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5.16.13 — Student Community Center earns LEED Platinum, UC Davis’ fifth
Large skylights send a flood of natural light into the lobby of the new Student Community Center at UC Davis, where students hold meetings, study on lounge chairs, or chat over compostable cups of coffee from CoHo South café. Upstairs in the media lab, they use computers powered in part by solar energy. Outside, students sit at patio tables shaded by umbrellas, next to a lawn-less landscape of drought-tolerant plants and permeable paving.
1.28.13 — John Bissell ’08 is turning wastewater into biodegradable plastic
Your sludge is his plastic. Bissell has developed a technology and a business around converting municipal wastewater sludge into high-performance biodegradable plastics.
9.14.12 — Pens are new addition to list of things we recycle
Here at UC Davis we recycle bottles and cans, cardboard and Styrofoam, CDs and DVDs, fluorescent bulbs and sticky notes, toner and inkjet cartridges, batteries and electronics, and even wine corks. And paper, of course. But what about our pens? Starting today (Sept. 14), we can recycle those, too, and other, selected writing implements — adding more “cool” to UC Davis’ recent ranking as the nation’s “Coolest School” in Sierra magazine’s evaluation of sustainability in higher education.
8.14.12 — UC Davis is nation’s ‘Coolest School’
Sierra magazine has named the UC Davis the nation’s “Coolest School” for its efforts to address climate change and operate sustainably.
6.22.12 — Sustainability conference draws record participation
They came. They saw. They studied — sustainability. The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, held at UC Davis for the first time in the event’s 11-year history, drew record registration: nearly 1,000 people from 88 institutions, mostly in California — but also including institutions in three other states and four other countries.
5.14.12 — UC Davis West Village a global model for sustainable urban planning
UC Davis West Village overcame funding constraints, delays, regulatory changes, a housing market collapse and other challenges to become the nation’s largest planned zero-net energy community, according to a new report on sustainable, low-carbon developments.
4.19.12 — Researcher's waste-to-energy technology moves from the lab to the marketplace
Technology invented by a University of California, Davis, researcher that converts solid waste into renewable energy is debuting today as the first commercially available, high-solid anaerobic digestion system in the United States.
4.17.12 — McKibben on climate change: 'We can't let it go on'
Environmental activist and best-selling author Bill McKibben spoke highly of UC Davis and the Davis community in an April 13 talk: “This place has done more than almost anywhere else in the country to rise to the challenges we face.”
11.18.11 — UC Davis West Village a zero net energy model for city
A new agreement between the UC Davis Energy Institute and the nonprofit Valley Climate Action Center illustrates how UC Davis West Village--the nation’s largest zero net energy community--is serving not only as a model for the nation, but also for its own backyard.
11.3.11 — Sustainable winery building to be hub of environmental technology
Ground was ceremonially broken today at the University of California, Davis, for the 8,000-square-foot Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building, which will enable the adjacent winery, brewery and food-processing complex to become the first self-sustainable, zero-carbon teaching and research facility in the world.
10.27.11 — UC Davis achieves third platinum award for green building
The University of California, Davis, has earned a third “platinum” certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for creating buildings that lead the way to a sustainable future, more than any other University of California campus.
10.13.11 — Nation's largest planned zero net energy community opens
Setting a national precedent in sustainable design, UC Davis West Village will open its doors Saturday as the largest planned zero net energy community in the country.
9.30.11 — Campus elaborates on 'U-Hub' plan for energy innovation
UC Davis plans to move several energy-related research units into offices at UC Davis West Village, the nation’s largest planned zero net energy community, campus officials have announced.
9.13.11 — RANKINGS ROUNDUP: UC Davis among top 10 public universities, rates high in sustainability, public service
For the second consecutive year, UC Davis earned a ninth-place ranking among the top public national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” issue. UC Davis’ distinction for 2012, released today (Sept. 13), follows the campus’s top 10 honors for its commitment to sustainability (Sierra magazine).
8.23.11 — UC Davis launches agricultural sustainability degree
The University of California, Davis, this fall will launch an undergraduate major focused on agricultural sustainability.
8.17.11 — Sierra magazine says we're still cool (and greener)
UC Davis is greener and cooler this year, moving into the Top 10 of Sierra magazine’s annual ranking of the “greenest” colleges in the United States. UC Davis earned the eighth spot, up from 16 a year ago, on the magazine's “America’s Coolest Schools” list.
7.29.11 — California Ag Summit slated for January at UC Davis
Global food trends, energy and social media will be featured topics at the second annual California Ag Summit, to be held Jan. 27 at UC Davis.
