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• Sustainability

  Sustainability presents risks and opportunities for modern organizations. Our certificate programs and courses bring together experts, students and others who are working to understand the changing global context of sustainability. Learn strategies used to promote sustainabili...

• Global Environmental Leadership and Sustainability

  High school students engage and address the most pressing environmental issues with hands-on education at such locations as Hawaii, Washington D.C. and Arizona.

• Environmental Management

  As environmental regulations become more stringent in an effort to achieve sustainable development, new opportunities are emerging for those who are able to provide solutions to pressing environmental challenges. Our programs and courses prepare students at every career level ...

Certificates & Programs

• Sustainable Business Practices

  Leading organizations are becoming more aware of compliance challenges, regulations in sustainability, and opportunities afforded by public interest in climate change, environmental issues, sustainability, and “green practices.” This creates a need for educated professionals ...

• Sustainability & Behavior Change

  Solving environmental problems will require behavior change. From issues as diverse as reducing energy and water consumption, to protecting wildlife and ecosystems, achieving a sustainable future will require that people change their behaviors. The Specialized Certificate in...

• Facilities Management

  Courses listed as "Live Online" will include synchronous (live) remote lessons each week using our Zoom conferencing system. "Online" classes will be comprised of weekly pre-recorded lectures and guided assignments from the instructor. Both course types include communication...

Courses

• Introduction to Sustainability - BUSA-40729

  Get an introduction to the basics of environmental sustainability - energy, transportation, water use, recycling, and natural resource life cycles. Discover ways individuals, organizations, and governments can manage resources in a responsible manner, with minimal impact on na...

• Measuring Sustainable Impact - ENVR-40015

  Learn how to measure the impact of sustainability programs and create a plan for making changes for your business or organization. Students will learn how to set environmental baselines for energy, water, and waste to build a picture of an organization’s impact and set organiz...

• Sustainability Leadership - ENVR-40016

  Sustainability professionals are frequently tasked with leading change within their organizations. Explore strategies and competencies needed to lead effective change towards sustainability, explore concepts of organizational behavior and culture, and skills that can be applie...

• Strategic Planning and Innovation - ENVR-40014

  Strategic planning for sustainability is one of the most sought after hard skills by today’s employers. In this course, students will gain the tools needed to identify and prioritize the issues and opportunities most relevant to their business or organization, set appropriate ...

• Sustainable Design and Construction - EE-40197

  Learn the relevance of green architecture . Sustainable Design class teaches students how to develop sustainable designs and construction plans for healthy buildings, land use planning and site development. In the course, students will learn what sustainability means to co...

• Behavior Change Strategies for Sustainability - ENVR-40006

  Behavior Change Strategies for Sustainability   This course focuses on the strategies and tools needed to change individual behavior and promote environmental protection. Students will learn how to assess needs, identify available resources, and design and evaluate a progra...

• Environmental Sustainability Assessment Practicum - BUSA-40737

  This independent study is the culminating course in the Sustainable Business Practices Certificate. Students will apply knowledge and skills gained in the prerequisite courses to work toward implementing sustainable practices at a local business, gov't entity, non-profit or ot...

• Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis - ENVR-40013

  Sustainability professionals are frequently charged with defining the economic value of implementing environmental and social sustainability practices. In this course, students will be presented with key economic principles and identify long-term costs and benefits of sustaina...

• Organismic & Evolutionary Biology - BILD-X3

  This course deals with the living world at the level of whole organisms, populations, communities, biomes, ecosystems and the biosphere. It is designed to introduce you to the fields of evolution, systematic, ecology, environmental science, behavior and conservation biology. T...

• Public Policy Clinic - BIOL-40300

  The Public Policy Clinic is an interactive training program to help participants engage effectively in public policy analysis, communication, and outreach. Learn how to analyze current policies, regulations, legislation, identify issues of concern, assess alternatives, and dev...

