Using Her Platform for the Planet

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego Growing up just north of La Jolla in Carlsbad, California, Elise Nishimura developed an appreciation for the environment long before she arrived at UC San Diego. Now a junior Environmental Systems major in Marshall college and member of the UC San Diego softball team, Nishimura has discovered a unique way to unite her academic interests with her athletic career. Through EcoAthletes, a nonprofit that empowers athletes to become advocates for climate change, she is using her voice to encourage teammates and others to make meaningful changes, one conversation at a time. Long before she arrived at…