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Eye-popping Earth Week exhibit shows how far campus is from zero-waste goal

Ahead of Their Time

In the spirit of UCI’s forward-thinking founders, campus researchers see beyond the present to create a brilliant future

Sarah Kimball gathers samples

National conference opens flow of ideas on drought

Top researchers, public officials and policymakers converge at UCI to discuss extreme water shortages and how to handle them

UCI makes The Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll for 2nd year in a row

UC Irvine is being recognized for its commitment to sustainability with a listing in The Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll.

UC Irvine is No. 1 ‘Coolest School’ in nation

UC Irvine has placed first in Sierra magazine’s eighth annual ranking of the country’s “Coolest Schools,” marking the fifth consecutive year the university has been included among the top 10 “greenest” campuses nationwide.

Water spout

Encouraging cross-campus collaboration

Multidisciplinary projects focused on data science, medical humanities and water will be funded under new Interschool Academic Initiative program

UCI makes honor roll in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges

UC Irvine has put another notch in its green belt with a listing in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition. With a perfect score of 99, the campus also appears on the Green Rating Honor Roll. The guide notes that UC Irvine is a leader in green construction and the use […]

EPA deputy administrator joins UCI students for Earth-friendly lunch

Bob Perciasepe, the Environmental Protection Agency’s deputy administrator, joined the cafeteria line today at the University of California, Irvine, where he shared a zero-waste lunch with students and commended the campus on its zero-waste and food recovery achievements. UC Irvine’s zero-waste program diverts from landfills 83 percent of the campus’s total waste materials by recycling, reusing and composting. In addition, the university has increased its food waste diversion from 90 tons in 2010 to 500 tons in 2012, when it joined the EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge.

Dan Crout hanging banner

Stubbing out a bad habit

With UCI vowing to be smoke-free by Jan. 1, an expert addresses the use of alternative tobacco products

UCI named to Princeton Review’s ‘Green Honor Roll’

UC Irvine has landed a spot on The Princeton Review’s “Green Honor Roll,” which highlights campuses dedicated to sustainability via energy use, recycling, food services, buildings and transportation as well as academic offerings and environmental action plans.