Sustainability
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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.
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January 29, 2015
University launches upgraded Planet Blue Ambassador program 2.0
U-M’s Planet Blue Ambassador program launches PBA 2.0, featuring an online tool allowing users to make pledges and track success in a state-of-the-art dashboard.
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January 28, 2015
Michigan Dining helps fuel Local Food Summit 2015
Michigan Dining is sponsoring the Seventh Annual Local Food Summit from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 15. at Rackham Auditorium and the Michigan League.
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January 26, 2015
ISR addition is latest U-M project to win LEED Gold Certification
The Thompson Street addition to the Institute for Social Research has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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January 14, 2015
Forty graduate students named Dow Sustainability Fellows
Forty master’s and professional-degree students from nine U-M schools and colleges recently were named Dow Sustainability Fellows.
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January 14, 2015
RecycleMania returns with U-M building, intercollegiate contests
The ninth annual RecycleMania Battle of the Buildings Competition at U-M will run Sunday-March 28. The university also will compete in the national RecycleMania 2015.