• Getting to ZNE with Natural Ventilation: A Course for Architects - ENVR-40004

  Learn how to maximize natural ventilation in the design process to reduce building energy use and meet 2030 energy goals. This hands-on, practical course is designed to train architects how to quickly simulate airflow early in the design process in order to evaluate design dec...

• Sustainable and Environmental Management Reporting - BUSA-40726

  Learn how to more accurately determine, manage and report your company and sector performance through environmental management reporting—a growing industry with emerging job opportunities. Explore informal and prescriptive techniques for environmental accounting and reporting....

• The Sustainable Supply Chain - BUSA-40742

  Managing a supply chain that is not only efficient, but encourages the sustainability of resources has become a challenge for companies of all sizes. Selection of socially responsible suppliers, mode of transporting raw materials, product design and disposal are just a few of ...

• Organismic & Evolutionary Biology - BILD-#3

  This course deals with the living world at the level of whole organisms, populations, communities, biomes, ecosystems and the biosphere. It is designed to introduce you to the fields of evolution, systematics, ecology. environmental science, behavior and conservation biology. ...

• Leadership for AVID Schoolwide - EDUC-40021

  This strand is designed for leaders (administrators and AVID site coordinators who are not AVID Elective teachers) who have at least two years of AVID leadership experience, who come from sites that have achieved AVID Certification, and who are ready to deepen the impact of th...

• Path to Schoolwide_Leadership for AVID Schoolwide - EDUC-40077

  This strand is designed for leaders (administrators and AVID site coordinators who are not AVID Elective teachers) who have at least two years of AVID leadership experience, who come from sites that have achieved AVID Certification, and who are ready to deepen the impact of th...

• Applied Behavior Change Project - ENVR-40007

  Applied Behavior Change Project   Students will work on an applied behavior change project or program under the supervision of one or more instructors. Potential projects include: conceiving and designing a plan for a real-world behavior change intervention; developing a pl...

• Resource Management - BUSA-40677

  Today’s business leaders face a burgeoning demand for both information and management techniques to implement programs on recycling, waste management, and water conservation. These are the issues critical to the protection of our physical environment; and these issues must be ...

• Introduction to NEPA - ENVR-40017

  Introduction to NEPA   This course provides students with an introduction to one of the most important environmental laws in the United States. Students will learn about the purpose and intent of NEPA, the NEPA review process, and the types of projects that are subject to N...

• REEF Citizen Science Workshop for Educators - EDUC-42292

  Led by marine life and citizen science experts at REEF, educators will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on citizen science programs through a 3-day field-based professional development workshop in the Florida Keys. The program will include snorkeling while comple...

• Middle School: Envisioning and Designing Sustainable Cities of the World - ARCH-90009

  Discover the synergy of city planning and sustainability.   In this class, students will examine successful ancient cities as well as modern cities of the world using Google Earth and maps as a virtual tour to understand why some cities flourish and others collapse. Aft...

• High School: Envisioning and Designing Sustainable Cities of the World - ARCH-90010

  Design your future city, blending ancient wisdom with modern sustainability.   In this class, students will examine successful ancient cities as well as modern cities of the world using Google Earth and maps as a virtual tour to understand why some cities flourish and ot...

• Public Finance: How Taxes and Fees Fund Civic Spending - BUSA-41018

  A comprehensive understanding of public finance is critical to understand the role that local leaders play in ensuring fiscal responsibility, sustainability and provision of public goods and services. This course draws on theoretical concepts and practical application of publ...

• Ocean Conservation Behavior - ENVR-40026

  Ocean Conservation Behavior  From overfishing and bycatch to ocean acidification and pollution, many of our planet’s most significant ecological challenges are driven by the destruction of ocean environments around the world. The threats to ocean health can sometimes seem in...

• Purchasing and the Procurement Process - BUSA-40392

  The journey of a single item from manufacturing, shipping, distribution and sales to payment is fraught with potential legal and operational pitfalls. Yet the world of commerce continues to spin non-stop every day. You will learn the legislation that keeps the process moving,...

