Spring 2017 In this issue: “The Upright Revolution” — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s fable on how humans learned to walk on two limbs. My Favorite Read — Several well-read Anteaters share their top book picks. Chapter and Verse — UCI’s renowned M.F.A. program in creative writing continues to churn out heavyweight talent. The Written Word — A selection of poems [...]

Sustainable living is no longer defined solely by being green and reducing waste. In a moving and powerful talk, Abigail Reyes head of UC Irvine’s Sustainability Initiative shares her personal journey that has refined the definition of sustainability. A journey that continues to empower her to teach future generations the importance of living a more [...]

Dear Colleagues, It’s an exciting time for sustainability at UCI. Our campus provides leadership in President Janet Napolitano’s effort to bring the University of California system to carbon neutrality by 2025. Through the Global Climate Leadership Council, the body that implements the Carbon Neutrality Initiative systemwide, our Sustainability Initiative has focused on student, faculty and [...]

Director of the Sustainability Initiative at the University of California Irvine, Abby Reyes on creating opportunities for community engaged sustainability scholarship.

We recently talked to Abigail Reyes, Director of the Sustainability Initiative at the University of California at Irvine, about how our tools have helped her create cohesion and alignment among working groups, identify and address inequities, and teach leadership skills. Almost all the work of the UCI Sustainability Initiative is about proposing, designing, or implementing change, [...]