: Move faster on climate change 4/20/2021
- Getting Warmer? Ocean Temperatures off the California Coast - Impacts of Climate Change in California and The West 4/14/2021
- Change Your Diet, Save the Planet 4/12/2021
- Scientists Map “Pulse” of Groundwater Flow through California’s Central Valley 4/7/2021
- Students Facilitate $400K Donation to Benefit UC San Diego’s Basic Needs Hub 4/1/2021
- The Human Cost of Climate Change 3/30/2021
- Building the First 100% Electric University Distribution Fleet 3/29/21
- Why Commercialization of Carbon Capture and Sequestration has Failed and How it Can Work 3/22/2021
- UC welcomes new era of climate-action partnership with Biden administration 3/15/2021
- New Study Identifies Mountain Snowpack Most “At-Risk” from Climate Change 3/1/2021
- Housing*Dining*Hospitality Releases 2019-20 Annual Sustainability Report 2/4/21
- Lightening the Data Center Energy Load 2/3/2021
- Scripps Oceanography and San Diego Gas & Electric Expand Climate Change Research Collaboration 2/2/2021
- County Partners with UC San Diego on Plan to Reach Zero Emissions by 2035 1/29/21
- In an extraordinary year, an unwavering commitment to sustainability 1/22/2021
2020
- The Bugs Are in the Tanks 12/11/2020
- UC San Diego Receives 2019 City of San Diego Recycler of the Year Award 11/19/20
- UC San Diego joins leading climate research universities to issue Declaration leading into G20 Summit 11/18/20
- $39 Million Grant to Better Integrate Renewables into Power Grid 10/29/30
- UC San Diego Wins SANDAG iCommute Diamond Award 9/21/20
- UC San Diego Certifies Hundredth Green Lab 7/29/20
- UC San Diego Utilities & Sustainability Management—Measuring the Success of Our Campus Energy Strategy 6/9/20
2019
- A Growing Passion: Gardening as a Community – aired on KPBS 5/30/19
- Study uncovers surprising melting patterns beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf 5/29/19
- UC San Diego Students, Faculty and Staff Avert 1.4 Million Pounds of Greenhouse Gas Emissions during the Cool Campus Challenge 5/14/19
- Putting a Dent in Food Waste 5/9/19
- Usurp the Burp: How seaweed can help curb cow burps (and their emissions) 4/18/19
- The 'Bee Safe’ Pesticide That Isn’t 4/11/19
- Are You Up to the Challenge? 4/4/19
- Eliminating Food Waste for Good 4/4/19
- Sustainability Award Honorees Announced 4/3/19
- Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Could Save 3.6 Million Lives Per Year 4/2/19
- How to better recycle all those batteries? This UCSD professor has some ideas 3/9/19
- Women of Change: UC San Diego Farmers’ Market Gives Female Refugees a Fresh Start 3/7/19
- Galaxy Gardener 2/28/19
- Obituary Notice: Walter Munk, World-Renowned Oceanographer, Revered Scientist 2/8/19
- Climate Change May Suppress Santa Ana Winds, Particularly in Fall 1/31/19
- Student Activism Pushes UC Toward a Carbon-Free Future 1/16/19
2018
- Sustainability Awards and Clean Energy Goals for UC San Diego Health 12/18/18
- UCSD Project to Repurpose Car Batteries Receives Federal Funding 12/2/18
- Getting Ready for Sea-Level Rise 11/15/18
- Oceans Have Absorbed 60 Percent More Heat Than Previously Thought 11/8/18
- Free Flying with Falcons 11/8/18
- On the Road to Solving Our Plastic Problem 10/25/18
- Fieldwork in a Changing Field 10/18/18
- Climate Summit Puts California, UC in the Spotlight 9/6/18
- A Guilt-Free Flip-Flop 8/16/18
- Highest-Ever Seawater Temperature Recorded at Scripps Pier 8/2/18
- Growing Together 8/2/18
- UC San Diego Receives STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements 7/12/18
- UC San Diego’s EV Charging Program Awarded for Modeling “Energy System of the Future 6/20/18
- V. Ramanathan Shares $1.33M Sustainable Development Prize with Fellow Climate Science Pioneer 6/18/18
- Scripps Scientist Worries How Antarctic Climate Change May Affect San Diego 6/13/18
- Campus Summit Encourages Collaboration to Solve Environmental Woes 5/24/18
- You Can Eat That Fork 5/17/18
- Growing Green Leaders 4/12/18
- UC Leads the Way to Make Paris Accord a Reality 2/27/18