• Introduction to Polymer Materials - EE-40180

  Introduction to Polymer Materials This course will introduce students to polymer materials and how they are used. Students will learn about key synthetic organic and inorganic polymers, plastics, natural polymers, sustainability and recycling of polymers. The common producti...

• Building a Responsible Startup Through Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Stewardship - BUSA-80041

  Most businesses, on average, do not start turning a profit until their third year of operation. Some can take up to five years and, of course, some never do. Although it’s important for all new businesses, especially those with a social/environmental good component, to know wh...

• Future Grid Dynamics - ECE-40859

  A Course on Renewable Integration and Smart Grid Technologies Delve into the dynamic world of the modern electric grid, providing in-depth insights into how renewable energy sources, including hydrogen, smart technologies, microgrids, and electric vehicles, are revolutionizi...

• Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions for the Investment and Financial Sector - ENVR-70000

  Course Description   This fully online course is designed for finance and investment sector C-suite executives and senior leaders. It provides an overview of climate change science, with a particular focus on the roles that human behavior and the greenhouse effect play in ...

Instructors

• Zapata, Carlos

  Carlos Zapata is a Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) consultant focused on the intersection of business and society. He graduated from the Sustainability MBA program at Yale University, focusing studies on topics such as how resource depletion pose...

• Carey, Timothy

  Tim Carey has spent 20+ years working in sustainability, resource conservation and recycling in the food and beverage, building materials and electronics industries. He has lead strategy development, life cycle assessment and product stewardship organizations for those indust...

• Gupta, Karen

  Ms. Gupta is a successful Professional Engineer, ENV SP Sustainability Professional, LEED™ Accredited Professional, and a dynamic Project Manager who has led construction teams over her 20 years of experience across the USA ranging from Seattle to Miami, hospitals to stadiums...

• Lynes Murray, Jennifer

  Dr. Jennifer Lynes is associate professor in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo. With an educational background in both marketing and environmental studies, her expertise intersects business and the environment, where she focuses on investigating marketin...

• Fandino, Laura

  Dr. Laura Fandino is the Assistant Dean of Professional and Continuing Education at UC San Diego Extension, where she also directs the university's public-facing Science & Sustainability programs. She is both a scientist and lawyer by training, and received her Ph.D. in Marine...

• Cao, Cathy

  Cathy is from Oceanside, California, where she grew up and fostered her love for the beach and the outdoors. She spends most of her free time traveling across the national parks, rock climbing, going to concerts, and playing board games. Outside of that, she spends lots of tim...

• Everitt, Michelle

  Environmental and sustainability professional focused on the importance of sustainability and remediation. Following a passion for environmental conservation and restoration by devoting time, energy and effort towards restoring and balancing the demands of the past and venturi...

• Mann, Jessica

  Jessica Mann has over twenty-five years of experience directing, leading and serving as adviser to corporate environmental health & safety and sustainability programs. A "big picture" thinker, she has worked extensively in biotech/pharma, high tech, energy, aerospace and adva...

• Bray, Kelly

  Kelly Bray is an environmental planner with the environmental planning firm Ascent Environmental. She has over 7 years of experience in the environmental and planning fields, and has prepared environmental review documentation for many diverse and high-profile projects. Her p...

• Hodge, Tevon

  Born in the southeast side of San Diego, Tevon went on to achieve his goal of becoming an automation engineer. Along the way, he achieved recognition with a scholarship from the Urban League for his work with getting students excited about stem learning. In high school he beg...

• Hurley, Brion

  Brion Hurley is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Business Performance Improvement (BPI). He teaches Lean and Six Sigma classes, facilitates workshops and events, performs statistical analysis, and mentors employees through improvement efforts. He is focused on teaching Le...

• Chirazi, Jacques E

  Jacques Edouard Chirazi is a certified biomimicry professional, managing the California City of San Diego’s Clean Technology Program since 2007. His focus is to create economic growth while fostering sustainability. One emerging initiative is to bridge cleantech with biomimic...

