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2020 brought unprecedented challenges to the campus and demonstrated the resilience of the UCLA community. Programs during the pandemic ranged from the Basic Needs COVID-19 Resource Guide<\/a> to Dining Services providing 360,000 meals to Venice Family Clinic, a health care clinic that provides services to underserved communities. Additionally, Housing and Hospitality planted fruit trees in family housing communities and released an updated Sustainability Strategic Plan<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic and the worsening impacts of climate change both highlight the disproportionate impacts on vulnerable communities and the need to address justice, as well as equity, diversity and inclusion. A 2020\u201321 Sustainability Action Research<\/a> team conducted an Assessment of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Efforts in the UCLA Sustainability Community Through Student Experiences<\/a> with recommendations that will guide the campus\u2019s sustainability efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Beyond campus, the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge released a comprehensive Ecosystem Health Report Card for Los Angeles County<\/a>, in which more than a dozen UCLA researchers and students took the full measure of Los Angeles County\u2019s land use, biodiversity and looming environmental threats \u2014 and those factors\u2019 impact on residents\u2019 health and well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In preparation for the return to campus, UCLA developed a Single-use Plastics Implementation Guide<\/a> to assist departments in transitioning under the new policy<\/a> as well as a Food Recovery Implementation Guide<\/a> to address redistribution of food and reduce waste on and off campus. Moving forward, UCLA will evaluate ways to build on the 2020 reductions in waste and commute emissions through FlexWork and other programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UCLA Professors Win $956,000 Award to Tackle Rising Heat in Los Angeles Communities<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge held Sandpit 2020, engaging faculty from diverse disciplines in collaborative thinking in pursuit of innovative research ideas to address pressing challenges.\u00a0A\u00a0team of\u00a010 UCLA professors earned a $956,000 award for Heat Resilient L.A.,\u00a0a project that will over the next two years\u00a0determine where and when people moving around the city are most vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat \u2014 a problem being caused by climate\u00a0change \u2014 and assess which communities most need cooling interventions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Fighting the Health Effects of Climate Change Is the Mission for New UCLA Center<\/a><\/h3>\n

In response to the escalating health emergency that is already inflicting substantial damage on people in Southern California and around the world, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has created the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n