Latest UCSF Sustainability Stories UCSF Health Staff Finds Bliss When Both Cars Break Drought in Africa Linked to Lower Vaccine Rates in Children Business Travel: Increases Pollution, Decreases Equity No Catch: Your Lab Can Save Money and Reduce CO2 Emissions UCSF Medical Center to Launch Recycling and Reduction Revolution in September Your Colleagues Advocating for Climate Health UCSF Student Tackling Improper Medicine Disposal Surviving Extreme Heat Save Money and the Environment with Used Office Equipment Student-Led Planetary Health Report Card Soars in Its Second Year Watch Earth Day Town Hall Drought on the Way: Join UCSF in Being Water-Wise Don’t be a Wish-Cycler! Help UCSF by Recycling Properly 2021 Earth Month Challenge UC Makes Progress in Addressing Climate Change as a Social Justice and Equity Issue UCSF Launches Carbon Offset Task Force Teach Your Patients to Be Fish Smart Six Ways UCSF Made Fiscal Year 2020 a Great Year for Sustainability Unbelievable Deal on an EV – Save Up to $20K UC Green New Deal Gaining Momentum at UCSF 8 Green Resolutions for 2021 Repair, Reuse, Recycle: UCSF Takes Steps to Reduce E-Waste 10 Ways to Green Your Holiday Gifts During COVID-19 Dr. Tom Newman Receives Teaching Award for Lecture on Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons Gail Lee, Answers Questions About the Paris Agreement Ali Keshavarz, Owner of Peasant Pies, Earns UCSF Sustainability Award Green Cleaning Products in the Time of COVID-19 Four Ways to Green Your Home Office or Win Free Offsets by Certifying your Home 6 Ways to Be Green on Halloween Climate Justice: UCSF Connects Climate Change, Health, and Environmental Justice Trash Talk–Digging out Environmental Justice History in Richmond, CA Colin Baylen: A Driving Force for Sustainability Issues at UCSF Climate Action in the Time of COVID: How UCSF Compares to the National Pulse Climate Change Drives Dr. Sheri Weiser to Create Sustainability Curricula at UCSF Medical Students Score Their Schools on Planetary Health—the Results Are In! UCSF Health Provides Needed PPE for Bayview-Hunters Point Community Accomplishments from Our 2019-2020 Climate Corps Fellows UCSF Green Champion Spotlight on Danny De Leon: Saving Resources While Serving Housing Tenants UCSF Community Celebrates Earth Day at Home Is the Pandemic Calling for a Change in Meat Production and Consumption? 10 Things You May Not Know Campus Life Services Is Doing for Sustainability Six Reasons to Plant Your Pandemic “Victory Garden” Eco-Friendly Flushes in the Time of COVID-19 3D-Printed Face Shields: UCSF Creates a Sustainable Solution for Shortages Personal Practices to Stay Well During the Pandemic Soil Health Is Human Health Says UCSF’s Dr. Rupa Marya Earth Day Marks 50 Years: Join the Celebration Engaging Others in Climate Solutions: Insights from UCSF’s Mica Estrada Big Banks Fuel Climate Change with Fossil Fuels Investments Forest Bathing May Be Just the Medicine You Need New Inquiry Immersion Course Prepares Students to Tackle the Climate-Health Connection Planetary Health Justice Report Card UCSF Celebrates Ten Years of Sustainability Leadership Carbon Neutrality: Why it Matters for Our Health, and How UCSF Plans to Achieve It Green Champion Katherine Gundling: Advancing UCSF’s Work on Climate Health Eight Ways to Commit to Personal and Planetary Health in 2020 2019 Lancet Countdown Calls on Health Professionals to Act on Climate Change Holiday Gifts That Keep on Giving The Results Are In! 2019 Adopt a Spot Competition Six Tips for Sustainable Holiday Parties MedShare: Closing a Global Health Loop UCSF Green Champion Spotlight: Dental Students Claire Skach and Jerry Liu In Solidarity with Global Youth Climate Strike: Medical Students Take Action UCSF’s First Gas-Free, Low-Carbon Building UCSF Green Champion Highlight: Laria Pippen, RN, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Five Tips for Successful Telecommuting Feeling Stressed about Climate