{"id":67,"date":"2020-10-02T19:38:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/?post_type=location&p=67"},"modified":"2023-12-14T21:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T21:59:19","slug":"uc-riverside","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2023\/locations\/uc-riverside\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Riverside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UC Riverside returned to in-person classes for the first full year since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing life to campus in many new ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Student Success Center, one of the newest buildings on campus, gained national recognition and awards from multiple organizations, including the Design Build Institute of America\u2019s National Award of Excellence<\/a>. The first solar rooftop projects for the campus located on the Student Recreation Center South and the Student Services Building received the Rooftop Project of the Year Award<\/a> from Solar Builder Magazine, and a new parking structure that achieved Parksmart certification at the Silver level was recognized by the International Parking & Mobility Institute with the 2023 Award of Excellence for Sustainable Design<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More about Sustainability at UC Riverside<\/summary>\n

The bustling campus found renewed efforts in zero waste, alternative transportation and green labs, and broke ground on several new building projects. In addition, the total waste generated per person was reduced to 0.5 pounds. These efforts were bolstered by the addition of two California Climate Action Corps fellows through the governor\u2019s California Volunteers office. Remote work adoption, new student housing and electric vehicle (EV) adoption all helped reduce commute emissions compared to pre-pandemic levels. Green Labs launched an incentive program that provided up to $2,500 per lab for more efficient lab equipment. Three major campus building projects commenced, including the School of Business New Building, the Student Health and Counseling Center, and the School of Medicine Education Building II \u2014 two of which include rooftop solar photovoltaics.  <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Study Ties Fracking to Another Type of Shaking<\/a><\/h3>\n

New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery to scientists. The tremors are produced by the same processes that could create large, damaging earthquakes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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NSF-funded Project Aims To Enhance STEM Graduate Training in Sustainable Transportation<\/a><\/h3>\n

The University of California Riverside received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to train STEM graduate students to conduct research focused on sustainable transportation, with the aim to speed up the transition to low-carbon fuels, such as electricity and hydrogen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n