Sustainability
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May 18, 2017
U-M awarded $20M for federally funded Great Lakes research institute
U-M has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the federal government to form a research institute focused on sustainable management of the Great Lakes.
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May 18, 2017
Gift extends Dow Sustainability Fellows Program through 2020
A new $3 million gift from the Dow Chemical Co. Foundation to the Dow Sustainability Fellows Program will enable continued implementation of various sustainable solutions.
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May 2, 2017
Graham Institute research grants target sustainability challenges
The Graham Sustainability Institute has awarded nearly $500,000 to support four sustainability-related research projects in the U.S. and abroad.
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April 24, 2017
U-M buildings recognized for energy reduction in statewide competition
Two buildings on the Ann Arbor campus beat out competing buildings across the state to earn recognition as the biggest losers in energy consumption in 2016.
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April 19, 2017
U-M community recycles 1.3 million pounds during competition
The U-M campus community collected more than 1.3 million pounds of recyclables during the annual eight-week RecycleMania competition.
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April 17, 2017
Graham Institute uses fellowship application to stress DE&I focus
The Graham Sustainability Institute is taking a unique approach to its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by including a DE&I-related essay question on its applications for student fellowship programs.
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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.