• Tabanico, Jennifer

  Jennifer Tabanico is president and cofounder of Action Research, a firm that specializes in changing behavior for the public good by applying marketing and social science research to outreach programs that promote clean, healthy and sustainable communities. Tabanico has a mas...

• Summers, Andrea

  Andi has over a decade of experience in leveraging learning and engagement to achieve breakthrough results.   She is a values-driven leader with strategic, operational, and tactical HR experience. Her areas of expertise include leadership development programming and facili...

• Meng, Phyllis

  Phyllis Meng spent 28 years at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority where she was the deputy executive Officer, General Services. She recently started her own educational and consulting company. At LA Metro, Meng and her management team were responsible for m...

• Yarmy, Renée

  Since 2003, Renée Yarmy has dedicated her career to sustainability, initially beginning her career in sustainable architecture and development, and now in an expanded role in climate action planning. She currently serves as the Program Director for Maritime Sustainable Develo...

• Karlin, Beth

  Dr. Beth Karlin is the founder and CEO of See Change Institute, a research (and practice) institute devoted to studying and shaping behavior change programs for the greater good. Beth and her team deliver actionable research to support organizations in the fields of energy/cli...

News, Events, Blogs

• Finding a 'sustainable' career

  Sustainability is about the preservation of resources today in order to meet current needs and the needs of future generations, or in other words “the capacity to endure.” For businesses, sustainability means respecting the environment while maintaining commercial succe...

• Environment, economy and equity: Pillars for sustainability

  What is sustainability? What does sustainable, or sustainability, mean? Well, it depends on how it’s used and who you ask. It is most often defined by a quote from "Our Common Future," also known as the Brundtland Report , in 1987: “Sustainable development is deve...

• Dream Job: Being a Champion for Sustainable Living

  For Krista Van Tasse l, sustainability is more than a career path; it’s a mindset. She started out with Hewlett-Packard “early in the sustainability conversation,” around the turn of the century. The company had a very focused social message at the time, and she was ins...

• Getting ready for the green jobs revolution

  Increasingly businesses are seeing the value -- both economically and environmentally -- in going green. That, in turn, is growing demand for jobs in the emerging field of sustainability.

• Getting ready for the green jobs revolution

  Increasingly businesses are seeing the value — both economically and environmentally — in going green. That, in turn, is growing demand for jobs in the emerging field of sustainability. According to Wanted Analytics, a firm that tracks hiring data, sustainability jobs i...

• Spotlighting sustainability at La Jolla Playhouse

  When Jen McClenahan, Operations Associate at La Jolla Playhouse , first heard about UC San Diego Extension’s Sustainable Business Practices Certificate , she knew she had found a much-needed resource for the Playhouse’s sustainability initiatives. Founded in 1947, La...

• Always energized: Robert Gilleskie teaches sustainability

  Robert Gilleskie believes in "things that make sense," a fitting trait for a highly trained engineer who’s spent much of his life studying energy uses and conservation. Robert Gilleskie, Environmental Sustainability Assessment Practicum That’s why, back in 1995, h...

• How I did it: From Hotel Bellman to Luxury Resort Sustainability Manager

  A native of Baltimore, Maryland, James Tosh meandered his way to San Diego and his career in sustainability via an unconventional route. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Maryland, James followed a group of friends to Hawaii in pursui...

• Tim Carey On Creating Sustainable Solutions

  By Stephanie Thompson Name: Tim Carey Course: Introduction to Sustainability As an unemployed geologist fresh out of school, Tim Carey was driving around and stumbled across an open pit copper mine in Southern Arizona . In those days, you could just drive into t...

• UC San Diego Extension Launches New Certificate in Sustainability and Behavior Change

  Program teaches how to create sustainability initiatives using the tenets of behavioral science.

