[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1521761293682{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https://upsummit.sioword.ucsd.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/429/2018/03/UC_Earth-e1521761258802.png?id=62) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_row show_full_width=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1521570099986{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1527273996426{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.46) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”66″ img_size=”400″ alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Understanding and Protecting Our Planet” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:22px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic” css=”.vc_custom_1521571288250{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-right: 15% !important;margin-left: 15% !important;background-color: #00bcd3 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Understanding and Protecting the Planet is one of UC San Diego’s four strategic research themes. It focuses on communicating about environmental change, creating solutions to enhance the resilience of our society, and recommending policy changes. The inaugural UP Summit held on May 17, 2018 brought together UCSD researchers and community leaders to discuss research priorities that can inform environmental and policy solutions and identify opportunities for collaboration. ” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:16px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:20px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”|||” css=”.vc_custom_1527273932973{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]