Change? You Might Have Eco-Anxiety UCSF Green Champion Spotlight: JoAnn Lopez UCSF Green Champion Spotlight: Global Health’s Naomi Beyeler 3 Ways to Keep the Chemicals Out of Your Salad UC and UCSF Say No to Harmful Herbicide Glyphosate UC Recognized for its Leadership in Sustainable Investment Chancellor Hawgood Honors UCSF’s Green Champions Recology Rises to Meet the Recycling Challenge—and You Can Too Your Frying Pan and Rain Jacket May Be Harming Your Health Spot the Greenwash: How to Find Authentic Green Products Personal Care Products: Who is the Greenest of Them All? UCSF Housing Delivers Huge Energy and Resource Savings UCSF Students Champion Sustainability on Campus Sustainable Food Spotlighted as Solution to Climate Change Sign Up for the Cool Campus Challenge and Win Prizes! UCSF Faculty Help to Put a Price on Carbon Time to Divest? UCSF Academic Senate Says Yes Huge Energy and Dollars Savings in Labs Five Ways UC Shines in its 2018 Annual Sustainability Report UCSF Faculty Act on Climate-Health Connection UCSF’s FY18 Annual Sustainability Report: A Year of Connecting Health and Climate Change UCSF Green Champion Highlight: Barbara Bevan-Abel A Valentine’s Present for SF and the Planet: Flame Retardants Phased Out UCSF Event Highlights Health Impacts of Wildfires and Climate Change LivingGreen in 2019: Nine Ways to Up Your Green Game This Year UCSF Green Champion Highlight: Health Facilities Management UCSF Green Champion Highlight: Sean McClelland UCSF Food Industry Documents Archive: A Peek into the Food Industry’s Impact on Health Policy 7 Tips for a Greener Holiday Season The Poison Papers: Changing the Conversation about Toxic Chemicals UCSF Contributes to UC’s Green Power Leadership 5 Tips to Make your Next Event Zero-Waste Five Steps to Buying ENERGY STAR to Reduce Energy Use Global Climate Action Summit Comes to UCSF Meet Rowena Eng, UCSF’s New Sustainability Coordinator UCSF Services Provided to Tackle Mounting E-Waste Problem Five Reasons to Embed Environmental Health into Medical Education Clinical Pharmacy’s Gruenberg Honored for Sustainability Work UCSF’S Smith Cardiovascular Research Building Featured at Greenerbuilder Consumers: Think Twice About Taking a Receipt Eighth Annual UCSF Sustainability Awards UCSF Addresses Food Insecurity with the Student Food Market Enjoy the Sun Safely and Protect the Planet, Too New Children’s Environmental Health Video Promotes Prevention UCSF Documents and Media Switches to Tree-Free Paper UCSF Community Gets Green Power with Incentive Programs Safe Medicine Disposal: As Easy as Putting a Letter in the Mailbox UCSF Campus Keeps Waste Reduction Front and Center The University of California Partners with Leading Research Universities to Form UC3 UCSF Takes Water Efficiency to the Next Level UCSF Transportation Services Moves to Be More Sustainable UCSF Housing Services Brings Sustainability Home Strategic Problem Solving Helps UCSF to Tackle Carbon Neutrality UCSF Incorporates the Living Building Challenge Red List into Nine New Buildings UCSF Contributes to the Push for Flame Retardant-Free Products Denim is Dirty, but Sustainability Leaders Make Strides to Clean It Up Drawdown: Finding Opportunities through Climate Change 5 Ideas for a Greener Valentine’s Day: Ensure Your Gifts of Love Reflect Your Love for the Planet Almond Milk is Taking a Toll on the Environment UCSF’s New FY17 Sustainability Annual Report: A Year of Climate Action UCSF Responds to the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance UCSF Makes Progress on Reducing Water Use Three Factors That are Influencing the Rise in Antibiotic Resistance and How UCSF is Responding Sylvia DeCourcey and Liana Crosby: Winner of the 2017 Sustainability Award in the Staff Category Carbon Neutrality Fellows Incorporate Environmental Topics into Education UCSF Pledges to be…. Lori Justice: Winner of the 2017 Sustainability Award in the UCSF Health Staff Category Food 4 UCSF Students