UCI becomes two-time recipient of STARS Platinum rating for sustainability efforts
Rare recognition secures its place among world’s environmentally outstanding institutions
November 01, 2021
KEYWORD
waste management
UCI is No. 2 in Sierra magazine’s 2021 ‘Cool Schools’ ranking of sustainability leaders
Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 12 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes
September 09, 2021
UCI is No. 1 in Sierra magazine’s 2020 ‘Cool Schools’ ranking of sustainability leaders
Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 11 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes
September 28, 2020
UCI is No. 1 in U.S., No. 2 overall in Sierra magazine’s 2019 ‘Cool Schools’ ranking
With unmatched 10 straight years in top 10, campus is higher ed sustainability leader
September 03, 2019
UCI recycling and reuse program debuts in Climate Lab video
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, […]
January 03, 2018
Getting the lead out
Oladele Ogunseitan picks up a cell phone and tosses it into a small wood chipper in his UC Irvine lab. Is he conducting a wacky experiment? Overreacting to one too many dropped calls? Actually, Ogunseitan grinds up old phones for a purely scientific cause: He’s studying toxic electronic waste. Chair of the population health & […]
February 22, 2010