University of California Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher said he is considering reinvestments in the oil and gas market, five years after the institution divested its portfolios from fossil fuels. The University of California’s investment office had $184 billion in assets as of March 14. This includes $142.7 billion in pension and retirement assets, $30.1 billion in its two endowment pools, and $10.7 billion … Continue reading University of California considers backtracking into oil, gas investments

The Earth Futures Institute is proud to announce the fourth year of its Frontier Fellowship awards. Oversubscription was strongest, nearly 3 to 1, and seven fellowships were awarded, the largest group yet. Frontier Fellowships enable sustained, in-depth original research by UCSC undergraduates in partnershipwith two mentoring faculty. Fellows begin research in spring quarter. A $6000 stipend allows full-time focus during the summer, and the work … Continue reading Earth Futures Institute Frontier Fellows for 2025-2026

The JCCCSR is a standing committee of the Academic Senate, which is composed of three subcommittees focused on research, teaching, and operations. Each subcommittee is Co-Chaired by a member of the Academic Senate and a representative from campus administrative leadership. Together, these subcommittees advance sustainability, climate, and resilience goals as articulated in Leading the Change, UCSC’s strategic plan. These goals include the following: Co-Chairs meet 2-3 … Continue reading New Joint Committee on Climate Change, Sustainability and Resilience

Talk Time and Location: 2pm – 3:30 pm, Engineering 2 rm 599 This presentation by Mark Stemen describes the development and impact of our award-winning Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in which over 200 faculty members on 24 CSU & CC campuses explored ways to integrate climate change and resilience into their courses. Participants represented a diverse range of disciplines—from science and engineering to the social … Continue reading Teaching Climate Change and Resilience Across the Curriculum

The interview recording below is based of and inspired from this interview on Cosmic Knowledge and the Long-term Strategy of the Human Race with Sandra Faber and the Department of Physics at University of Oxford. Earth can sustain life for another 100 million years, but can we? This episode, we partner with Radiolab to take stock of the essential raw materials that enable us to … Continue reading Sandra Faber’s Interview with NPR’s Radio Lab: Can the economy grow forever?