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#1 in North America

UC Davis tops continent in sustainability rankings

UC Davis, is the “greenest” campus in North America for the 10th year in a row.

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Single-Use Plastics

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Our campus is phasing out single-use plastics from our food services and replacing them with reusables or compostables.

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Faculty members, student honored at 2023 UC Davis Sustainability Summit

  • by Nick Houser
  • June 12, 2023
Two UC Davis Health faculty members and a School of Medicine student were honored at the 5th annual UC Davis Sustainability Summit on June 2.

Dozens join first-ever sustainability walking tour

  • by Nick Houser
  • May 04, 2023
The first-ever sustainability walking tour kicked off April 25, in honor of Earth Day and during the Health and Wellness Fair. The tour saw more than a dozen UC Davis Health employees join to learn about the health system’s sustainability efforts.
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Earth Day: How anesthesiologists are tackling greenhouse gases in the operating room

  • by Lisa Howard
  • April 21, 2023
UC Davis Health has taken steps to reduce the greenhouse gases commonly used in anesthesia.
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Take the Sustainability Culture Survey, Win $125 Food Co-op Gift Card

  • by Katie Hetrick
  • April 12, 2023
UC Davis Sustainability wants your opinion on our campus sustainability culture. Participate and you will be entered to win one of four $125 gift card from the Davis Food Co-op.
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Sustainability Fellows Take On Sustainable Development

  • by Carla C Fresquez
  • March 17, 2023

UC Davis’s Sustainability office is host to two fellowship programs for the ‘22-’23 academic year. The Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Fellows and The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) Climate and Environmental Justice Fellow. This team of six graduate and undergraduate fellows joined UC Davis Sustainability in Fall 2022, tasked with improving the sustainability of the Davis and Health campus operations.

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