sustainability

UCI, Caltech, Carnegie: Investment in greater storage, transmission capabilities needed

The UCI campus community has made a serious effort to cut waste in recent years, resulting in an 80 percent reduction in non-biodegradable junk going to landfills. UCI recycling manager Anne Krieghoff discusses the university’s trash-abatement programs in a new Climate Lab video premiering today. Produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox, […]

Record-breaking donations highlight big year at UCI

UCI residential complex lauded for redefining the college living experience

UCI has been selected for The Princeton Review’s 2018 Green College Honor Roll, the fifth time it has made the list, which salutes universities earning a perfect score of 99 in The Princeton Review’s sustainability rating system. This year, 24 U.S. schools were listed, out of 629 evaluated, and UCI was the only UC campus included. […]

Campus’s green transportation, water conservation, innovation are credited

EVENT: UCI will host the 2017 Headwaters to Ocean Conference, the premier biennial gathering of a multidisciplinary group of leaders, decision-makers, scholars and advocates to address key social, economic and environmental effects on the Earth’s natural marine systems. WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, and 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 24,  at […]

Campus partners with Irvine Ranch Water District to convert central cooling plant to recycled water use

$140 million consortium aims to improve competitiveness of US industry

UCI is first college in nation to convert to all-electric bus fleet