By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, Sustainability Engagement Manager We could all use a little adventure, especially after strictly following the State of Utah “Stay Safe, Stay Home” directive. But just as our everyday lives have changed in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the way we recreate must necessarily be different, too. But that doesn’t mean […]
Read MoreSix sustainability interns are graduating this year! Their graduations are bittersweet, but we want to recognize their outstanding endeavors and wish them the best in their bright futures. LUCY ALLEN “Lucy is a force of nature. She has worked as the farmers market intern, sustainable food systems intern, Real Food Challenge president, and participates on […]
Read MoreOriginally published in @theU on April 17, 2020 By Wes Mangum, Facilities Management As the University of Utah community prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day from home, it does so with the achievement of a significant milestone. The U has exceeded a goal it committed to nearly nine years ago through smart […]
Read MoreBy Abby Ghent, Sports & Sustainability Ambassador After the March 6 Utah Red Rocks gymnastics meet—a competition where Utah handily topped Stanford and Utah Senior Kim Tessen scored a perfect 10 on the vault—members of the U Sustainability and Recycling teams sorted through all the discarded materials in the Huntsman Center recycling bins as part […]
Read MoreIn line with the University of Utah’s response to the COVID-19 public health situation, the Sustainability Office is suspending components of its programming. On March 12, the university announced it will shift classes to all-online instruction for the remainder of the spring semester. Learn more about the university’s response through coronavirus.utah.edu, which is being updated […]
Read MoreThis article, originally published in @theu, February 26, 2020, was written by Paul Gabrielsen, Science Writer, University of Utah Communications For more than five years, University of Utah air quality sensors have hitched rides on TRAX light rail trains, scanning air pollution along the train’s Red and Green Lines. Now the study, once a passion […]
Read Moreby Amber Aumiller, graduate assistant, Sustainability Office In the western United States, most of our cities are situated in arid landscapes–dryland ecosystems or deserts. Historically, dry landscapes have been viewed as wastelands, lacking value until we created a use for them. Most humans now live in cities, and dryland ecosystems are currently home to over […]
Read MoreThis article, originally published in @theu, February 19, 2020, was written by Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, Sustainability Office We all benefit when the air is clean. That’s the idea behind the statewide Clear the Air Challenge. Every February the University of Utah launches a team as part of a month-long effort to get people out of single-occupant […]
Read MoreThis article, originally published in @theu, February 12, 2020, was written by Kate Whitbeck, Communications Manager, Sustainability Office The Green Power Partnership Top 30 College & University ranking, released Jan. 27, 2020, lists the U as No. 8, with 49% of its energy supplied through geothermal and solar power purchase agreements. The U stands out among those […]
Read MoreThis article, originally published in @theu, February 11, 2020, was written by the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program Acclaimed American essayist and novelist Jonathan Franzen will be the 2020 recipient of the Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities. Franzen’s environmental essays have stirred audiences on the subjects of climate mitigation, the importance of birds, interspecies ethics and human […]
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