New multicampus course gets students involved in practical climate change solutions
November 15, 2017
Students at six UC campuses can learn how to fight climate change from top experts across the UC system.
Is it really possible to live a zero-waste life?
October 30, 2017
Picture all of the trash you’ve thrown away this week. How much do you think you could reduce that amount if you really tried? By half?
Lauren Singer thinks you can take it all the way to zero, and she has the total lack of garbage to prove it.
Well, not total: Singer has a glass mason jar that holds five years of her garbage — every last piece of it.
When there's nowhere colder to go
October 25, 2017
As the oceans warmed, species migrated to Antarctica. What happens when climate change heats up their home?
UC’s #MyLastTrash campaign asks you to help push campuses toward zero waste
October 23, 2017
A new effort strives to transform habits and meet an ambitious 2020 goal.
UC named national leader in clean energy
October 23, 2017
The university was one of only eight organizations nationwide to earn the distinction.
Could these flip-flops save the earth?
October 5, 2017
These $3, algae-based renewable sandals could become the planet's preferred shoe.
New reports detail how to limit global warming, warn of ‘existential’ risk from not acting soon
September 19, 2017
Two new reports find that cutting CO2 emissions will not be enough to stop catastrophic global warming, but we have more tools at our disposal.
Alice Waters on free speech and the making of a counterculture cook
September 12, 2017
The celebrated chef releases a memoir spanning her days at UC Berkeley to the White House garden and Chez Panisse.
UC Riverside No. 2 systemwide for renewable energy
September 8, 2017
Giant solar panels will provide shade while generating electricity for the campus.
UC campuses among the greenest in the country
August 28, 2017
Seven UCs are among 2017's top 50 "Cool Schools," according to Sierra Magazine.