Campus Sustainability Content

�ٺ��Ƶ Finalizes Fossil Fuel-Free Pathway Plan

Katherine E Kerlin — February 23, 2024 - 11:31am

�ٺ��Ƶ posts its ambitious Fossil Fuel-Free Pathway Plan to eliminate 95% of fossil fuels from its operations by 2040.

Where to Eat: Fall Quarter Edition

Dave Jones — September 20, 2022 - 10:43am

Staff and faculty are welcome, as always, at campus dining commons, which are all open as of today (Sept. 20). But come tomorrow, our food and beverage options will multiply, in campus-run facilities and the ASUCD Coffee House, and from a half-dozen food trucks. Plus, what’s the news about napkins? See the answer in the box below.

Here are the openings set for Wednesday (Sept. 21) in campus-run facilities:

UPDATED: Longer Detour Around Ramp Work at Hutchison and 113

Dave Jones — March 24, 2022 - 4:42pm

Updated 7 p.m. March 24: The new cycle track will not open, as previously announced, when construction switches from the north to the south side of the Hutchison Drive overpass. Instead, bike lanes going each direction will be provided for continued bicycle travel across the overpass. In addition, the switch to the south side is now scheduled for the week of March 28. The story below has been revised to reflect these changes.

�ٺ��Ƶ Plans for a Fossil-Free Future

Katherine E Kerlin — January 12, 2022 - 10:42am

�ٺ��Ƶ, recently ranked number one most sustainable university in the nation and fifth in the world (UI GreenMetric), seeks to further strengthen its recognition as a leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship, by proposing a plan to end fossil fuel use in its operations.

New Sidewalks and Bike Lanes Coming to West Village-Campus Corridor

Dave Jones — August 18, 2021 - 12:27am

�ٺ��Ƶ is building comfort, convenience and sustainability into the Hutchison Drive commute path between �ٺ��Ƶ West Village and the central campus.

The project centered on the Hutchison overpass at Highway 113 calls for new sidewalks, a bike path running east on the south side of Hutchison and a 14-foot-wide two-way cycle track on the north side of Hutchison. What is a cycle track? See box below.

The Electrification of ASUCD Unitrans

Dave Jones — October 13, 2020 - 11:29am

ASUCD Unitrans recently received a federal grant to buy five more battery electric buses, which means the campus-city transit system now has funding for 11 of the buses — three shy of the first major milestone on the way to electrifying the fleet and achieving greater sustainability.

The $3.76 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration will cover 80 percent of the cost of five buses; student fees will pay the remainder.

Sustainability Efforts Land �ٺ��Ƶ on ‘Cool Schools’ List

Cody Kitaura — September 28, 2020 - 8:45am

�ٺ��Ƶ is among the greenest universities in the nation, earning a top-20 ranking on Sierra magazine’s “Cool Schools” list, released today (Sept. 28).

Ranked 18th, �ٺ��Ƶ earned high marks for sustainability research, landscape management, water conservation, use of renewable energy and more.

Sustainability: A Summit of Champions

Dave Jones — June 16, 2020 - 3:40pm

�ٺ��Ƶ’ second annual Sustainability Summit provided the opportunity to share and celebrate good news from across the university, including a new student coalition, innovative partnerships and the university’s new Sustainability Champions — not to mention a new gold rating.

Repeat Gold: Campus Meets Challenge of Revised Sustainability Rating System

Dave Jones — June 16, 2020 - 1:18pm

�ٺ��Ƶ has earned a renewed gold rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, or STARS. This time around, the campus measured up to significantly revised criteria, including additional, challenging performance metrics.

�ٺ��Ƶ Sustains Its Top GreenMetric Rankings

Dave Jones — December 17, 2019 - 5:18pm

From the smallest of deeds, like recovering surplus food to give to people in need (and keeping the food out of the waste stream), to large renewable energy projects, �ٺ��Ƶ’ efforts in sustainability have the nation and world taking notice — again.

In the 10th annual GreenMetric rankings that came out earlier this month, �ٺ��Ƶ is acknowledged for the third year in a row as the No. 1 “most sustainable” university in the United States and No. 3 globally.