Inter-Sustainability Council

It’s almost April! Throughout the month, ISC has teamed up with Impactree to create a hub of actions community members can take. Visit https://my.impactree.com/g/ucsd-isc or the Linktree in our description to join our group and start completing actions throughout the month of April! Certain days will have actions specific to that day, so make sure to check in periodically. Prizes will be awarded to those who complete the most amount of actions!

The UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group, in partnership with the UCOP Department of Energy and Sustainability, invites the UC community to participate in Sustai...nability at Home, a three-part virtual speaker series event in celebration of Earth Month (April). Their second event will take place on Thursday, March 25, from 12-1 p.m., with a presentation by three San Mateo County Office of Sustainability Master Composters, Nancy Kruberg, Joe Lees and Kelly Torikai. These experts will discuss how you can be sustainable at home by transforming food scraps and plant trimmings into a nutrient-rich soil amendment for your garden. Learn how to partner with soil food web organisms in both backyard compost piles and vermicompost bins. The event details and registration can be found at the URL below. Hope to see you at the event! https://link.ucop.edu//sustainability-at-home-how-to-feed/

Looking for opportunities in sustainability? The Climate & Environmental Justice Subcommittee of the UC Systemwide ClimateChange Working Group (CCWG) is looking... for student fellows. For more info visit the respected links! UC Undergrad Students: https://ucsb.app.box.com/s/zh8dv1lvpgpv36k2y37p6t27t8g3g0ac UC Grad Students: https://ucsb.app.box.com/s/008gn25ep1nnfc0phm8gwy03zg70mxsw

Did you know that San Diego has seen a 20% increase in jobs that support climate action since 2010? San Diego’s 2015 Climate Action Plan sought to benefit our e...nvironment and our economy. Join the City of San Diego and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce for a virtual forum on Thursday, February 25th to share your ideas for Our Climate, Our Future, the update to the Climate Action Plan. Register here: https://sandiego.zoom.us//tJYkdOiopz8iEtaboYjf0qU5d0DSaYO7

The World Food Center will co-host the virtual student summit 2021 of Universities Fighting World Hunger (UFWH) alongside the University of California Global Fo...od Initiative and the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in partnership with the Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University. The summit’s theme is One Health. One Planet., and it will take place on March 25 and 26, 2021. Keynote speakers include: William Dietz, Director of Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at George Washington University Dr. Rattan Lal, winner of the 2020 World Food Prize for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increasing food production that restores and conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University’s Earth Institute For more info click here: https://worldfoodcenter.ucdavis.edu/summit2021

Join the Sustainability Resource Center for a presentation from Mehdi Sarram, an author, educator, and accomplished Nuclear Engineer, as he discusses how we can fight climate change using renewable energy and nuclear power. Please invite all those who would be interested, Dr.Sarram is very eager to present and answer any questions! This meeting will be live, but the recording will be posted afterwards for anyone who could not make the event. https://fb.me/e/jkCQgmBU0

Feeling creative? Looking for a constructive outlet? If so, you're in luck because today marks the kickoff of our #Geisel50 "Create Your Own Geisel" contest. We...'re challenging the Triton community to develop artistic works from any medium that represent Geisel Library. From baking and building to painting and composing, all creative works are welcome. Need an excuse to participate? With each entry, participants will be entered to win a UC San Diego Bookstore e-gift card! Learn more about the contest here: https://bit.ly/3mrBTZf. #ucsdlibrary