The adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” holds true at the U.
This is the theme behind the composting program on campus. On average, two to three thousand pounds of pre-consumer...
There’s only one place at the U where someone can put liquid nitrogen into a trash can full of 1,000 ping pong balls and watch it explode: The American Chemical Society.
Started by transfer students...
The U’s Sustainability Resource Center, in partnership with Rocky Mountain Power and Questar Gas, is offering free home energy and water conservation audits to students beginning in October.
Appointments...
The U’s Dumke Health Professions Education building was the first in the state to participate in The Better Buildings Challenge.
The Better Buildings Challenge was launched in 2011 by President...
The Utah Beekeeper’s Association is cross-pollinating business with sustainability by producing locally made honey from beehives located on the fourth floor of the Union building.
Created by...
Thousands of fans will flock to Rice-Eccles Stadium this season to cheer on the Utes, and with their presence will come thousands of pounds of trash.
Recycle Rice-Eccles, a program through the...
If you’ve been in Salt Lake for a while, you’ve witnessed the transformation of a once-small, quiet capital city into a bustling, growing metropolis taking on issues that play a role on the national...
U students may cheer on the red when it comes to football, but while they’re on campus it’s all about going green.
Students in the U’s Sustainability Committee want to make the U more sustainable...
The sidewalks of the Union Plaza were lined with tables and booths Thursday afternoon as representatives from sustainability-focused campus and community organizations joined in the Earth Fest celebration...
When imagining a prison, one does not usually envision green houses and beekeeping, but this image might become more of the norm. The U is currently holding a workshop to connect science education and...
