Sustainability

  1. November 10, 2014

    Students create comprehensive Detroit greenhouse gas inventory

    Student researchers from U-M have compiled the first comprehensive inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in Detroit.

  2. November 5, 2014

    Campus sustainability goals set for review by working groups

    The university will convene working groups on greenhouse gas, waste reduction and campus culture as part of a review of its Campus Sustainability Goals and to generate new ideas to accelerate progress.

  3. October 15, 2014

    Energy use decreases across many campus buildings

    The university has avoided millions of dollars in energy costs for the seventh consecutive year as the result of ongoing efforts on the Ann Arbor campus. 

  4. October 13, 2014

    University celebrates sustainable food throughout October

    The campus community will have the opportunity to celebrate sustainable foods and healthy eating at Michigan Harvest events throughout October.

  5. October 9, 2014

    Campus labs cut energy, avoid $1.5 million in costs

    Sustainable lab practices in all campus laboratories have resulted in an estimated 10 percent energy reduction and an avoidance of $1.5 million in energy costs for U-M.

  6. October 8, 2014

    Survey: U-M sustainability awareness up, behavior change lags

    A new report shows most U-M faculty, students and staff have boosted their knowledge about how to be more sustainable, but behavior has remained essentially unchanged.

  7. September 29, 2014

    Sustainability Town Hall to focus on efforts to cut campus waste

    A Sustainability Town Hall on Oct. 8 will provide an update on the university’s sustainability goals, with a focus on campus efforts to address waste reduction.

  8. September 16, 2014

    Fourth annual campus Farmers’ Market begins Thursday

    The fourth annual Farmers’ Market will take place on three days this fall at locations on Central Campus and North Campus.

  9. September 8, 2014

    EarthFest 2014: Party for the Planet set for Sept. 17

    The U-M squirrels will share the limelight with a barred owl on Sept. 17 when all things related to sustainability at the university take over the Diag for EarthFest. 

  10. September 5, 2014

    U-M partners with local entities on bike share program

    The university is expanding its alternative transportation options with the launch of a new bike share program serving campus and the Ann Arbor area.