Sustainability
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 18, 2014
Water Center wins $20M contract to help lead estuary research
The U-M Water Center has been awarded a five-year, $20 million contract to help oversee research at a nationwide network of 28 coastal reserves.
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August 13, 2014
U-M forest preserve plot now part of Smithsonian global network
A research plot at U-M’s Edwin S. George Reserve has been added to a Smithsonian Institution network used to study forest function and diversity.
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July 28, 2014
U-M Solar Car Team defends national title in hard-fought win
After a series of setbacks, the University of Michigan’s national champion Solar Car Team has won the eight-day American Solar Challenge, according to unofficial results.
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July 17, 2014
$3M global sustainability grant to fund projects on three continents
A team of 17 researchers will tackle sustainability challenges using “multidirectional innovation” funded by a $3 million Third Century Initiative Global Challenges grant.
