UC President Janet Napolitano and all 10 chancellors recognize ‘the need for a drastic societal shift to combat the growing threat of climate change.’

About half of mainstream media visibility goes to climate-change deniers, many of whom are not climate scientists.

Two billion tweets provide a glimpse into how we perceive our changing climate.

The University of California is among the thousands gathering to share solutions at the Global Climate Action Summit.

The key to fixing climate change isn't convincing people it's real: it's getting them to choose policy over party.

Some of the largest universities in Mexico, Canada and the U.S. have pledged to spur local action in their communities.

The University of California today (Feb. 6) unveiled the University Climate Change Coalition, or UC3, a bold new coalition of 13 leading North American research universities that will prototype a collaborative model designed to help local communities achieve their climate goals and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. 

More than 8.3 billion metric tons (9.1 billion tons). That’s the amount of plastic humans have created since the large-scale production of synthetic materials began in the early 1950s. It’s enough to cover the entire country of Argentina, and most of the material now resides in landfills or in the natural environment.

Sustainable dining is a huge deal on college campuses today, and the University of California, Santa Barbara is no exception. In fact, for years they’ve been taking an innovative approach towards reducing food waste by using behavioral psychology techniques to help diners reduce waste, often without even knowing it.

The world’s population is expected to soar by an additional 2.5 billion people by 2050, bringing a host of global challenges – including how to feed so many hungry mouths.

A lack of scientific rigor can spread like wildfire online, hurting public perception of climate change.