- Can 1.5 Million College Students Address Climate Change? 2/14/18
- New Study Reveals Strong El Niño Events Cause Large Changes in Antarctic Ice Shelves 1/8/18
- The Ocean Is Losing Its Breath 1/4/18
2017
- Wounded Sea Turtle Healed with 3-D Printing 12/14/17
- New Multicampus Course Gets Students Involved in Practical Climate Change Solutions 11/15/17
- UC Officials Begin Developing Plans to Achieve Carbon Neutrality 11/9/17
- UC San Diego to Build Huge Ocean Simulator on Campus 11/10/17
- UC San Diego Students Join Annual U.N. Climate Meeting 11/6/17
- University of California Receives 2017 Green Power Leadership Award 10/23/17
- UC San Diego’s Energy Conservation Efforts Win Top Prize in National Freezer Contest 10/20/17
- UC San Diego Announced as 2017 USG NACDA Sustainability Award Winner 7/25/17
- UC San Diego Receives Digie Award for Campus Microgrid 6/15/17
- Demonstrating Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Through CEC Grant 6/14/17
- UC San Diego Wins Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Awards 6/8/17
- Jennifer Bowser Named Principal Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year 5/25/17
- 2017 Sustainability Awards Announced 5/24/17
- Students Seek to Ban Plastic Water Bottles from Campus4/27/17
- Sustainably Feeding the Hungry 4/27/17
- UC San Diego's 2017 Earth Month Celebration: Using Science to Protect the Planet 3/23/17
- Research to Help Mitigate Future Shocks to State’s Water, Food and Energy Supplies 2/16/17
- Sustainability Student Ambassador Receives Scholarship 2/9/17
- UC San Diego Ranked a Top University in New Green Report 2/8/17
- Learning to Live without Plastic 1/17/17
2016
- Researchers Create Means to Monitor Anthropogenic Global Warming in Real Time 7/18/16
- UC San Diego Named SDG&E Energy Champion 7/7/16
- Ahead of the Curve 5/19/16
- UC San Diego Sustainability Award Winners Announced 4/21/16
- UC San Diego Shines a Spotlight on Sustainability 4/21/16
- A Day in the sun 3/31/16
2015
- Watch the UC Carbon Neutrality Summit Online
- UC San Diego Offers Expertise at Paris Climate Negotiations
- Cool Campus Challenge Crowns a Winner
- New EV Chargers Help Usher in Future of EV Charging
- Sierra Magazine Names UC San Diego 7th Coolest School in Nation
- UC San Diego Receives SANDAG Diamond Award for Green Transportation Programs
- New Partnership Supports Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technology
- Power to the Batteries
- Making Every Drop Count: UC San Diego Steps Up Water Conservation Efforts
- UC San Diego Shows 23 Percent Drop in Water Use
- Surfing Into a Greener Future
- Earth Week Events Show It’s Easy Being Green
- UCSD Students Pick Through Garbage in Earth Day Demonstration
- New Campus Staff Association Sows Seeds of Sustainability
- UC San Diego Featured in Guide to Green Colleges
- UC San Diego Celebrates Sustainability Efforts with Earth Week
- Creating a More Bike-Friendly Campus
2014
- UC San Diego Receives $3 Million to Help Advance Energy Storage
- New Green Building Tours at UC San Diego to Blend Architecture, History and Sustainability
- Keeping Skies Clean and Clear in San Diego
- Black’s Beach Gets Much Needed Public Restroom
- Making a Commitment to Conserve Water
- Environmentally-Friendly Battery Energy Storage System to be Installed
- UC San Diego Ranked a ‘Coolest School’
- Scripps Oceanography Laboratory Building Awarded LEED Platinum
- UC San Diego Climate Researcher Leads Vatican Discussion on Climate Change
- UC San Diego Wins Diamond Award
- Earth Week Underscores Commitment to Sustainable Solutions
- Smart Car Meets Smart Charger
- Commitment to Conserve Water
- A Hotbed for Microgrids
- New Biomedical Research Facility Opens
- Microgrid: Keeping the Lights On
- More Power To You: Ensuring a Reliable, Safe and Secure Supply of Energy at UC San Diego
- Efforts to Save Energy Result in Savings
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 (PDF)
- 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