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How To Live More Sustainably as a UCSB Student
Grow On, Now - Alumni, donors Kim and Jack Johnson help UC Santa Barbara break ground on its student farm, culminating years of effort
Turning Waste into Energy - Chemical engineer Michelle O'Malley's research of animals' gut microbes could enable discovery of new sustainable fuels
Share and Share A Bike - With 300 bikes in circulation and 300 more coming, UCSB ramps up its bikeshare program; pilot project intended to go regional
New Frontiers - Engineering faculty members receive Department of Energy research grants to advance the future of energy
Environmental Impact Awarding grants annually since 2006, The Green Initiative Fund supports an array of environmental projects aimed at making campus more sustainable
Green Power - UCSB’s commitment to earth-friendly facilities and education earns new recognition
How a (nearly) zero-carbon conference can be a better conference
Waste Not, Want Not UCSB goes all-in on systemwide efforts to cut waste through education, communication
Taking Root - Alumni Kim and Jack Johnson team with UCSB’s Edible Campus Program on a teaching farm to promote sustainability, feed students in need
A Sustainability Star - UCSB earns gold in the national Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System program for colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada
'Inside, Outside and Beyond' - Unique collaboration of UCSB’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Edible Campus Project and Orfalea Family Children’s Center seeds sustainability in preschoolers
Sharing a Vision for Sustainability - UC Santa Barbara hosts sixth annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit
Farm Aid - As UCSB’s Sustainability Champion, computer scientist Chandra Krintz has moved closer to her goal of enabling smarter, more sustainable farming through technology
‘Innovation and Creativity’ - UCSB Sustainability’s The Green Initiative Fund supports campus environmental projects
Lab Work - UCSB LabRATS program takes sustainability into science labs, saving water, waste and energy
Top U.S. Cities for Green Transportation
Bee Friendly - Earth Day, every day: Sustainable bee removal becomes standard practice at UCSB
Gold for Green - UCSB earns statewide Best Practice Award for efforts in more sustainable transportation
Case Closed? Depends on Who You Ask - First-of-its kind English course at UCSB examines “The Rhetoric of Climate Change”
Crusader for Justice - Sociologist David Pellow is named Dehlsen Chair in Environmental Studies
Not-So-Simple Green - Two researchers from UCSB’s Bren School examine the dark side of “green” products
Cultivating a Healthy Lifestyle - Food, Nutrition and Basic Skills Program for students at UCSB is aimed at food security
Going Platinum - UCSB’s Sierra Madre apartment complex is first in the UC system to receive LEED platinum certification under ‘LEED for Homes’
Climate Champions - A delegation of UC Santa Barbara scholar-activists are in Paris for the 21st Annual United Nations Climate Summit.