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Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee Welcomes Dr. Ken Hiltner as Interim Co-Chair

The Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee (CSC) is excited to have Dr. Ken Hiltner step into the role of interim co-chair of the Committee this year.

ELI class outside of the Marine Science Building

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The Environmental Leadership Incubator: Building the Future of Environmentalism

Dr. Simone Pulver, an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Environmental Leadership Incubator, saw that there was a gap in leadership development for undergraduate students, so she started the Environmental Leadership Incubator.

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Postcards for Sustainability

Professor Anderson and her team designed messaging based on the information-motivation-behavioral skills model (IMB) and measured its effectiveness on household water reduction.

UC Santa Barbara Campus Sustainability Champion: Jeffrey Hoelle

Professor of Anthropology, Jeffrey Hoelle, is this year’s Campus Sustainability Champion.

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Bridging the gap between paper and practice: Understanding components of good environmental policy

Through his focus on supporting institutions, Buntaine works to bridge the gap that often arises between a policy that looks good on paper and the proper execution of that policy.

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Past for a Future

Dr. Walsh’s interests lie in the cultural, political, and economic dimensions of water use and management, particularly concerning that in the United States and Mexico Borderlands.

Market Solutions for Environmental Issues: Breaking the Mold and Addressing Social Equity

Dr. Costello and his fellow researchers at Environmental Market Solutions Lab have pegged economic values to things most of us wouldn’t consider economic — like adaptation to climate change, and the impact of information on business management decision-making processes.

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Rising to the Occasion: CCBER Tackles Surging Sea Levels

Dr. Lisa Stratton and her team at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration (CCBER) have embarked on a mission to transform a golf course into a diverse restored habitat: an estuary teeming with native species, a space for passive recreation and active research for UCSB students and faculty.

"50 Years after the Santa Barbara Oil Spill” Presentation

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My Experience at the “50 Years after the Santa Barbara Oil Spill” Event

An event at Arlington Theatre commemorated the 50th anniversary of what is now known as the dawn of the modern environmental movement.

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A Whole New World: The ‘Blue Revolution’ of the 21st Century

Dr. Hunter Lenihan and many of his fellow researchers turn to aquaculture as a new frontier, teeming with opportunities for innovation and sustainable solutions.

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Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee Welcomes Dr. Ken Hiltner as Interim Co-Chair

The Environmental Leadership Incubator: Building the Future of Environmentalism

Postcards for Sustainability

UC Santa Barbara Campus Sustainability Champion: Jeffrey Hoelle

Bridging the gap between paper and practice: Understanding components of good environmental policy

Past for a Future

Market Solutions for Environmental Issues: Breaking the Mold and Addressing Social Equity

Rising to the Occasion: CCBER Tackles Surging Sea Levels

My Experience at the “50 Years after the Santa Barbara Oil Spill” Event

A Whole New World: The ‘Blue Revolution’ of the 21st Century

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