Sustainability Action Research
The 2021 SAR Green Labs team mission is to identify the sources of styrofoam that are used in UCLA’s laboratories and the current disposal practices through surveys targeting UCLA labs.
The Academic Waste Diversion team will work to understand how zero waste may not be accessible to the UCLA community. Our focus is on UCLA demographics during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. We aim to use this data to inform action in regards to UCLA zero waste policies and the single use plastic ban.
Our Research Project focuses on how we can incorporate environmental standards into ASUCLA Licensing protocol.
https://youtu.be/SXtoOI_nXko Creating a Centralized Management System for Student Applied Sustainably Research at UCLA "Developing a Centralized Database for the Sustainability Community at UCLA" The Student Applied Research team intends to…
Exploring How Increased Community Garden Engagement Can Connect Students, Faculty, and Staff to Existing Campus Resources, Which Promote Food Security, Urban Agriculture, and Healthy Lifestyles
Our mission is to collaborate with the Theater, Film and Television School at UCLA to encourage sustainability on their campus and in their quarterly productions. To begin our…
The approximate energy laboratories use is estimated to be ten times more energy and four times more water than offices in addition to generating 5.5 metric tons of plastic…
Soil health has significant implications for climate change, erosion, and plant growth. Employing lawn management techniques that maintain soil health allows for greater sequestration of carbon, minimizes debris…
Pictured above, left to right: Jo Tarczynski, Maria Ignacio, Kate Minden (team leader), Alexandra Koch, Fumio Igarashi, Sarina Levin (team leader) The Green Games 2020 Team plans to assess sustainability…
Bioplastics share many of the same drawbacks that make traditional, petroleum based plastics hazardous to the environment. Bioplastics will not degrade under any sufficiently short timescale unless handled…
Project Description: Electric scooters are one of the newest forms of sustainable transportation at UCLA. While they allow students to move efficiently on and around campus with minimal carbon…
Project Description: The 2019 Resilience Team will work with the Office of Emergency Management to help develop a comprehensive resilience plan for UCLA. UCLA would be the first major…