UCI CLIMATE Justice Initiative Graduate Fellowships Available The UC Irvine Climate Justice Initiative (based in the ESS Department) and the Research Justice Shop are recruiting current and incoming UCI Ph.D. students for our 2023-2024 graduate fellowships in climate change, environmental justice, & community-engaged research. Fellows will join the new [...]
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 Submit a rebate application here. Please be prepared to provide a copy of your receipt or invoice showing the date of purchase, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]