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BEACON® SaaS Makes Water Visible at UC Merced
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- Badger Meter (WI)
A group of staff and students form the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) in Central Valley California joined forces to dramatically cut water, energy and gas usage per student ...
- Posted Jan. 10, 2024
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Earth Systems Science Program (BS)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Prepares students to understand and solve critical challenges facing our environment, such as climate change, pollution, conservation and resource management.
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Environmental Science and Sustainability (Minor)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Focuses on application of concepts and methods from the physical, chemical, biological and social sciences to the study of the natural environment and seeks solutions to environmental problems. Sustainability science ...
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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"Food Waste Prevention Week"
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The University of California, Merced's (UC Merced) Sustainable Food Programs is focused on and committed to surplus food recovery, food waste awareness and prevention, food security and more. UC ...
- Posted May 31, 2023
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"Improv to Improve the Earth"
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) in partnership with Quarantine Improv (QI) hosted its second annual Earth Day event, "Improv to Improve the Earth". The goal was to bring ...
- Posted May 31, 2023
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Ask Me Anything About How to Start an "Ask Me Anything Series
- University of California, Merced (CA)
In May 2020, the University of California, Merced launched a monthly “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) Series where an expert guest is featured for an hour long session answering attendees’ questions ...
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Directory of Programs that Save Leftover Food After Events
- University of California, Merced (CA)
There has been increasing interest in programs which address leftover food at events. As the coordinator of one such program, No Food Left Behind, I receive regular inquiries from other ...
- Posted Feb. 6, 2023
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Ariel view of students forming the state of California
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Ariel view of students forming California State
- Posted Aug. 4, 2022
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UC Merced Through a Socio-Environmental Imagination Lens
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The socio-environmental imagination will be applied to the University of California, Merced, in hopes to understand the connection between society and UC Merced. UC Merced is located in Merced, California ...
- Posted May 20, 2022
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Contactless Food Box Deliveries: Driving Down Food Insecurity
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) launched the Contactless Food Box Delivery Program in December 2020 which continues to this day. 5-10 boxes are delivered every week to those ...
- Posted May 19, 2022
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Community-responsive scholar-activist research: conceptualizing capacity building and sustainability in a Northern California community-university partnership
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
We critically examine the ongoing development of a collaborative, responsive, activist research process between academics and farmworkers. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with community-based researchers and scholar-activists, we assess our team ...
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Keynote Presentation with Dr. Tracey Osborne, Dr. Stephen Sterling and Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan
- Northeastern University (MA)
- Western Washington University (WA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- University of Plymouth (Devon)
This keynote presentation will reflect on the shifts in educational policy and practice necessary to create a sustainable future.
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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The People's Fridge: Redistributing Surplus Food and Reducing Food Insecurity
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The People's Fridge is a plant-based community fridge in Merced County with the dual aims of redistributing surplus food and reducing food insecurity. The pandemic further increased food insecurity ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Rethinking Your Campus: Creative Curriculum, Programs, and Policies that Address a Just Transition
- California State University, Chico (CA)
- Skyline College (CA)
- Strategic Energy Innovations (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Adapting to climate change and interrelated social crises is no easy feat, especially for campus systems with longstanding institutional frameworks. Key to this shift is to encourage broad student, campus ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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The People’s Fridge- A Community Fridge to Reduce Food Insecurity and Food Waste
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The People’s Fridge is a community fridge in Merced, California at a local community garden which also holds a free food distribution every Saturday called the Pop-Up People’s ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Pop-Up People's Pantry- Feeding those in need in response to COVID-19
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The Pop-Up People's Pantry at the 18th St. People's Garden popped up in response to COVID-19 to feed our food insecure community healthy and nutritious food, predominantly fresh ...
- Posted May 15, 2020
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No Food Left Behind: A free text service to reduce food insecurity and food waste
- University of California, Merced (CA)
No Food Left Behind is a free text messaging service that connects students, staff and faculty at the University of California, Merced to events that might have food leftover. People ...
- Posted May 15, 2020
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Demonstrating the Return on Investment of Campus as a Living Lab: Case Studies From the Field
- Orange Coast College (CA)
- San Mateo County Community College District Office (CA)
- Skyline College (CA)
- Strategic Energy Innovations (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Realizing the promise of campus and community as living laboratories for students can seem like the ultimate goal. Done well, these applied learning pathways offer significant returns to students, campus ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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How 'Green' Can Green Cleaning Get? Strategies for Policy, Procurement, and Practice
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- WAXIE Sanitary Supply (CA)
Waxie Sanitary Supply, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of California, Merced, are collaborating to build a more sustainable economy through green cleaning policies, procurement, and education. Implementing ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Student Leaders Supporting Student Success
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The Bobcat Pantry serves as a sustainable service addressing food insecurity while combating student huger and malnourishments. The space encourages students to implement health-conscious lifestyles to further their academic success ...