app: A New Tool for Tackling Food Waste UCSF Dr. Seema Gandhi: Winner of the 2017 UCSF Sustainability Award in the Faculty Category George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communications: Annual Report Highlights UCSF’s Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment Supports Science-Based Decision Making UCSF Labs: Five Ways to Use Less Power and Save More Lives UCSF Matthew State Lab: Winner of the 2017 UCSF Sustainability Award in the Team Category Medical Students Call on UCSF Departments to Go Beef and Lamb-Free SunShares: Making Going Solar Easier and More Affordable Carbon Offsets: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and Deliver Social Impact Connecting Sustainability and Clinical Pharmacy: Spotlight on Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD, BCPS UC Sustainability Group Convenes to Discuss Progress to 2025 Goals Staying Committed to Fighting Climate Change New Pediatric Environmental Health Web Toolkit Sustainability Champions Recognized at Seventh Annual Sustainability Awards New Environmental Working Group Sunscreen Guide: Play Safely in the Sun UCSF Tackles the World’s Dumbest Problem: Food Waste Dr. Seema Gandhi: Reducing Waste & Changing Behaviors in the Operating Room UCSF Advocates for Science on Earth Day UCSF 2016 Climate Action Plan: A Path Toward Carbon Neutrality Smart Apartments: UCSF Housing Services Raises Awareness of Energy Use Beyond Science: Speaking Truth to Power Highlights of the 2016 UC Sustainability Report Bending the Curve: Accessing the Collective Wisdom of UC’s Best Researchers and Scholars Toss Correctly: New Website Helps UCSF Reduce Waste America To Go: Green Leaf Icons Make it Easy to Plan a Zero Waste Event Climate Changes Health: UCSF Continues to Highlight the Link Between Health and Climate Change UCSF Medical School Inquiry Course Explores Link Between Climate Change and Health Adopt A Spot: UCSF Community Takes Responsibility for Powering Down Specific Equipment Roots and Shoots: UCSF’s Latest Program for Creating a Sustainable Food Future Happy New Year: Ten Good Things to be Grateful for in 2017 Integrating Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Issues into UCSF’s Curriculum SunShares: The UCSF Community is Supporting Clean Energy Four Practical Tips for Supporting the Earth in Uncertain Times UCSF’s New FY16 Sustainability Annual Report: Living Our Commitments to Health & Sustainability Six Tips for Giving Your Holiday Gathering a Green Glow UCSF Scientists Urge Climate Action Peasant Pies: Serving Up a Sustainable Meal Reducing Waste in the ORs: Spotlight on Dr. Corinna Zygourakis Three Best Practices for Greening Labs Spotlight on UCSF Sustainability Award Winner: Dr. Hyunil Jo, Staff Category Climate Change and the Spread of New Diseases USCF SunShares Offers UCSF Community Discounts on Solar Installations and Zero Emission Vehicles UCSF Workshop Explores How to Integrate Environmental Sustainability & Health Issues into Coursework The 2016 Commute Survey Results Are In! New UCSF Campaign Makes the Connection Between Health and Climate Change Spotlight on Lyandra Dias: UCSF’s New Sustainability Coordinator UCSF Participates in UC Carbon Slam 2016 Sustainability Award Ceremony: The Chancellor Recognizes UCSF’s Green Champions New Guide on Sunscreens from the Environmental Working Group UCSF’s Lisa Thompson Raises Awareness of Health Impacts from Wood-burning Stoves UCSFMC Recognized as a Leader in Sustainability Spotlight on Alanya den Boer: Connecting Climate Change and Health Earth + Health are One: Highlights from EARTHEALTH1 UCSF Labs: Shut the Sash 2016 LivingGreen Fair: Four Reasons to Attend Arianne Teherani Honored with The Faculty Climate Change Champion Award Supreme Court Blocks Clean Energy Plan Earth + Health are One: EARTHEALTH1 Coming to UCSF for Earth Day Five UC Sustainability Trends: UC Sustainability Accomplishments Summarized in 2015 Annual Report