ALTA Call For Nominations
Celebrate sustainability leadership on campus by nominating yourself or a colleague for an Alta Sustainability Leadership Award. These Awards recognize excellence in leadership in the areas of campus as a […]
Category Archives: Climate Change
GCSC Presents: Seminar Speaker Dr. Robin Craig
By Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office This post is the first of our series highlighting the innovative research presented by the GCSC Seminar Series. Dr. Robin Craig will be kicking off […]
Recruit a co-worker for better air quality
By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, Sustainability Office At the beginning of the 2016 Clear the Air Challenge, we asked you, “What’s your motivation for cleaner air?” Now it is time to ask […]
No installation required: You, too, can buy solar energy
By the Sustainability Office Thought solar was out of your reach? A new program is making it easier for long-term renters, those not ready to make the initial investment in […]
Glass with a past
Originally published in @theU on June 8, 2016 By Annalisa Purser, Communications Specialist When U alum Jodi McRaney-Rusho first explored creating art with post-consumer glass, she was met with discouraging […]
What is ecotourism, really?
By Austin Holmes, Sustainability Office If you are looking for exciting ways to offset your carbon footprint, benefit local communities abroad, and strive for greater equity in the world while […]
Confessions of a Vegetarian
By Austin Holmes, Sustainability Office I stare down at the miscellaneous, multifarious bowl of rice, beans, lentils, and quinoa. How did I become a vegetarian? Let me tell you. I […]
Talking about the Anthropocene
By Nicole Cox, Communications Fellow Terra incognita, the unknown territory. Lately, I’ve been in the midst of the unknown—the unknown territory of language, meaning, and responsibility—in an ongoing conversation on […]
Trailblazing towards a clean energy future
By Nicole Cox, Communications Fellow “Never underestimate a vegan-hippie-chick with a RACECAR,” is Leilani Münter’s personal mantra. Münter is making waves as a world-renowned racecar driver and an environmental activist. […]
Custodial crew cleans up Clear the Air Challenge
Left to right: Marchelle McCoy, Xavier White, and Stacy Hendricksen, show off the University of Utah’s trophy for winning the Clear the Air Challenge in the month of July. Each […]
