[Sehefac] Leading on Climate fellows in the UCR news!

[Dana Simmons]

Dear SEHE affiliates,
Leading on Climate fellows Victoria Podakova and Danielle Ma were featured
in the CHASS newsletter this week
<https://chass.ucr.edu/press/2024/10/08/chass-students-lead-campus-sustainability-efforts-bonnie-reiss-fellows>
.

"'I feel incredibly grateful to receive this opportunity, and the
recognition for my impact on campus for environmental sustainability
awareness,' [Podakova] said. 'My main goals are spreading awareness and
creating connections between clubs and students on campus on issues of
climate action and environmental sustainability.'
Podakova intends to utilize her experience from campus organizations to
develop awareness surrounding UCR’s climate action goals. She will also use
funding to host events on campus to vocalize sustainability efforts,
practices, and ideas.

...Danielle Ma, a third-year student majoring in political science, is
dedicated to tackling food sustainability and reducing waste, an interest
sparked by taking sustainability courses at UCR. Returning from a summer
volunteering at climate activist organizations, becoming a Leading on
Climate fellow aligns with Ma’s interest in the fight against climate
change. 'My overall goal is to prevent food waste through increasing the
productivity of food surplus collection and redistribution on campus,” Ma
said. “I’m hoping to utilize FRN’s strategies to redirect this potential
waste into meals that could be given to students instead through Basic
Needs.” ...“My current plan is to turn the UCR FRN chapter into a student
organization,' Ma said. As a club, the FRN chapter will be easily
accessible to students and result in more engagement and involvement
through new student positions and events such as tablings. According to Ma,
expanding the chapter will lead to more efficient food waste reduction and
redistribution. 'What I ultimately want is to create a long-lasting food
waste reduction effort that extends past this fellowship,' she said."

We had a meeting/ reception for all six Leading on Climate fellows last
week, and they are doing amazing work, from disaster resilience to AQM
transportation data analysis to a crowd-sourced sustainable and affordable
cookbook.
The fellows are eager and available to visit your classes to talk about
their work and the fellowship. Just let me know if you are interested and I
will make the connection.
Take care,
Dana
-- 
Dana Simmons
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Society, Environment and
Health Equity
Cooperating Faculty, Department of History
University of California, Riverside
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