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- Six Solutions against Climate Change: Researchers Launch Call-Action for Rapid Response to Mobilize Solutions 11/13/24
- How Local Governments Can Lead the Way in Decarbonizing the U.S. 10/30/24
- UC San Diego Satellite Concepts Examine Land, Ice and Sea From Above 10/22/24
- As Temperatures Rise, Researchers Identify Mechanisms Behind Plant Response to Warming 10/2/24
- UC San Diego Launches New Graduation Requirement, Bolstering Climate Change Education 9/26/24
- UC San Diego to Receive $7 Million to Power Campus and Strengthen State Electricity Grid 9/17/23
- Heat Waves Amplify Existing Inequities. Meet the Researchers Working to Change That. 9/3/24
- Climate Crisis Survey Reveals Scientists’ Willingness to Act – and Barriers to Action 8/27/24
- New $42M Grid-Tech Sandbox Will Help Get More Renewables on Electric Grids 7/16/24
- Rising Temperatures: How Can SoCal Survive the Heat Crisis? 7/9/24
- During Year of Extremes, Carbon Dioxide Levels Surge Faster than Ever 6/6/24
- Biodegradable ‘Living Plastic’ Houses Bacterial Spores That Help It Break Down 4/30/24
- Behind the Vine: Campus Gardens Cultivate Sustainability and Belonging 4/23/24
- How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions 4/8/24
- Take 10 with a Triton: Carrie Metzgar is Chasing STARS 4/2/24
- Global Warming Is Influencing Global Timekeeping 3/28/24
- Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics 3/21/24
- Kimberly Prather in 99 Seconds 3/14/24
- When Planning Sustainable Energy Systems—Don’t Forget About People 2/29/24
- Extreme Heat, Wildfires Combine to Disproportionately Harm Less Affluent and Communities of Color 2/2/24
- 20th Annual Report on Sustainable Practices Highlights UC San Diego’s Achievements 1/30/24
- UC San Diego Is Now a Bee Campus. Here’s What that Means… 1/11/24
2023
- Capitalism’s Green Revolution 11/29/23
- Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Flights Begin 11/21/23
- UC San Diego Delegation to Attend Annual UN Climate Conference in Dubai 11/16/23
- Climate Policy and the World’s Oceans Will Take Center Stage at COP28 11/16/23
- Ocean Pavilion returns to UN Climate Conference and Calls On Ocean Science to Lead Climate Solutions 11/6/23
- New Report Calls for Cross-Sector Approach to Climate Action 10/24/23
- New Center Addresses Global Climate Change Impacts on Water, Other Resources 10/12/23
- Considering a Greener Commute? Check Out the Triton Chargers 10/3/23
- Antarctica’s Floating Boundary Moves up to Nine Miles with the Tide 9/26/23
- Naming and Shaming Can be Effective to Get Countries to Act on Climate 9/25/23
- Call for Proposals Open for New UC San Diego Climate Action Initiative 9/12/23
- NOAA Awards $2.5 Million to Scripps Researchers Working on Climate Solutions 9/12/23
- Warming Is Shifting Napa’s Wine Growing Season 8/8/23
- California’s Winter Waves May Be Increasing Under Climate Change 8/1/23
- Fighting Climate Change Isn’t an Automatic Win for Environmental Justice 6/19/23
- Scripps Researchers to Explore Deep-Sea Methane Seeps in Alvin Submersible 6/18/23
- Broken record: Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels jump again 6/8/23
- UC San Diego Celebrates Opening of Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility 6/6/23
- Elephant Ecosystems in Decline 4/27/23
- Get to Know Our Nation’s Rarest Pine Tree and Plant a Seedling to Celebrate a Century-Long Tradition 4/27/23
- Modeling Sustainable Health Care at UC San Diego Health 4/17/23
2022
2021
- Trolley Stations Open on Campus, Connecting the University Like Never Before 12/2/21
- UC San Diego to Explore Feasibility of Using 100% Clean Energy on Campus 10/26/21
- El Niño events intensify food insecurity 10/19/2021
- People Should Drink Way More Recycled Wastewater 10/18/2021
- San Diego County stepping up climate action in October 10/13/2021
- David Victor of UC San Diego to Co-Chair Climate Action Commission 9/29/2021
- UC earns green accolades from Sierra Club, Princeton Review as a nationwide leader in sustainability 9/23/21
- County Examines Job Impacts of Decarbonization 9/13/21
