Sustainability
- CU 抖阴传媒在线 recently launched efforts to develop its Climate Action Plan. The guide will work toward achieving the institution-wide goal of 50% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 and total carbon neutrality no later than 2050. See who's part of the steering committee.
- Among just 17 programs nationwide, CU 抖阴传媒在线's architectural engineering program received this Department of Energy designation as an acknowledgement of its focus on zero-energy design, which means a building produces as much energy as it consumes.
- Get tips to follow campus compost guidelines: what you can compost, where you can compost and more. Do your part to ensure healthier compost.
- Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other CU 抖阴传媒在线 representatives joined city of 抖阴传媒在线 leaders for an event celebrating upcoming partnerships and to share details about the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit.
- A series of films, canvases and a dynamic living wall expose the multifaceted worlds of cyanobacteria in an exhibition at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. 鈥淩efresh鈥 reveals microscopic landscapes that allow us to ponder how these prehistoric organisms shaped our world and how they could help us move toward a cleaner future.
- Chancellor Philip DiStefano and a pair of CU 抖阴传媒在线 sustainability leaders recently participated in University Climate Change Coalition events as CU 抖阴传媒在线 continues to take a leading role among higher education institutions in collaborating on climate solutions.
- Associate Professor Shideh Dashti discusses her research on geotechnical engineering, centrifuge modeling and designing resilient infrastructure in the wake of earthquakes and climate-related natural disasters.
- Global climate justice advocate Sheila Watt-Cloutier will present a keynote address at the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit. The solutions-focused inaugural event, co-hosted with United Nation Human Rights, is set for Dec. 1鈥4 on the CU 抖阴传媒在线 campus.
- Chancellor Philip DiStefano welcomed a delegation of energy, climate, environment and science counselors representing the European Union to CU 抖阴传媒在线. The chancellor highlighted the university鈥檚 legacy of climate and environmental research and innovation, as well as commitment to sustainability.聽He also acknowledged there is more we can all do.
- Getting seasonal and local food is a great way to save money, eat healthy and support your local economy. Here are some tips for finding local food and produce this summer.