• Sustainability courses from UC San Diego Extension receive U.S. Green Building Council accreditatio

  As the boom in energy efficient commercial and residential construction continues, demand for green building professionals also continues to rise. In fact, jobs that require LEED Accreditation grew 46 percent in 2014, according to the  U.S. Green Building Council . Throu...

• The biggest conservation challenge: Transforming human behaviors

  What if changing human behavior could solve most conservation problems seen throughout the world? As it turns out – it can. Recognizing this, environmental professionals working to conserve water, protect wildlife, or promote climate protection are incorporating stra...

• Engineer Making Sustainable Changes in Japan Inspired By UCSD Extension Certificate

  By Felicia Campbell [3-minute read] Abhilasha Devaraj could be best described as a global citizen. An Indian national who grew up in Japan, she moved with her family to San Diego when she was 11-years-old. Abhilasha went on to earn her undergraduate degree in Environ...

• Academic Connections welcomes ambassador Cynthia Cortez

  High school sophomore is one of nine students receiving a full-ride scholarship to 2015 programming In the spring of 2015, Cynthia Cortez finished her sophomore year at Holtville High School; for that summer, she headed to campus for UC San Diego Extension’s three-week G...

• Around the World in 7 Days: High School Students Explore Biosphere 2

  By Kelly Davis  Imagine being able to explore Earth’s many habitats in just one week. That’s what a group of high school students will get the chance to do this summer when they travel to Oracle, Arizona to spend a week working with researchers inside Biosphere 2 , a 3...

• 50 Voices of the Future: Wesley Schultz on creating sustainable behaviors

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension's first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. Like most of the scientific community, social psychologist Wesley Schultz belie...

• Driving forces behind future sustainable environments

  While the severity of climate change often brings a heated debate, most everyone agrees that something needs to be done about traffic congestion — especially here in Southern California. The fact of the matter is the environment and traffic are inextricably linked. Beca...

• Finding career success in green building and design

  By Leah R. Singer In today’s economy and culture of conservation and environmental awareness, green building and design is transforming the marketplace. Individuals and companies are looking for ways to reduce the water and energy consumption of buildings and leave less ...

• UC San Diego Offers Unique Summer Programs for High School Students

  Applications for summer programs now available

• Going green is the new gold standard

  Green is the gold standard in modern business, as industry leaders look for new and improved ways to implement sustainable strategies into their day-to-day operations. The green economy is growing and includes 3.1 million jobs in America, according to a recent report from ...

• 50 Voices of the Future: Jim Sallis on advocating for healthy living

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension's first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. The bad news is that Americans are heavier than ever . The good news, says U...

• 50 Voices of the Future: Stacey Pennington on revitalizing East Village

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension’s first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. San Diego’s Downtown is in the midst of an urban renewal as it looks to transfo...

• Antioch University and UC San Diego Extension Expand Pathways for Students to Earn a Graduate Degree

  Agreement allows students to transfer into one of Antioch’s online graduate management programs without duplication of coursework — saving time and money.

• This Educator Loves Going On Adventures With Her Students

  Name:  Susan Moerder Title:  Program Coordinator and Lead Instructor, Academic Connections Global Environmental Leadership and Sustainability  Company:  UC San Diego Extension Courses taught:  Global Environmental Leadership and Sustainability ; Biosphere 2, Hawai'i...

• Antioch University and UC San Diego Extension Create a New Pathway for Students to Earn MBA

  Antioch University and UC San Diego Extension have formed a partnership to enhance the transfer of students into an online graduate degree program.

• Extension’s Continuing Education & Career Showcase for 2014

  EVENT INFO: " Continuing Education & Career Showcase " Thursday, Sept. 18 4:30 pm to 8 pm University City Center 6256 Greenwich Drive San Diego, CA 92122 Whether you're looking to advance your career, gain a new skill set, or transition into a ne...

