Sustainability at UCSC: December 2019❄

December 2019

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Santa Cruz County faces significant gap in food security, study finds

Photo by Dan Gold

As the season of holiday feasting approaches, a new study reveals that Santa Cruz County residents who are most at risk of food insecurity may be missing an average of five meals a week...continue reading

Sustainability Champion of the Month - Pam Dewey

Pam Dewey from the Social Sciences Division is being recognized as the December Sustainability Champion of the Month.
Check out her interview to learn more about her initiatives to be more sustainable and her work "outside of work."

Green Office

See what Green Office Team has been up to by clicking on the logo!

Sustainability Certificate Program

This month and next, don't miss the following classes:

Mindful Sustainability on Wed, December 4th, 2019
Sustainability in the UC on Wed, December 11th, 2019
Green Offices on Wed, January 15th, 2020
and
Sustainability in the UC on Wed, January 29th, 2020
(links go directly to the UC Learning Center website)

NEWS & ACHIEVEMENTS

People of Color Sustainability Collective Recognized

Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions, study finds

Santa Cruz County approves 25-cent fee for disposable cups

Rachel Carson College: Training the green generation

Latino studies graduate student focused on history, roots

Santa Cruz brings virtual view to climate change conversation

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044

Are students breathing good air?

We sued the Trump administration to save DACA and protect students: Napolitano and Pérez

Fish in California estuaries are evolving as climate change alters their habitat

GREEN TIP

December Green Tip

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dec 4-Roast and Researchers

Dec 5-Lunch & Learn (Zero Waste)

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