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Weyburn Terrace gets a Community Supported Agriculture Program
In partnership with the Weyburn Terrace Residents Association and the South Central Farmers Cooperative, the UCLA Graduate Student Association has brought a Community Supported Agriculture program to Weyburn Terrace.
Posted: 12/3/2008
New sustainability coordinator looks ahead to year's green projects
The sustainability pipeline at UCLA is bulging with new initiatives, from the campus's first-ever Climate Action Plan to student-run delivery of locally farmed produce on a weekly basis.
Posted: 11/21/2008
UCLA H&HS awarded funds to expand recycling
H&HS has been awarded about $39,000 to expand beverage container recycling at University Village.
Posted: 11/20/2008
Creatively Sustainable All-Hill Halloween
All-Hill Halloween is a yearly event at UCLA On-Campus Housing. Each year, more than 2,500 kids from community centers and elementary schools are invited to do their trick or treating at UCLA, going hall floor to hall floor instead of house to house.
Posted: 11/15/2008
UCLA students play a role in success of critical LA County transportation measure
UCLA undergraduate and graduate student efforts contribute to passage of Measure R, a half cent sales tax that will fund transportation improvements throughout LA county
Posted: 11/6/2008
Event Sustainability Volunteer Program
The UCLA Event Sustainability Committee and the UCLA Events Office announce the new Event Sustainability Volunteer Program.
Posted: 10/28/2008
Seven departments hit the road on new Bruin Bikes
UCLA Transportation has rolled out its new Bruin Bike pilot program, awarding one free loaner bike each to seven departments. Faculty and staff in the winning departments will use the bikes to reduce midday car trips, helping cut campus traffic and pollution.
Posted: 10/27/2008
Sustainability certificate helps students create green careers
UCLA helps grad students build credentials to tackle a pressing problem.
Posted: 10/23/2008
Students take to the streets for public transit
With the election looming, Bruins fight for Measure R to bring Metro to Wilshire
Posted: 10/22/2008
Good, green fun
Stay fit, get sustainable and have fun while you're at it that's the unifying theme of an an array of events and kick-offs of new programs this month from UCLA's departments of Transportation and Recreation.
Posted: 10/21/2008
Discover how you can be green to the extreme
You'll be soon seeing more environmentally friendly options at campus events up to half a dozen different bins for recycling and stashing trash.
Posted: 10/15/2008
Event Sustainability Volunteer Program
The UCLA Event Sustainability Committee and the UCLA Events Office are very pleased to announce the Event Sustainability Volunteer Program, a new and exciting volunteer activity for your Registered Campus Organization.
Posted: 10/10/2008
Environmental Science Major wins trip to Australia
Environmental Science senior Shahir Masri wins trip to Australia in scholarship contest.
Posted: 10/9/2008
Global warming affects warm-weather species too, study finds
Even tropical plant and animal species living in some of the warmest places on Earth may face threats from a warming planet, according to new research co-authored by a UCLA scientist.
Posted: 10/9/2008
Residence Hall Floor with a Sustainability Theme
As part of their year-long sustainability programing, UCLA Residential Life and Housing are hosting a Sustainability Themed Floor in Sproul Hall.
Posted: 9/29/2008
Ecological Factors Influencing the Distribution and Transmission of West Nile Virus in Orange County, California
by Ryan J. Harrigan, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles
Posted: 9/25/2008
Natural Selection and Social Behavior in Panamanian Sweat Bees
by Karen Kapheim, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 9/25/2008
UCLA store gets new green corner
Students with an eye out for sustainability have always had options like recycled-paper notebooks at the student store. But when the demand for green products started rising, the UCLA Store began to run out of room for its expanding array of eco-friendly school supplies.
Posted: 9/24/2008
Can't See the Forest for the Trees
Prof. Susanna Hecht argues that its time to see beyond the myth of the pristine forest to gain a truer understanding of humankinds interactions with the natural landscape.
Posted: 9/23/2008
Converting drivers to bus riders, 262 commuters at a time
It was a challenge that some UCLA commuters took on as a dare: Give up your campus parking pass for one to three summer months in exchange for a free bus pass, and then decide if you want your pass back in mid-September.
Posted: 9/18/2008
Enjoy L.A. without a car? Transit guide shows you the way
UCLA Transportation provides a handy "U-See-LA" guide to everything from seeing L.A.'s popular sights to just grabbing some dinner without a car.
Posted: 9/18/2008
Calculate your carbon footprint with a cell phone
UCLA's Center for Embedded Network Sensing is testing new cell phone software that helps people track their carbon footprint and their exposure to pollutants.
Posted: 8/27/2008
Huell Howser checks out UCLA Transportation programs
Huell Howser, sparked by interest of sustainable commutes, comes to UCLA.
Posted: 8/27/2008
UCLA Transportation featured in sutainability journal
UCLA Transportation was featured in the August issue of Sustainability: The Journal of Record.
Posted: 8/27/2008
Environmental Science Seniors Study Postburn Griffith Park
Summary of Environmental Science senior project in Griffith Park Winter and Spring 2008
Posted: 8/22/2008
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