Food Waste Detrimental to Environment
For every two pieces of produce, one will be thrown away, uneaten. It’s a battle for perfection, from stem to store and all of the stops in between. But it isn’t limited to produce. Out of all food produced in the U.S., nearly 40 percent…
Mapping the Future
UC Santa Cruz fourth-year Madeleine Turner has worked hard to transform visions into actions since last August. With two new interns, who joined her this past fall, the team is crowdsourcing students’ ideas to form a comprehensive outline for campus-wide change — the Blueprint for…
Far From Tapping Out
In a state with a dwindling water supply, UC Santa Cruz has been awarded for its standout water conservation practices. At the 2015 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference on Oct. 1 hosted by San Francisco State University, UCSC was given the best practice award for…
‘Open Streets’ Creates Open Community
The streets were filled with people of all ages skateboarding, biking, walking, rollerblading and dancing with an ocean view as they gathered for the third annual Open Streets Santa Cruz event. Local organizations, live music and performances were lined up along West Cliff Drive to…
Celebrating the Bond Between Campus and City
While the first festival started with only performers and student artists in Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz, the annual Community and Arts Festival in downtown Santa Cruz has now expanded to include a variety of eclectic and informative volunteer groups intent on merging campus…
Commemorating Our Historic Chadwick Garden
“It was the era of flower power, 1967, when I started the garden. I was exercised by that slogan,” Dr. Paul Lee recounted as he explained the role of UC Santa Cruz’s Chadwick Garden as a catalyst for the organic boom in the Santa Cruz region.
Small Pledge for a Big Change
The Chancellor’s Sustainability Challenge officially launched this fall, offering students the opportunity to evaluate their waste and steps to reduce it.
Searching for a #Solution
Megan Gnekow, a CRE for Porter College, brings attention to campus cleanliness in a unique way.