Tag: sustainability
$350,000 spent to build largest UC solar farm
An opening ceremony was held last Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of UCR’s solar farm, the largest of its kind in the UC...
UCR flexes sustainability muscle during Food Week
UCR’s Food Week, serving as an extension of Oct. 24 Food Day, included a series of campus events, ranging from smoothie tasting to healthy...
$1 billion for sustainability overshadowed by divestment debate
The University of California Board of Regents voted during their last meeting to allocate $1 billion in UC assets to environmentally sustainable investments as...
UCR milestones of summer 2014
The Highlander has compiled a list from UCR Today of a few of the national accolades that UCR collected over the summer of 2014.
July...
UCR named to Princeton Guide’s 332 top green colleges list
UCR was once again recognized in the fifth annual Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges for 2014 as one of the top green...
Plastic bag ban: to be or not to be?
The California Senate has been considering a statewide ban on the use of plastic bags in grocery stores and pharmacies. The Jan. 2015 ban...
Goodwin’s Supermarket hosts seminar and tasting of organic foods
Ingredients like kale, chia seeds, agave and strawberry radishes were main attractions at Goodwin’s market. Before Wednesday night I’d hardly known what each of...
Cynthia Minet “Unsustainable Creatures”: Sculptures of Plastic and Light
From Nov. 23 to Dec. 29, The Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts in Downtown Riverside is hosting Cynthia Minet’s new exhibit...
UC benefits from green technology
The University of California continues to make great strides in cutting back resource consumption and reducing energy usage. According to the 2011 UC Annual...