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

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Humphrey Fellows Put Students in the Driver’s Seat on Climate Action

  • January 25, 2023
The 2022–23 UC Davis Humphrey fellows arrived on campus with the goal of strengthening their professional development and collaborating on global challenges using their collective expertise. During the fall quarter in collaboration with UC Davis Sustainability, the fellows facilitated a First-Year Aggie Connection for new undergraduate, international and transfer students on climate change.
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2022 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings – UC Davis is still #1 in North America and #5 in the World

  • by Kelli Ann O'Day
  • December 13, 2022
On December 12, 2022 University of Indonesia's (UI) GreenMetric shared the 2022 World University Rankings, announcing that UC Davis earned #1 in North America (for a seventh year) and #5 in the World (for a third year). In the last 12 years, UC Davis has ranked in the Top 10 World's Most Sustainable Universities.
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One of UC Davis Health’s most unique sustainability efforts leads the way

  • by Nick Houser
  • December 09, 2022
UC Davis Health is working diligently to collect single-use devices for reprocessing, diverting the items from landfills.
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With new, innovative practices, UC Davis Health saves thousands of pounds of food waste

  • by Nick Houser
  • November 09, 2022
Earlier in 2022, Practice Greenhealth named UC Davis Health one of the Top 25 Environmental Excellence award winners, the first time UC Davis Health received this top honor.
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Three Planned Projects Underscore UC Davis’ Sustainability Leadership

  • by Scout Mata
  • November 09, 2022
From researching how to more efficiently cool buildings to adding compost bins to classroom buildings, many units across campus perform invaluable work that allows UC Davis to continuously reach the highest levels of sustainability.

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