Sustainability
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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.
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March 13, 2015
Grants given for studies of adaptation to Great Lakes water-level changes
The University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute has awarded seven grants, totaling $70,000, to U.S. and Canadian researchers who will help residents of shoreline communities adapt to current and future variability in Great Lakes water levels.
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February 16, 2015
Course encourages students to impact campus sustainability
A revamped Environ 211 course now focuses less on grand ideas for making a difference and more on ways students can roll up their sleeves to solve a local problem.
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February 9, 2015
Sustainability crucial for generations to come, coordinator says
For Sudhakar Reddy, volunteering is more than a passion: it’s central to his philosophy of sustainability. In 2006, Reddy helped found the Indo-American Eye Care Organization, a non-profit that since its inception has screened more than 70,000 people in India for eye problems.