• Extension’s Continuing Education & Career Showcase: Connect with industry leaders

  AS A REMINDER... EVENT INFO: UC San Diego Extension’s “Continuing Education & Career Showcase” Thursday, Sept. 18 4:30 pm to 8 pm Extension’s UCC campus, located at 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego, CA 92122 Free and open to the public W...

• Extension's annual Career Showcase: And a hovering quadcopter shall lead them

  GREETINGS: UC San Diego Extension's Natalie Johnson welcomes attendees at the Continuing Education & Career Showcase. Photos courtesy of Erik Jepsen, UC San Diego Publications staff photographer UC San Diego Extension presented its annual “Continuing Education & Care...

• 50 Voices of the Future: Paul Roben on how innovation can change the world

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension's first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. A person with some tech savvy and a big idea can transform the world, as we’ve ...

• Discover What's Next For Your Career

  Three-day UCSDnEXT event spotlights some of San Diego's hottest careers.

• Full STEAM ahead: Youth program celebrates college-prep students

  UC San Diego Extension’s leadership-oriented STE[+a]M program will hold evening graduation ceremonies for 17 young students Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Joe & Vi Jacobs Center’s Celebration Hall . Presented under the banner of “ Full STEAM Ahead ,” the free summer youth progr...

• Agile skills required: Understanding purchasing and supply chain management

  Agility is not just about speed; it’s about making sound decisions in the heat of the moment. It’s also a skill that is critical when it comes to meeting the complex demands of purchasing and supply chain management. The art of buying requires that purchasing prof...

• Preserving Culture: Kumeyaay Students Empowered and Educated

  Across the country, members of the Viejas, Sycuan, and Barona bands of the Kumeyaay people are participating in classes and workshops tailored to their specific needs. You can find them on Catalina Island, Hawai‘i Island, the Biosphere 2 research facility in Arizona, a...

• 50 Voices of the Future: V. Ramanathan on climate change

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension's first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. As one of the world’s leading experts on climate change, Dr. Veerabhadran Rama...

• 50 Voices of the Future: Stephen Mayfield on algae biotechnology

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension's first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. Many of our daily products, from plastics to gasoline, are based in petroleum e...

• 50 Voices of the Future: Tom Gehring reflects on the outlook of healthcare

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension's first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. As far as career trajectories go, Tom Gehring’s has been unusual: from Navy off...

• Jeff Lievense on creating a healthier planet

  As the earth’s climate changes, many experts foresee a growing market for products that can be manufactured in environmentally friendly ways. Jeff Lievense has spent his entire career developing technologies to manufacture chemicals in ways that have minimal impact on t...

• Using psychology to save the planet

  By Alex Roth   Jennifer Tabanico makes her living trying to change people’s habits and behavior. Her job requires a journalist’s investigative skills, an advertiser’s marketing talents, and a psychologist’s understanding of why people do what they do. One day she might...

• Student Bound for Ivy League Says Test-Prep Class Helped Her Ace Entrance Exam

  By Margaret King When Melanie Halko encountered a tough problem while taking the ACT college entrance exam, she would stop and ask herself, “What would my test-prep teacher say to do here?”  The strategy paid off. Melanie, a senior at Eastlake High School in Chula ...

• COP26 and What Top Companies Are Doing to Lead the Way

  By Jennifer McEntee While individuals can do their part to reduce their carbon footprint, significant change needs to start at the top, as global corporations are responsible for up to 71 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, more and more com...

• UC San Diego Extension Partners with Sycuan and Viejas on College-Prep Offerings

  Program designed to help educate the next generation of tribal leaders.

• New partnership with Sycuan and Viejas designed to create college-going culture

  University of California San Diego Extension has entered into a unique partnership with both the Sycuan Education Department and the Viejas Tribal Education Center to provide college preparatory programs as part of a larger effort to boost college enrollment among young adult...