- Posted May 20, 2019
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Fill Plates, Not Landfills: Implementing the Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program is a collaboration between the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) and the Merced County Food Bank to reduce food waste ...
- Posted May 17, 2019
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Mapping the Pathway to STARS Platinum
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
AASHE's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) is the leading North American green/sustainable campus rating system developed by colleges and universities for colleges and universities. STARS provides ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Imposters, Insiders, and Collaborators: Bringing Outside Expertise to the World of Sustainability
- Dickinson College (PA)
- University of Florida (FL)
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania (PA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Sustainability is often viewed as a field reserved for those with expertise gained through an academic background in Environmental Science, Ecology, Sustainability or similar areas, and individuals from outside of ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Sustainability Strategic Planning
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The University of California Merced (UC Merced) within the next five years will undergo significant infrastructure expansion to accommodate student, faculty and staff growth. The acceleration of the university’s ...
- Posted May 21, 2018
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UC Merced's 1st Annual Earth Month Celebration
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Earth Month was an opportunity for UC Merced organizations and departments as well as Merced Community members to come together in an effort to increase student engagement with our campus ...
- Posted May 17, 2018
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UC Merced Engineers for a Sustainable World
- University of California, Merced (CA)
UC Merced's Engineer's for a Sustainable World talk to students, staff and faculty about current projects including aquaponics.
- Posted April 23, 2018
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Integrated Interdisciplinary Science of the Critical Zone as a Foundational Curriculum for Addressing Issues of Environmental Sustainability
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE)
- University of Dubuque (IA)
Earth's critical zone (CZ) is the uppermost layer of Earth's continents, which supports ecosystems and humans alike. CZ science aims to understand how interactions among rock, soil, water ...
- Posted March 22, 2018
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Empowering the New Energy Workforce: Best Practices for Campus Energy Education & Internships
- AASHE (MA)
- California State University, Bakersfield (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- Skyline College (CA)
- College of the Desert (CA)
- Strategic Energy Innovations (CA)
Hear first-hand from a diverse set of California colleges that are creating student internships and work-based learning opportunities to support energy and sustainability career pathways. This webinar highlights campus outcomes ...
- Posted April 17, 2017
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LEED Lab Live; Curricula in O+M Application
- Colorado State University, Pueblo (CO)
- The Catholic University of America (DC)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- American University in Cairo (Cairo)
A Market Need, A Curricular Solution: For the past few years, a laboratory course called LEED Lab, created at The Catholic University of America in partnership with USGBC, designed to ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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University of California's Presidential Initiative for Carbon Neutrality: A Multi-Institutional, Multi-Dimensional Perspective
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Riverside (CA)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The 2014 UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative builds on pioneering work on climate research to make all ten campuses carbon neutral in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025. All UC ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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New System Can Help Save Water with a Couple of Clicks
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Quick-response codes are posted in each restroom in SSM so people can submit repair requests just by scanning with their smart phones.
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Harnessing the Power of Solar
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The Science and Engineering Building 2 features solar panels on the outside to help power the building and provide shade during the hottest months.
- Posted Sept. 7, 2016
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Renewable and Carbon Free: Aiming for net zero energy and net zero greenhouse gas
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Since Campus opened in 2005, UC Merced has demonstrated success in everything from green building to energy efficiency to waste diversion. These successes combined with what we have learned has ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Parcel by Parcel Towards a More Refined Carbon Emissions Estimation for Livermore, CA
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Carbon accounting has become imperative in instituting regulations, developing major policies, and in expanding urban metabolism research. For years, city agencies have reported carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions across large ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Behind the Shower Curtain: How UC Merced Saved a Million Gallons of Water
- University of California, Merced (CA)
In the fall of 2011, in the agricultural center of California, UC Merced assembled a broad coalition of students, faculty, organizers, and administrators to implement a campus-wide dormitory competition to ...
- Posted July 9, 2012
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1.1 MW Solar Field (8.5 acres)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- SunPower Corp (CA)
The system is located on 8.5 acres southeast of the Science & Engineering Building. It consists of 4,900 solar panels that follow the sun’s movement during the ...
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
- Green Power Projects
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