UCI Green Labs Rebate Program Follow these simple steps to apply: Make sure your purchased equipment has at least one of the following certifications: ENERGY STAR WaterSense EPEAT Check if your lab is currently UCI Green Lab certified. Click here and scroll down to view a list of certified [...]
Seeking Feedback: Proposed Climate Protection Section Update to the UC Sustainable Practices Policy The University of California is seeking feedback on the proposed update to the climate protection section of the UC Sustainable Practices Policy. The proposed update would replace the carbon neutrality policy goal with a policy centered on decarbonization. The proposed policy [...]
School of Social Ecology Launches Climate & Urban Sustainability Program (CUSP) The School of Social Ecology has launched its Climate and Urban Sustainability Program (CUSP) to mobilize the extensive skills, knowledge, experience and insights available across the UCI campus to help solve the climate and environmental challenges facing urban areas [...]
Inter-School Environmental Changemakers Certificate Available The School of Social Ecology, School of Physical Sciences and Henry Samueli School of Engineering, have launched a new certificate program for students interested in becoming “environmental changemakers.” The Environmental Changemakers Certificate, now available to all UCI undergraduate students, requires one course from each of [...]
UC-CSU Environmental Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs) Committee Recruitment ECCLPs is seeking 45 committee members to contribute to the new initiative focused on PK-12 climate and environmental literacy, justice, and action through research-based approaches for climate resilience and solutions! These recruitment seeks 15 committee members for three committees (45 members [...]
UCI named top doctoral institution, U.S. institution in AASHE's sustainability index UC Irvine has been recognized as the No. 1 doctoral institution and No. 1 U.S. institution in the 2022 Sustainable Campus Index. The 2022 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in [...]
The cool campus A group effort and a green conscience fuel UCI’s environmental record by Christine Byrd | UCI Magazine, Spring 2022 | July 20, 2022 View of campus from the ecological preserve. Steve Zylius/UCI For more than a decade, UCI has been celebrated as one of the nation’s most environmentally [...]
Paid Fellowship Opportunity: Climate & Environmental Justice Graduate Fellow (2022-2023) Campus Physical and Environmental Planning is now accepting applications for a Climate & Environmental Justice Graduate Fellow. This fellow will help integrate principles and best practices for climate and environmental justice into UCI climate action planning. Work will include piloting the implementation of [...]
Now Hiring for 2022-2023 Student Internships The following positions serve in critical roles to support the mission and vision of UCI Sustainability Resource Center (SRC) and our partnership with Student Housing's Sustainability Program. SRC Office Coordinator Media and Marketing Coordinator (2 positions) Academic Coordinator Housing EarthReps Coordinator Housing Res Life Programming Coordinator Food Fellow [...]
UC Publishes 2021 Annual Sustainability Report View the University of California 2021 Annual Sustainability Report and check-out UCI's profile! The annual report tracks the university’s performance on climate, energy, food, green building, health and wellbeing, procurement, transportation, water, waste and more in a user-friendly website format. The report includes [...]