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| Zero Waste Team, Sustainability Office | We are a team of four students seeking to develop, implement and manage waste reduction projects in an effort to reach Zero Waste by 2020. |
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In Progress | 12/18/2015 |
| Fog Water Collection for Critical Irrigation Needs at the UCSC Farm | We will collect water from fog at the UCSC organic farm for irrigation of fruit trees impacted by severe drought. |
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In Progress | 01/31/2022 |
| Green Office Certification Program | This project is designed to help offices on campus be more sustainable by providing them with tools to reduce waste, energy, and water use |
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In Progress | 12/06/2018 |
| Physical Sciences Building Acetone Recycler | Installation of an acetone recycling system to reduce solvent waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste of research funding. |
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In Progress | 02/02/2022 |
| Simply Committed | This project encourages commitment to a specific sustainable behavior change |
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In Progress | 12/21/2015 |
| Solar Energy Allocation System- Engineers Without Borders UCSC Chapter | This project aims for Engineers Without Borders-UCSC to develop a solar power package in the UCSC Arboretum. |
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In Progress | 01/15/2020 |
| Microgrid Development & Energy User Behavior | Development of a next generation distributed microgrid, located in a residential neighborhood near UCSC. |
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In Progress | 12/22/2015 |
| Energy efficient oil free vacuum pumps for the UCSC Stable Isotope Laboratory | This project will replace old energy intensive oil pumps with efficient oil-free pumps, saving energy and prolonging equipment life. |
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In Progress | 02/02/2022 |
| DROPS at Bay View Elementary | A water sustainability program demonstrated at Bay View Elementary |
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In Progress | 06/12/2019 |
| Campus Weed Management Plan | The goal of the campus weed management plan is to have a comprehensive overview of the UCSC campus' current weed management needs |
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In Progress | 09/04/2015 |
| -20ºC Freezer Retrofit | This project proposes to to retrofit seventeen -20ºC ultra low freezers with a much more energy efficient unit and reduce direct emissions. |
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In Progress | 05/13/2019 |
| UCSC Pathway Lighting | replacing the incandescent light bulbs that are currently being used in the “lollipop” fixtures to energy efficient LED light bulbs. |
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In Progress | 09/04/2015 |
| Ben Lomond Mountain Grassland Bird Project | A new program designed to involve students and the public in the assessment and monitoring of populations of declining bird species. |
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In Progress | 06/18/2015 |
| Converting Calories to Electricity at OPERS Gym | A number of student projects have looked into the idea of converting gym equipment at OPERS into electricity-generating machines. |
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In Progress | 09/04/2015 |
| Food Justice and Sovereignty at Calabasas Community Farm in Watsonville | Developing a community garden to promote food security and sovereignty through experiential learning in urban gardening education. |
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In Progress | 01/15/2020 |