6.8.11 — Building a green lab
University of California Research: Making research labs more sustainable can help UC campuses to cut energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
6.8.11 — Green crusader
University of California Research: A lab researcher's campaign to reuse, recycle and reduce draws national acclaim.
2.14.11 — AAAS conference: Greenhouse gases, agricultural nitrogen, making energy from manure & more
UC Davis researchers will present these findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
2.12.11 — Green and getting greener: It's all in the planning
The Plan Green conference at UC Davis will also include awards presented by the U.S. EPA for Fleet Services and Aggie Stadium.
2.3.11 — RecycleMania returns to UC Davis
Students lead campus involvement in this year's nationwide competition to increase recycling and reduce waste.
1.19.11 — Plastic bags, no, reusable bags, yes — and they are designer bags!
A tornado of plastic bags has touched down in the Design Museum, as part of the installation titled BAG (Bags Across the Globe): Designing to Reduce Waste, scheduled to run through March 11.
1.7.11 — Waste reduction joins campuswide sustainability team
Formerly known as R4, the campus Waste Reduction and Recycling program helps coordinate waste reduction with campus planning.
12.7.10 — We're national champs for Aggie Stadium recycling
UC Davis was honored as "Diversion Rate Champion" by the EPA in its 2010 "Wastewise Game Day Challenge."
11.8.10 — UC Davis aces the College Sustainability Report Card
The report cards are in and it is official: UC Davis is a green school. But just how green?
10.15.10 — Recycle for the win: National competition at Oct. 23 football game
UC Davis is participating in a national competition to reduce waste at campus stadiums.
10.12.10 — Sustainability vendor fair focuses on green purchasing power
How campus dollars are spent to meet sustainability goals will be the focus of the 2010 Campus Sustainability Vendor Fair.
8.26.10 — Moving? Programs make recycling, reusing easy
“Pack it” or “trash it” are not the only options, thanks to programs on campus and in the Davis community.
8.16.10 — Sierra magazine ranks UC Davis 16th nationally
In its 2010 Cool Schools survey, Sierra magazine ranked UC Davis 16th in the nation among America's "greenest" schools.
3.29.10 — Turn trash into compost with new MU bins
3.5.10 — Dorm events dish up green
1.22.10 — UC Davis receives $2.5M in federal funding for West Village renewable energy project
A federal grant through the Department of Energy will create an innovative waste-to-energy project for UC Davis West Village.
11.10.09 — Electronic waste needs to go green
UC Davis scientists argue for federal policies on recycling electronic waste.
10.9.09 — New GSM building opens
The GSM building, built to demanding environmental standards, opens on campus.
6.12.09 — UC Davis’ Sustainable Second Century
After celebrating its first century, UC Davis should focus on sustainability for next 100 years, says this UC Davis Magazine column.
5.11.09 — Whole Earth Festival 2009: Sustainalovability
Waste reduction report from the 2009 WEF.
4.24.09 — Smart energy
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, visits campus to learn about the UC Davis Biogas Energy Project and the Renewable Energy Testing Center.
9.12.08 — 100 Ways that UC Davis Has Transformed the World
UC Davis has transformed the world in many ways, including through environmental contributions.
6.25.08 — Designing for a sustainable conscience
Design students at UC Davis are creating posters intended to raise awareness of the amount of waste generated in campus buildings that could have been recycled.
6.13.08 — Green things at UC Davis
List of "green things" includes buildings, neighborhood, zero waste, lighting, transportation, purchasing and food.
6.2.08 — Human Resources goes green
HR is the first zero-waste building at UC Davis.
3.14.08 — Dirty work and dream jobs
Students work on interesting and challenging jobs, including at R4.
3.1.08 — Energy from table scraps
The Biogas Energy Project is testing this idea on campus. (Video)
11.19.07 — Energy for the future
UC Davis is engineering a sustainable future: Let us count the ways
11.9.07 — Student class promotes recycling on campus
11.2.07 — Sustainability is key to university’s future
Article recaps the second annual Sustainability Day at UC Davis.
10.27.07 — How green are we?
Sustainability Day 2007 celebrates many aspects of campus effort (with video).
8.3.07 — Campus gets a ‘green’ thumbs up for new composting, lighting
UC Davis received awards for its dining commons composting project and the retrofitting of lighting systems.
12.15.06 — Composting: Full cycle with food waste
UC Davis is the first UC campus to begin thorough post-consumer composting.
10.24.06 — New technology turns food leftovers into electricity, vehicle fuels
9.1.06 — Campus ‘greening’ under way
UC Davis' push for sustainability enters its second year and is already successful with commute alternatives, waste reduction and green building.
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