Sustainability
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June 17, 2015
U-M, partners predict average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ in 2015
A U-M researcher and his colleagues are forecasting an average, but still large, oxygen-depleted “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this year.
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June 3, 2015
Federal funding extends Great Lakes climate research at U-M, MSU
Researchers at U-M and Michigan State have been awarded $3.65 million to continue studying climate change adaptation and climate variability in the Great Lakes region.
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May 19, 2015
Food movement is the focus of May 28-29 Michigan Meeting
The university’s next Michigan Meeting, which will open May 28, focuses on the ascendant Food Sovereignty movement.
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May 7, 2015
Faculty and staff help recycle 440,000 pounds of electronic waste
University faculty and staff, along with the Ann Arbor-area community, collected an estimated 440,000 pounds of electronic waste at last month’s e-waste event.
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April 21, 2015
U-M among the Princeton Review’s 353 Green Colleges
The university has been recognized for its commitment to sustainability in the 2015 edition of the Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges.
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April 6, 2015
U-M will sponsor annual e-waste recycling event April 23-25
Faculty and staff are encouraged to start spring cleaning by safely disposing of their broken or unwanted personal electronics at the annual e-waste recycling event April 23-25.
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March 30, 2015
Free Earth Day events coming to Central Campus on April 3
Michigan Dining and Central Student Government are co-hosting an Earth Day celebration at two Central Campus locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
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March 30, 2015
Report highlights sustainability progress on campus and beyond
The university is showing a positive impact on sustainability both locally and globally as highlighted in the university’s online sustainability report released this week.
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March 26, 2015
U-M honored for sustainable practices in cleaning program
The university has been awarded the Green Cleaning Award’s first place higher education prize for its (OS1) cleaning program.
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March 13, 2015
U-M reduces use of traditional chemicals in land management
Continued sustainable land management efforts have resulted in a 54 percent reduction in the use of traditional chemicals on campus property in 2014.