• Academic Connections: When student becomes teacher

  Biosphere 2 Program Alum Laurel Brigham Returns To Facility As A Researcher When Academic Connections’ participants came through this year’s Biosphere 2 program, they got to hear from researcher Laurel Brigham, an Academic Connections alumna who was so inspired by her e...

• Explore Cutting-edge Practices at Upcoming Microbial Fermentation Workshop

  To think big, you need to start small – really small. That’s the theory behind the booming business of microbial fermentation. While the term “microbial fermentation” is hardly a household term, it is a process that continues to revolutionize a wide range of industries from...

• The science of making good decisions: Evelyn Gosnell on behavioral economics

  By Jennifer White Why do people make the decisions they do? It’s an age-old question that has now spawned an entire field of study called behavioral economics.   “Practically speaking, it’s the science of decision-making,” said Evelyn Gosnell, lead behavioral researc...

• Resolutions for #BestYearYet2020

  By Debra D. Bass We asked for your resolutions and you answered! To start a new year and a new decade, we shared some common wisdom that's backed up by research. Saying something outloud or in writing creates accountability that makes you more likely to achieve what you...

• Creating an International Hub for BioTech Collaboration

  UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile have collaborated to create the Business of Biotech certificate program. The aim is to create a biotech ecosystem in Chile that will allow the country to take full advantage of its re...

• New ways to bridge gap from high school to college

  By Ed Abeyta The majority of high school students are unprepared for the multiple demands of college work and the level of responsibility required by studying away from home. But there are new ways to taste the college experience and visit some of the most intriguing sci...

• 50 Voices of the Future: Barry Lopez on environmentalism

  In honor of UC San Diego Extension's first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. Barry Lopez is, by turns, optimistic and remarkably bleak when he talks about wha...

• Knowledge is POWER

  As the saying goes, inquiring minds want to know, and there is perhaps no more an inquiring mind than Larry Smarr’s. The founding director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) , Smarr has spent a lifetime exploring ever...

• Academic Connections Advantage

  During the first week of classes, a typical freshman might have been bumbling around UC San Diego’s campus, but not Cynthia Cortez. A first-year student from Imperial Valley, Cortez felt right at home. “I knew how to get around, and everyone was, like, ‘How do you ...

• Discovering the economic power of philanthropy

  By Kelly Davis There’s no question that San Diego has benefitted from big-hearted, deep-pocketed philanthropists, whose charity has helped bolster the region’s hospitals, cultural scene and educational institutions. So, what are the catalysts that motivated these philan...

• The Next Chapter for Libraries

  By Jennifer Davies A dark computer room at the Central Library in downtown San Diego would seem like the last place a teenager would want to be on a picture-perfect Sunday afternoon. But that’s exactly where a dozen or so students from around San Diego have chosen ...

• Can Changing Our Behavior Help with a Changing Climate?

  By Kelly Davis Discussions about mitigating climate change often focus on large-scale approaches. However, research is increasingly finding that  individual behavioral changes  can be essential to addressing global warming. The Center for Behavior and the Environment...

• How to Change Careers in 2024: A Guide

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• Alaska Airlines Magazine interviews Extension's Henry DeVries about certificate programs

  By Elizabeth M. Economou When Seattle resident Steve Griggs signed up for a certificate program in arts management through the University of Washington in 2002, he had recently left an IT job in the clinical-research industry and wanted to transition into work with an art...

• UCSD Extension Associate Dean Recognized for Excellence in Stewardship

  By Debra Bass [6 minute read] Models of philanthropy continue to change, and so, too, do models of stewardship. Edward Abeyta has been a pioneer in this arena – building upon innovative, sustainable, effective and replicable achievements that continue to magnify UC San...

• UC San Diego Helen Edison Lecture Series Presents Housing Insecurity Researcher, Professor Matthew D

  Eviction Lab Founder Speaks About Poverty and Affordable Housing at UC San Diego Park & Market on December 14 If you’re like most people you’ve probably noticed a shift in the economic conditions of our world over the last handful of years. Inflation, the lack of affordab...

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