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Category Archives: Community Engagement

Certify Your Green Office

February 8, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Bianca Greeff, Graduate Assistant. 14 departments across the University of Utah are currently participating in the Sustainability Office’s Green Office Certification, with six already certified. Green Office Certification helps the […]

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Buildings, Campus Gardens & Grounds, Community Engagement

ALTA Call For Nominations

February 2, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Air Quality, Climate Change, Community Engagement, Ecosystems & Wilderness, Education, Energy, Research, Water

Connecting Through Creative Expression

January 26, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Bianca Greeff, Graduate Assistant. Constructed out of old farming equipment, a rusted silhouette of a tree stands above the other vegetation. Nestled in the branches sits a bee nest. This […]

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Community Engagement, Education, Seminar Series

CLEAN AIR FOR YOU

January 24, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt and Nate Bramhall, Sustainability Office. Originally posted on Jan. 23 2017. Drive less to help clean the air. Mobile sources, including personal vehicles, are responsible for nearly half of the […]

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Air Quality, Community Engagement, Education

GROWING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH TREE PLANTING AT ALTA

January 18, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

By Shaun Daniel, ENVST Program Research Associate. As skiers hit the slopes this winter, they should pause to notice the careful forest conservation efforts that Alta Ski Area is undertaking with […]

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Community Engagement, Education

Celebrating International Mountain Day

December 21, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By: Bianca Greeff, Graduate Assistant. This year, International Mountain Day (December 11) arrived on the heels of Representative Jason Chaffetz (R) and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s testimony to […]

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Community Engagement, Ecosystems & Wilderness

Go Green for the Season

December 14, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Bianca Greeff, Graduate Assistant. Originally posted on December 12, 2016. During the holiday season, many people love watching the leaves change color and a fresh blanket of snow cover […]

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Community Engagement

Tackling Dirty Air

November 15, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Sarah Lappé, Communications Coordinator. Originally posted on Nov. 14, 2016. Utah’s winter inversion season is here, but this year Utah will have more clean, electric cars on the road […]

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Community Engagement, Energy

Listening for Solutions

November 8, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Liz Ivkovich, originally posted on Nov. 7, 2016.  During the course of two transatlantic trips to India, and a semester of intercultural collaboration, University of Utah students discovered that […]

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Community Engagement, Education, Water
2016 Election Ballot

Let Your Voice Be Heard

November 1, 2016by susutah 2 Comments

By: Bianca Greeff, Graduate Assistant Only 54.87% of the voting age population voted in the 2012 presidential election. In other words, representatives were only hearing about half of American’s voices. […]

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Community Engagement

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Sustainable Utah is run by staff and students in the University of Utah Sustainability Office. The Sustainability Office develops and provides support for sustainability initiatives within the campus and community in order to create a culture of students, faculty, and staff who are socially, economically, and environmentally responsible.

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