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New Events and Opportunities for Spring 2021
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UCI Sustainability Spring 2021 Week 8
 

Welcome to Week 8, Anteaters!

Applications for the UC Global Food Initiative Fellows and the UC Bonnie Reiss Carbon Neutrality Initiative Fellows are now open to undergraduate and graduate students! 

Learn more and apply at http://bit.ly/GFICNIFellow2122

Victoria Nguyen
Reslife Program Coordinator
Environmental Justice Collective Meetings
Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8
Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm
Email sustainability-center@uci.edu for Zoom information.

Sustainability Co-Curricular Working Group Meetings
Weeks 2, 5, and 9
Thursdays 2:00-3:00pm
Email sustainability-center@uci.edu for Zoom information.

Spring Garden Hours
Mondays 10-11am
Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm
Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm
Thursdays 9-10am, 5-6pm
Visit bit.ly/AVgarden2021 or email dominiak@uci.edu for more information.
 
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Events & Opportunities

Diving Deep: Dialogues on Environmental Justice - Session 1

As part of the 2020-2021 theme of exploring cultural and ecological connections to oceans, the UCI Humanities Center will present a symposium exploring active interventions with the deep. Three sessions will provide practical approaches to studying our oceans, engaging our communities around fighting for their access and preservation, and inspiring future generations to protect these fragile ecological and cultural environments. The symposium is co-sponsored by Ridge to Reef, Newkirk Center for Science and Society, the Orange County Regional History Center, UCI Libraries, and other partners.

Session 1 features a panel of interdisciplinary scholars who will discuss their experiences with engaging communities to tackle environmental problems.

Learn more and register here

May 18, 2021
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

The Ocean Has Rhythm: Four Centuries of Musical Travels Across the Atlantic and the Circuit of Sound it Created

Renowned scholar of West African popular music John Collins (Uni Ghana-Legon) illuminates the 400-year-old musical circuits linking Africa to its American diasporas. 7x Grammy winner and UCLA prof. Arturo O'Farrill explores its impact on Latin music, UCLA prof. Scot Brown brings in the funk, UCI dance prof. S Ama Wray links the music to dance, and UCI historian Rasul Miller looks at returning musical diasporas. Moderated by Mark LeVine.

This event is co-sponsored by Global Jazz Studies, UCLA; the department of History UCI; Global Middle East Studies, UCI

Learn more and register here.

May 19, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

PLAN: Black Voices in the Environmental Movement

Black voices in the environmental movement are often the most unheard, and that is unacceptable. During this session, panelists will guide discussion around what it means to address our needs for the environmental movement. All discussion panelists are TBD. Hosted by Chelsea Williams, PLAN's Campus Network Director.

**Note: This is a Black-only space.

Learn more and register here

May 19, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Development of evidence-based approaches to air quality and climate change and their integration into policies and regulations

California suffered from severe air pollution after WWII, and was known as the “smog capital” of the world for many decades. Starting in the 1950’s, public pressure helped to drive scientific research into the causes and potential solutions, and applying this knowledge to develop evidence-based policies and regulations to address air pollution. The result has been a dramatic improvement in air quality, despite large increases in population and vehicle miles along with economic growth. Policies developed here have been emulated not only nationally but internationally. This talk will trace the development of these successful policies and look to the future needs and approaches that have promise for being the most cost-effective and health-protective for humans and our environment.

FEATURING: Mary Nichols
Former Chair, California Air Resources Board
Mary Nichols is the former Chair of the California Air Resources Board, where she occupied the attorney seat. She has served on the Board under Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (1975–82 and 2010–18), Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (2007–2010) and Governor Gavin Newsom (2019–present). She also served as California’s Secretary for Natural Resources (1999–2003), appointed by Gov. Gray Davis.

