Campus Resources
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CU-Boulder is brimming with opportunities for students, journalists, scientists, entreprenuers, concerned citizens, and anyone who wants to learn more and get involved.
Climate Research
- Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems
- Center for Environmental Journalism
- Center for Environmental Technology
- Center for the Study of Earth from Space
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
- Institute of Behavioral Science Environment and Society Program
- Joint Center for Combustion and Environmental Research
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- Natural Hazards Center
- Natural Resources Law Center (NRLC)
- Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research Site
Energy Innovation
- University of Colorado at Boulder Energy Initiative
- Center for Energy Environmental Security (CEES)
- Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels
- Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Sustainable Venturing Initiative
- International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development
Campus Sustainability
- Energy
- Buff EnergyStar Award Program
- CU Facilities Energy Audit Checklists
- Energy Use by Campus Buildings
- Student Recreation Center Microturbine
- Tips for Energy Conservation in Campus Buildings
- University of Colorado at Boulder Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
- Conservation
- CU Recycling
- ECO Mug: The Reusable Mug Program
- Environmental Center
- Tips for Conservation in Research and Academic Labs
- Tips for Green Printing
- Events
- Growth and Planning
- CU Policies
- Campus Environmental Policies and Resolutions
- Campus Sustainability Plan for Greening of State Government Executive Order (.pdf)
- Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability Pledge (.pdf)
- CU Environmental Health and Safety Policy
- CU Environmental Policy
- CU Hazardous Waste Management Policy
- Environmental Considerations for Vendor Contract Bids at CU
- Facilities Management
- Student Life
- Environmental Residential Academic Program
- Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement
- Live Green Pledge
- Toward a Sustainable Dining Future at CU
- University Memorial Center Food Service: Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE) Certified
- Volunteering and Employment
- CU Volunteer Clearinghouse Database of Environmental Volunteering Opportunities
- E-Center Volunteer and Employment Opportunities
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
- Transportation
- Bicycle Program
- Ralphie's Guide to Student Life: Buses and Bikes
- RTD Bus Pass Program
- Ski Bus: The Alternative, Economical Ride to the Slopes
- Student Groups
- COPIRG
- CU Biodiesel
- CU WiLD Wildlife and Land Defenders
- Environmental Law Society
- Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW)
- Population Connection
- Student Society for Environmental Engineering
- Traditional Support Caravan (TSC)
- Academics
- Degree Programs
- College of Architecture and Planning
- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE)
- Building Systems Program
- Engineering for Developing Communities
- Environmental Engineering
- Graduate Program in Hydrology, Water Resources, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Environmental Engineering Program
- Environmental Studies Program
- Dual Degree in Environmental Studies and Business Administration
- Dual Degree in Environmental Studies and Law
- Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program
- INVST Community Studies
- Leeds School of Business
- Other Courses and Certificate Programs
- CEU Certificate Program in Sustainable Practices
- Environmental Chemistry Courses
- Graduate Certificate on Environment, Policy, and Society
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Environmental Policy
- Western American Studies Certificate
- Publications