Bio-Link Depot: Giving New Life to UCSF’s Lab Equipment K-Cups: Filling the Landfills at an Alarming Rate Call For Nominations - Sustainability Awards UCSF’s New FY15 Sustainability Annual Report: Living Our Commitment to Health & Sustainability Two New Ways to Save Paper and Money! Warning: Climate Change May be Hazardous to Your Health 2016 LiveGreen Resolutions: Ten Ways to Live Greener in 2016 Climate Revolution: Four Ways the Health Care and Educational Sectors are Helping to Combat Climate MBA Students Develop Pilot Project for UC to Reduce Carbon Emissions from UC Air Travel UC Brings Climate Solutions Report to Paris Faith and Sustainability: Finding the Connection at UCSF Medical Center UCSF Resident Dr. Nicole Jackman Presents at Climate Neutrality Conference UCSF Installs new Bottle-Filling Stations: Five Reasons to Fall in Love with SF Tap Water UCSF Gives Back: Benioff Children’s Hospital Donates Equipment to Harare Children’s Hospital Anya Desai Recognized for Efforts with a UCSF Sustainability Award Help UCSF Win the Cool Campus Challenge! 10 Campuses, 10 Years, 1 Goal: Carbon Neutral by 2025 USCF’s Academic Senate Sustainability Committee Announces a New Chair Mt. Zion’s Engineering Team Wins UCSF Sustainability Award Apply for the UCSF Faculty Climate Action Champion Award NOMADgardens Community Garden - More Than Just a Garden UCSF Green Champion - Yelena Libova, RN Wins UCSF Sustainability Award Discount Solar For Your Home: SunShares UCSF Green Champion - Dr. Gina Solomon Wins UCSF Sustainability Award Greening of Healthcare: Five Best Practices You Want to Know About Healthier Hospitals Initiative: New Report Demonstrates Progress UCSF Green Champions Recognized by Chancellor at 2015 Sustainability Award Ceremony The Greening of Labs Can Your Cell Phone Help You Eat Better? UCSF Medical Center Wins Top 25 Award Student Fellowship Provides Sustainable Food Solutions 2015 LivingGreen Fair Features Green Labs, Biotech Partners Water Alert in California: How You Can Help Spotlight: UCSF OEM Fellow Latifat Apatira Toxic Matters: Six Tips to Protect You and Your Family Five Reasons to Attend the 2015 LivingGreen Fair Simple Change to Irrigation Patterns at IRM Save 700,000 Gallons of Water Per Year Lisa Thompson Receives a Stars in Global Health Grant UCSF Green Challenge The Story of Health: UCSF Uses the Power of Storytelling to Promote Pediatric Environmental Health UCSF’s Sustainability Action Plan 2.0 Fall in Love (With SF Tap Water): Four Reasons to Drink Tap Water UC President’s Sustainability Student Fellowship/Internship Program Sustainability in a Hospital Setting: The New UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Leading the Way Sustainable Business Leaders Gather at UCSF to Reframe Green Building as a Health Issue 2015 Green Resolution: Minimize your Exposure to Toxic Flame Retardants Spotlight on UCSF 2014 Sustainability Award Winner: Kim Klausner 5 Tips for Greening the Holidays Mission Hall: Going for Gold Highlights of UCSF Medical Center’s Second Sustainability Report for FY13 and FY14 Healthier Hospitals Initiative Releases 2013 Milestone Report Spotlight on UCSF 2014 Sustainability Award Winner: Deborah Don Health Care Without Harm Visits UCSF to Explore the Medical Center’s Sustainability Initiatives 2014 UCSF Sustainability Award Winner: Spotlight on Daniel Ciccarone SunShares II: Three Reasons to Go Solar at Home Chinook Book: A Free UCSF Sustainable Living App Powered by Chinook Book UCSF Releases Draft Long Range Development Plan: Balancing Growth with Environmental Sustainability 3 Ways UCSF is Transforming Hospital Food Into Something More Sustainable UCSF Exchanges Medical Waste Reduction Best Practices with Visiting Doctor from Kyrgyzstan UCSF 2014 Commute Survey: And the Survey Says… New Chancellor Encourages LivingGreen Certification Annual Sustainability Awards Recognize Faculty & Staff UCSF Awarded 2014 Three Practice Greenhealth Awards