Learn more and register here

May 20, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmdiv> California Plastic Crisis: Impacts and Solutions at Home and Beyond

 

Hosted by the Newkirk Center for Science and Society and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) the goal of this 5-part conference series is to engage the community in a discussion about the scope of the plastic problem, the impact of plastic pollution in California and beyond, as well as plastic alternatives, and policy solutions. Participants will learn about:

  • Plastic Impacts and Solutions: An overview of the plastic pollution problem and impact on coastal ocean ecosystems, waterways, and public health.
  • Plastic Health and Community Impacts, at Home and Abroad: Impacts of plastics on front-line communities in California and how California’s actions affect the global community.
  • California Plastic Legislation: The landscape of current and newly introduced California legislation on plastic pollution, specifically plastic waste, recycling, and reuse, and reducing plastic.
  • Debunking Common Myths and Best Solutions: Debunk common myths and present environmental justice, community-based and regional solutions, best practices, plastic alternatives, and case studies.

Learn more and register here.

May 20, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Now, More Than Ever: Movement Building for Climate, Racial, and Health Justice

Join the UCSF School of Medicine Office of Population Health and Health Equity and the UCSF Center for Climate, Health, and Equity for the third event of a three-part speaker series on Climate Change and Health. The series, chaired by Sheri Weiser, MD, MPH, features three virtual 90-minute sessions on the 3rd Thursdays of the month in March-May 2:30-4pm PDT.

This is the third session of the series: Now, More Than Ever: Movement Building for Climate, Racial, and Health Justice. There has never been a more critical time for advancing health, equity and social justice while addressing climate change. This session will focus on the synergies between climate and racial justice movements and their promise in improving health, and community-based advocacy and policy initiatives to promote climate and racial justice in California and beyond.

Learn more and register here.

May 20, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Diving Deep Session 2: Environmental Justice in Action

Session 2 hosts a panel that explores the model of community-based, participatory action research by featuring existing collaborations between UCI faculty, students, and staff, and community organizations, most notably, with Crystal Cove Conservancy and Orange County Environmental Justice.

Learn more and register here

May 20, 2021
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Resistance in (a)Synchronous Futures

Resistance in (a)Synchronous Futures will interrogate how political and ecological conditions present new routes and potential futures for the study and production of art in an ethical way that centers social justice and critiques of power. In an increasingly globalized world visually connected across physical and virtual space, Visual Studies as a field is in a key position to engage on a variety of topics through intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches. This conference is possible with the generous support of the UCI Humanities Center and the UCI PhD Program in Visual Studies.

Learn more and register here.

May 22, 2021
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Diving Deep Session 3: Toolkits for Envisioning the Future

 

Session 3 hosts a panel to learn from and envision the future with different student-led environmental education resources at UCI, including the development of the EcoSpuddies kindergarten curriculum, the undergraduate Environmental Justice Collective, and the Climate Futures Collective study group.

Learn more and register here.

May 25, 2021
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

ASUCI: Applications are Open! 

Are you interested in becoming more involved on campus? Do you want to join an organization that is geared towards supporting your fellow students? Apply to be a part of ASUCI, UCI’s student government! All Executive office positions are open for the 21-22 academic year. Due dates for each office vary. For these positions, go to bit.ly/2021ASUCIAPPS to apply!If you have any questions or concerns regarding the executive office positions, please email the ASUCI President-elect and corresponding ASUCI Vice President-elects, with the subject line as [2021-2022 Application Question]. Kindly,

ASUCI President-elect Michelle Wei ()
ASUCI Internal Vice President-elect Alyssa Naigan ()
ASUCI External Vice President-elect Victoria Montalvo ()
ASUCI Academic Affairs Vice President-elect Angel Hoang ()
ASUCI Student Services Vice President-elect Joshua Ma ()

Campus as a Living Lab Applications are Still Open!
Campus as a Living Lab applications are still open! Are you an upper-division undergraduate student interested in applied research and projects related to sustainability? Through Campus as a Living Lab, you can gain hands-on experience conducting applied research and lead projects that meet campus sustainability needs! Applications are open until filled.  Apply here to be a Campus as a Living Lab intern. 

Project sites to intern at include UCI Outdoor Adventures, UCI Dining, UCI Campus Recreation, Womxn's Hub, UCI Campus Human Resources - Wellness & Engagement, Campus Physical & Environmental Planning, Facilities Management-Sustainability Department, and Student Housing Sustainability. 
 
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