Sustainability
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August 8, 2018
Initiative aspires to turn greenhouse gas into profitable products
Removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into useful products is the long-term goal of U-M’s new Global CO2 Initiative.
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August 7, 2018
Environmental policy expert to lead Graham Sustainability Institute
Jennifer Haverkamp, an expert on climate change, international trade, and global environmental policy and negotiations, will become director of the Graham Sustainability Institute Oct. 1.
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July 9, 2018
ChEM Reuse Program grows, offers items free to U-M units
Faculty and staff working in laboratories across the Ann Arbor campus are keeping the University of Michigan sustainable by reducing waste sent to the landfill through the Chemical, Equipment and Materials Reuse program.
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May 21, 2018
Graham Institute grants target three sustainability challenges
The Graham Sustainability Institute has awarded more than $200,000 to support three sustainability-related research projects in Puerto Rico and Michigan.
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May 1, 2018
Campus recycles 1.2 million pounds during annual competitions
More than 1.2 million pounds of recyclables were collected at U-M during two annual eight-week waste reduction competitions, RecycleMania and Battle of the Buildings.
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May 1, 2018
Arun Agrawal elected to National Academy of Sciences
Sustainable development researcher Arun Agrawal, Samuel Trask Dana Professor and professor of environment and sustainability, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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April 24, 2018
U-M buildings recognized in statewide energy reduction contest
The School of Public Health II building and the Angell Complex led the education category in the Michigan Battle of the Buildings, which recognizes buildings with the greatest energy reduction across the state.
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April 11, 2018
Access to energy-efficient lighting varies with poverty levels
Energy-efficient lightbulbs are more expensive and less available in high-poverty urban areas than in more affluent locations, according to a new U-M study.
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April 10, 2018
Report notes sustainability progress, highlights campus efforts
Efforts by U-M in 2017 have resulted in significant progress toward the university’s 2025 campus sustainability goals, according to the annual Sustainability Progress Report.
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March 22, 2018
U-M expands composting effort; diverts 6,600 tons in 2017
The university diverted more than 6,600 tons of campus waste from landfills last year through new and existing composting, recycling and waste-management efforts.