Emerald Award and Circles of Excellence Awards Summit Brings Forth Ideas on Sustainability and Environmental Impact Mission Bay Conference Center’s Recognized as a Green Leader New Mission Bay Hospitals Minimizes Flame Retardants in Furniture Climate Action Planning at UCSF UCSF Celebrates Sustainability in May Get Empowered to LiveGreen—Attend the 2014 LivingGreen Fair On May 8th, 11 am to 2 pm Safe Medicine Disposal: Don’t Flush Them! UCSF Wins Healthy Hospital Award from Stryker Sustainability Solutions UCSF Awarded Gold and ‘Best of’ Rating: Best Workplaces for Commuters in 2013 Coming Soon: Nomad ‘Roaming’ Community Garden in Mission Bay UCSF Launches Drought Emergency Task Force: How You Can Help Come get Dirty at the UCSF Sutro Nursery UCSF Medical Center Energy Efficiency Upgrade: Saving Dollars and Energy Conserve Water and Report Water Leaks: UC Announces New Goal to Reduce Water Use 20% FDA Acts to Fight Superbugs - UCSF helps Pave the Way Medical Education Earns Seven Gold Certificates 10 LivingGreen Resolutions for 2014 Greening Up the Labs at UCSF—Act Quick for Rebate Program and Free Wash Rack 5 Tips for Giving your Next Event a Green Glow Never Buy Gas Again: Nissan’s Electric Vehicle Discount for UCSF Employees San Francisco SunShares Brings Affordable Solar Energy Solution to UCSF Employees Race to Certification: Focus on School of Medicine Healthcare gathers at UCSF for “Sustainable Meat Summit” UCSF Medical Center Awarded Sustainability Awardby UHC and Named One of America’s Greenest Hospitals Spotlight on Remedy at UCSF: 2013 Sustainability Team Award Winner UCSF Academic Senate Creates a Permanent Sustainability Committee The Meat You Eat May Not be Safe Get LivingGreen Certification Spotlight on Adele Dow: 2013 Sustainability Award Winner UCSF Academic Senate Approves Sustainability Activity Guidelines Spotlight on Tracey Woodruff: 2013 Sustainability Award Winner Campus Trader is Launched at UCSF Presidio Students Investigate the Bottom Line for UCSF Sustainability Work Groups Spotlight on Jack Henderson: 2013 Sustainability Award Winner UCSFMC Honored by Healthier Hospitals Initiative UCSF eConsult program makes patients happy and delivers green benefits Congratulations to UCSF’s 2013 Sustainability Award Winners & Highlights from LivingGreen 2013 Fair UCSF Academic Senate Approves Resolution to Phase Out Meat Raised with Non-Therapeutic Antibiotics Carbon Dioxide Level Reaches New Milestone: Three Ways UCSF is Responding Hospitals Go Green on Cleaning Supplies UCSF Medical Center Wins Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change with Distinction Award Five Reasons to Attend the LivingGreen Fair on May 9th Recycled/Reclaimed Art Show at the LivingGreen Fair Book Drive Two San Francisco Resources for Saving Energy and $ UCSF Medical Center Publishes First Sustainability Report Save the Date—Saving Antibiotics: A Clinical Perspective on Antibiotic Overuse in Agriculture UCSF’s Sukhjeet Sandhu Saves Loads of Energy SAVE THE DATE May 2nd: UCSF’s Sustainability Awards and LivingGreen Office/Lab Certifications UCSF Mission Bay: New Chef Showcases Diversity, Sustainability on Menu UC’s 2012 Annual Report on Sustainable Practices Highlights UCSF LivingGreen Team Participates in LivingWell Expo LivingGreen Events: Certify Your Next Meeting or Event USEPA Administrator Lisa Jackson honors Dr. Jeanne Conry at UCSF Grand Rounds Top Ten LivingGreen Resolutions for 2013 Be a Vampire Slayer Survey Says: 70 Percent of Americans Believe in the Reality of Global Warming Five Tips for a Greener Holiday Party ABCs of Electronic Waste “Updated 11/02/18” JACS: An Easy Way to Green Your Computer Purchase Spotlight on UCSF Sustainability Award Winner: Lisa Hartmayer A Conversation with Dr. Niraj Sehgal You Are What You Eat: UCSF Medical Center Moves the Needle on Sustainable Food Oct. 24th is Campus Sustainability Day: Preparing Students for a Changing Climate UC Eats Real: Take