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UC only university to join coalition led by Bill Gates to invest in climate solutions
Presidential Recognition - David Auston is among faculty members honored for their contributions to UC initiatives
Faculty honored for contributions to UC initiatives
UC joins campuses across the country on White House Climate Pledge
A Decade of Green Grants
UC Carbon Neutrality Student Fellows tackle big climate problems
Toward Carbon Neutrality - UC Summit on Carbon and Climate Neutrality takes aim at greenhouse gas reduction
Striking Bicycle Gold - UCSB named a Gold-Level Bike Friendly University by League of American Bicyclists
Environmental Heroes - UCSB marine biologist Gretchen Hofmann is part of UC’s inaugural group of Faculty Climate Action Champions
New Food Fellows - Four undergraduates are named UCSB’s Global Food Initiative Fellows for 2015-2016
UCSB Aims to Win Sustainability Competition - ‘Cool Campus Challenge’ Motivates UCs to Reduce their Carbon Footprints
A Shared Vision for Sustainability - Water, energy focus of discussion during Central Coast Sustainability Summit at UCSB
Play It Cool - UCSB kicks off “Cool Campus Challenge,” a UC-wide competition to reduce carbon footprint
All Aboard - UCSB hits 1 million rides via MTD; enhances bus services to promote transportation alternatives
UC’s Sustainability Champion - UCSB’s David Auston has been named the University of California Sustainability Champion for 2015, an honor that acknowledges his tireless efforts on behalf of the systemwide Carbon Neutrality Initiative
Smart on Water - Sustainability leader UCSB sets new goal to reduce potable water use by 12 percent by next spring
An Appetite for Food Reform - First group of UC Global Food Initiative Fellows at UCSB are studying food waste on campus, food insecurity among students
A Champion for Sustainability - Professor Ken Hiltner, UCSB’s current Sustainability Champion, is spearheading campus’s Environmental Humanities Initiative, aiming to engage faculty and students of all disciplines
Practice Makes Perfect - UC Santa Barbara wins three Best Practice Awards in the California higher education sustainability and energy efficiency competition
Farm Team - Alumni Jack and Kim Johnson team with UCSB’s Associated Students Food Bank and Department of Public Worms on new Edible Campus project to grow food on campus
Greenest Public University in the U.S. - UCSB ranked No. 3 in Princeton Review’s list of the Top 50 Green Colleges — and No. 1 among public universities
Tackling Food Insecurity - Faculty, students, staff and area residents gather at UCSB for group brainstorming and discussion of food security on and around campus
Reducing Energy Use - Students at the Bren School conducted a pilot for a behavior-based program aimed at lowering energy consumption on campus
Joining Forces for Food Justice - Students and staff collaborate on series of forums about food security; upcoming event to focus on food goals for campus
LEED Lab in action: University of California, Santa Barbara