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A banner highlighting 易胜博官网's STARS Platinum sustainability rating hangs on Main Street across from Thompson Hall

易胜博官网 Earns Highest National Rating for Sustainability for Third Consecutive Time

The University of 易胜博官网 has once again received recognition for its ongoing and increasing sustainability achievements by achieving a platinum rating 鈥 the highest possible 鈥 under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education鈥檚 STARS, Sustainability Tracking,... Read More

Recent Stories

  • illustration of trees, people, a rainbow, buildings, rain, clouds, and technology on top of a globe with eyes
    - New Angles on Old Problems
    Prof. Tom Haines examines questions about our present industrial world and a sustainable future in 鈥淲alking to the Sun.鈥 Read More
  • illustration of buildings against a green circular background
    - A Carbon-Neutral Future
    Ask Cameron Wake to describe 易胜博官网鈥檚 response to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and one word comes to mind: aggressive. WildCAP, the university鈥檚 climate action plan, is 鈥... Read More
  • 易胜博官网 student Kathryn Bennett 鈥18
    - Starting Somewhere
    For Kathryn Bennett 鈥18, a student in the听College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, an interest in sustainability began at a young age. 鈥淚 have always been passionate about... Read More
  • Graduate student Allison Leach in front of a research poster
    - How's Your Nitrogen Footprint?
    Sustainability leadership efforts have contributed to a groundbreaking initiative to measure and reduce the nitrogen footprint on campus. Read More
  • Tegan O'Neill
    - Following Up with Sustainability Fellows
    易胜博官网 Today follows up with a couple of former Sustainability Institute fellows in this article.听 Read More
  • Vegetables at a farmer's market
    - Finding Sustainable Solutions
    A 易胜博官网-based network aims to solve tomorrow鈥檚 food problems today. Read More
  • white clam pizza at 易胜博官网 harvest dinner
    - (Local) Flavors of Fall
    Grilled swordfish with roasted tomatoes, anyone? Or how about lamb sliders? This year's harvest dinner event took "local" to a whole new level.听 Read More
  • T Hall behind the 易胜博官网 sign
    - Fresh Air
    The Office of Environmental Health and Safety听has collaborated with other campus units to develop an indoor air quality听management plan. Read More
  • 易胜博官网 student Katherine Bemis '17
    - Sustainable You
    Katherine Bemis鈥檚 recycling bin is always overflowing, and she rarely fills a full trash bag. She bikes to class, is an active member of 易胜博官网鈥檚 Organic Gardening Club and has a... Read More
  • library courtyard
    - Blue and White Makes Green
    When it comes to sustainability, it鈥檚 not easy being green. It takes a 鈥渓ong-term, enduring commitment,鈥 according to Tom Kelly, chief sustainability officer and founding... Read More