Sustainability
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March 16, 2017
Central Power Plant expansion expected to reduce emissions
A new Central Power Plant combustion turbine is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 100,000 tons per year — halfway toward U-M’s 2025 sustainability goal.
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March 10, 2017
School of Information first school certified Platinum for sustainability
The School of Information is the first school on the Ann Arbor campus to have all of its spaces achieve Platinum-level certification for sustainability.
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February 20, 2017
2025 campus sustainability goals status
Goal: Reduce U-M greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 2006 levels.Status: Slight reduction; 20 percent decrease needed. Goal: Decrease vehicle carbon output per passenger trip by 30 percent below 2006 levels.Status: On track; reduced vehicle carbon output by 15 percent per passenger trip. Goal: Reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills by 40 percent below 2006 levels.Status: Levels… -
February 20, 2017
U-M’s roots in sustainability highlighted in 2016 Progress Report
For more than 150 years, sustainability has been infused into the practices and teachings at U-M, as highlighted in the 2016 Sustainability Progress Report.
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February 13, 2017
New food systems course opens doors to community
U-M’s Sustainable Food Systems Initiative is presenting Food Literacy for All, a course that introduces students and the general public to a wide variety of food system issues.
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February 6, 2017
RecycleMania returns with U-M building, intercollegiate contests
U-M faculty, staff and students are being called upon to be the “leaders and best” in recycling and waste reduction in the annual RecycleMania Battle of the Buildings Competition.
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December 8, 2016
U-M creates new School for Environment and Sustainability
The new School for Environment and Sustainability at U-M will focus on global sustainability challenges at the intersection of environment and society.
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November 21, 2016
Report indicates campus sustainability efforts are working
Faculty, staff and students have made progress with sustainable activities, based on the latest report of the U-M Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program.
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November 11, 2016
Sustainability town hall to highlight campus sustainability projects
An open house Nov. 17 will review initiatives, projects and programs that are supportive of the university’s 2025 sustainability goals.
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November 8, 2016
Abstracts due Thursday for campuswide sustainability conference
Organizers of the inaugural Michigan Universitywide Sustainability and Environment conference and workshop next February are seeking abstracts by Thursday.
