UCSD Professors Create Biodegradable Shoe
Three professors at UC San Diego, Stephen Mayfield, Michael Burkart, and Robert Pomeroy, have created the world’s first shoe using completely-biodegradable materials. The
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Sustainability
California Commences the New Year with a New Composting Law
California Senate Bill 1383, which targets reducing food waste and greenhouse gas emissions, went into effect Jan. 1, 2022. The bill requires all
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Photo Essay: Dietary Restrictions and Campus Food
Coming to campus with dietary restrictions? This is your visual guide to eating red-meat free at UC San Diego. All meals shown contain
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Drought Returning to California
With California experiencing a second dry year in a row, Governor Gavin Newsom officially declared a drought emergency in Sonoma and Mendocino counties
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University of California Begins to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics
University of California campuses announced that they will begin to phase out single-use plastics with the goal to eliminate all unnecessary plastics by
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UCSD Scientists Receive DOE Grant for Renewable Plastic Research
Two UC San Diego bioenergy projects have been selected by the United States Department of Energy to get funding for their research. Receiving
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Returning to our roots, with a Twist: The Downfalls of Modern Sustainability
Over the last century in America, economic inequality has continuously grown. Despite legislators’ efforts at bridging the gap, many people feel the reality
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UCSD Implements New Sustainability Programs to reach Zero Waste 2020 Goal
UC San Diego Facilities Management and UCSD Information Technology Services have implemented several new programs in an effort to reach the UCSD Zero
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Biodegradable Flip Flops Expected to Take the Market
UC San Diego students are on the forefront of algae biotechnological research. At UC San Diego, most students go to the beach to
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Sustainability Goes Beyond Straws
In 2012, the University of California committed its campuses (minus the medical facilities) to achieving zero waste, defined as 90-percent diversion from landfills,
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