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Two volunteers high five at Campus Beautification Day. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

Spreading Mulch—and the Spirit of Community

More than 420 volunteers got their hands dirty during ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ’s 31st annual Campus Beautification Day on April 9–10.
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John Boyle Ruiz

On Campus ·

He Speaks for the Trees

Groundskeeper and ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ grad student John Boyle Ruiz, SIS/BA ’22, has bloomed where he’s planted, launching the arboretum’s Tree Thursday Instagram series
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Energy and water use on campus during winter 2023-24 closure

Environment ·

Winter Energy Curtailment Efforts Result in Significant Energy and Water Cost Savings

The measurements all have been collected and analyzed and the findings make apparent that ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ University’s annual Winter Energy Curtailment efforts were again an overwhelming success.
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Seventy-five percent of campus waste filters into large containers near ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ’s Sports Center Annex.

Environment ·

Trace Your Waste

Leave fewer (environmental) footprints behind by following Facility Management’s trash-sorting guidelines.
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This year’s Campus Race to Zero Waste competition, running now through March 23, will tip off on February 7 at Bender Arena with the 10th Annual Sustainability-themed Men’s Basketball game.

Athletics ·

ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ Men's Basketball 10th Annual Sustainability Awareness Game, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.

Tip-off to eight-week national competition to reduce waste produced on campus
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Mark Freedman of Facilities Management explains how the heating plant operates.

Environment ·

Facilities Management Marks ENERGY STAR Day with a Heating Plant Tour

Facilities Management partners with Office of Sustainability to show staff and faculty ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ's energy-saving heating plant
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Some of the reused light fittings that were diverted from waste.

Environment ·

A Bright Idea: Reducing Energy Through Material Reuse

ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ reduces waste by reusing materials from demolition during recent tunnel renovation.
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New energy-saving LED fixtures in Mary Graydon Center

Environment ·

Energy-saving LED lights come to Mary Graydon Center and Roper Hall

Renovations this summer brought energy-saving LED lights to Mary Graydon Center and Roper Hall
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Bronté Burleigh-Jones (ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ CFO), Edwin Santos (President ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵSG), and Marcus Neil (President RHA) with Clawed at the Tunnel ribbon-cutting

Buildings ·

ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ Delivers Summer 2023 Transformations in Leonard Hall, the Tunnel, and Mary Graydon Center

Student Thriving Project kicks into high gear with Tunnel, Mary Graydon Center, and Leonard Hall improvements designed to enable students’ success.
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Students standing by compost buckets at TDR

Environment ·

ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ Ranks Second in Key Category in Annual Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition

ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ ranked second among large universities for composting, keeping 21,009 pounds of food waste out of landfill.
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