- A Ph.D. student researches how pollutants including DDT affect marine microorganisms 9/9/21
- UC San Diego Partners with County on Framework to Guide Decarbonization of Regional Economy 9/8/21
- Researchers uncover how climatic changes influence the evolution of ocean skaters 9/5/21
- California wildfire camera system expands into 'Phase 2' 9/3/21
- Hundreds of U.S. cities adopted climate plans. Few have met the goals, but it's not too late. 8/10/21
- Just how much hotter and drier is Southern California’s ‘new normal’ weather? 8/5/21
- Simulation Points Out Possibilities and Pitfalls of Regional Geoengineering Schemes 7/27/21
- UC ranks first among colleges and universities in green power usage 7/27/21
- New Scripps Institution Of Oceanography Research Vessel Runs On Hydrogen 7/23/21
- Earth 8: California Energy Commission approves additional funding for local clean energy start-ups 7/19/21
- Can San Diego County get ahead of the climate change curve? 7/14/21
- Poor and Minority Communities Suffer More from Extreme Heat in U.S. Cities 7/13/21
- Comprehensive Ice Sheets Gateway Helps Address Sea Level Rise 7/6/21
- By reducing air pollution we can boost crop yields 7/5/21
- Expert Team Issues Report on Regional Responses to Climate Change 7/1/21
- Scientists Track Sudden Disappearance of Antarctic Ice Shelf Lake 6/23/21
- Climate scientist awarded prestigious 'Blue Planet' global prize 6/17/21
- Carbon dioxide levels hit all-time high even as pandemic slowed emissions, Scripps says 6/7/21
- CO2 Emissions Are Rebounding, But Clean Energy Revolutions Are Emerging 6/3/21
- If Countries Implement Paris Pledges with Cuts to Aerosols, Millions of Lives can be Saved? 6/2/21
- Sustainable method to 3D print steel wins big at Triton Innovation Challenge 5/26/21
- Dual Impacts of Extreme Heat, Ozone Disproportionately Hurt Poorer Areas 5/24/21
- A Textbook Case for Heeding Planetary Limits 5/20/21
- Plant Consumers Play Unexpectedly Large Role in the Evolution of Seedling Success 5/17/21
- UC San Diego Gets STARS Gold Rating 5/12/21
- San Diego Researcher: Rainforests Thrive Because Of Diversity 5/7/21
- UC marks Earth Day with a host of bold green initiatives, research 4/26/21
- Scripps Oceanography Completes Seafloor Survey Using Robotics, Finds Thousands of Possible Targets of Interest at Dumpsite off Coast of Los Angeles 4/26/21
- Joan and Irwin Jacobs Gift $14 Million to the School of Global Policy and Strategy 4/23/21
- The Uncertainty of Climate Change is Hurting Us 4/22/2021
- An Earth Day message for California: Move faster on climate change 4/20/2021
- Getting Warmer? Ocean Temperatures off the California Coast - Impacts of Climate Change in California and The West 4/14/2021
- Scientists Map “Pulse” of Groundwater Flow through California’s Central Valley 4/7/2021
- Students Facilitate $400K Donation to Benefit UC San Diego’s Basic Needs Hub 4/1/2021
- The Human Cost of Climate Change 3/30/2021
- Building the First 100% Electric University Distribution Fleet 3/29/21
- Why Commercialization of Carbon Capture and Sequestration has Failed and How it Can Work 3/22/2021
- UC welcomes new era of climate-action partnership with Biden administration 3/15/2021
- New Study Identifies Mountain Snowpack Most “At-Risk” from Climate Change 3/1/2021
- Housing*Dining*Hospitality Releases 2019-20 Annual Sustainability Report 2/4/21
- Lightening the Data Center Energy Load 2/3/2021
- Scripps Oceanography and San Diego Gas & Electric Expand Climate Change Research Collaboration 2/2/2021
- County Partners with UC San Diego on Plan to Reach Zero Emissions by 2035 1/29/21
- In an extraordinary year, an unwavering commitment to sustainability 1/22/2021
2020
- UC San Diego joins leading climate research universities to issue Declaration leading into G20 Summit 11/18/20
- $39 Million Grant to Better Integrate Renewables into Power Grid 10/29/30
- UC San Diego Wins SANDAG iCommute Diamond Award 9/21/20
- UC San Diego Certifies Hundredth Green Lab 7/29/20
- UC San Diego Utilities & Sustainability Management—Measuring the Success of Our Campus Energy Strategy 6/9/20