the National Food Day Pledge Spotlight on UCSF Sustainability Award Winner: Eddie Book San Francisco General Hospital: Four Lessons Learned from Colorectal Cancer Screenings Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: OR Reprocessing Team Spotlight on UCSF Sustainability Award Winner: Sandrijn van Schaik, MD Telecommuting at UCSF: One Strategy for LivingGreen Spotlight on UCSF Sustainability Award Winner: Kristen Fitzhenry Kudos to UCSF’s 2012 Sustainability Award Winners and LivingGreen Certified Offices Save the Date! June 18th-22nd California Higher Education Sustainability Conference Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Stephen Szeto, Past UCSF Sustainability Analyst Intern Tell us what you think! Take UCSF’s Commute Survey UCSF wins National Health Organization Award for Supporting Environmental Practices University of California System Receives Prestigious Climate Leadership Award May 10th: LivingGreen Fair, Sustainability Awards Ceremony & Bike to Work Day UCSF Facilities Management Tackles Water Conservation on Many Levels HSE5 Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration Awarded LEED Gold Opinion Piece: UCSF Departments Can and Should be Working Together to Further Sustainability Goals Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Kristen Fitzhenry Greening the OR at UCSF Recology hosts their Annual Art & Wine Tasting Event Print Management Program Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Gerti Partsch-Miller Recycle Yourself! Ten 2012 LivingGreen Resolutions Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Carly Clemence LivingGreen Office Assessment at the School of Medicine Dean’s Office Just Released! UCSF’s Sustainability Action Plan EV Charging Stations Are Here! Consolidated Delivery Reduces Emissions Don’t Forget That Your Monitor Needs Its Sleep Too Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Dr. Susan Ryan LivingGreen in Action: The Aldea Center on Mount Sutro Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Bruce Adams Take Action: National Food Day October 24th Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Aria Yow Spotlight on UCSF LivingGreen Champions: Andrew Bird Meatless Mondays at Moffitt Café UCSF Mission Bay Solar Energy Project—Generating over 60 percent of the 3rd Street Garage’s Energy Byron Lee, Champion of Reprocessing in the Electrophysiology Lab UCSF’s Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building Receives LEED Gold Certification Spotlight on Sustainability: UCSF Team Sustainability Award Winner: Food and Nutrtion Services Spotlight on Sustainability: UCSF Staff Sustainability Award Winner: Steve Dalton Spotlight on Sustainability: UCSF Faculty Sustainability Award Winner: Dr. Tom Newman Spotlight on Sustainability: UCSF Green Champion Maric Munn Four UCSF Green Champions Receive Annual Sustainability Award Spotlight on Sustainability: Best Practices from UCSF Green Champion Adele Dow Spring: The Perfect Time to Start a Green Team. And Take One Simple Action! Spotlight on Sustainability: Dr. Daphne Miller Promotes the Park Prescription Spotlight on Sustainability: Tracey Woodruff—New Study Finds Toxins in Pregnant Women UCSF Laboratories go for the Gold UC Sustainability Wins Award Conservation is Contagious: New UCSF Campaign Cuts Energy and Saves $800,000 UCSF: Taking on the Challenge of Reducing its Carbon Footprint Kick the Bottled Water Habit—Check Out UCSF’s New Reusable Water Bottle Refilling Stations UCSF’s Recycling Coordinators: Promoting Best Practices in Recycling and Waste Management UCSF Medical Center: Integrating Sustainable Food Practices Sustainability at UCSF: Building Momentum Toward Sustainable Practices Chancellor Desmond-Hellmann: Finding a Green Way to Start Her Day The New UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay: Leading UC in Sustainability in a Hospital Setting UCSF Medical Center Receives Recognition for Sustainable Practices