Sustainability

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. November 7, 2016

    Brehm Pavilion at SMTD receives LEED Gold Certification

    The William K. and Delores S. Brehm Pavilion at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

  7. October 11, 2016

    Faculty transition team focuses on new school

    A faculty team will be responsible for planning the transition to a new school at U-M that will address global sustainability challenges at the intersection of environment and society.

  8. October 5, 2016

    Sustainability efforts progressing across the university

    From education and research to campus operations, U-M is taking great strides to create new opportunities to engage the community in sustainability.  

  9. October 5, 2016

    President Schlissel lays out initiatives for U-M to tackle societal problems

    President Mark Schlissel used his annual Leadership Breakfast to outline U-M initiatives that target societal issues ranging from poverty to academic innovation, and from sustainability to diversity.

  10. September 30, 2016

    Advisory committee named for sustainability school dean search

    Provost Martha Pollack has appointed an advisory committee to assist with the search for the inaugural dean of a new school of sustainability at U-M.