Sustainability

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. February 5, 2018

    RecycleMania returns with campuswide, national contests

    The U-M community will try to trim its trash in the eight-week Battle of the Buildings competition, as well as a RecycleMania waste-reduction contest with colleges and universities nationwide.

  9. January 23, 2018

    Advisory panel set for Graham Sustainability Institute director search

    The Office of the Provost has appointed an advisory committee in the search for a new director for the Graham Sustainability Institute.

  10. November 30, 2017

    Ross’ Kresge renovation, Blau Hall projects receive LEED Gold certification

    The Stephen M. Ross School of Business’ Kresge renovation and Jeff T. Blau Hall project has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.