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A year after the Call to Climate Action by Chancellor Philip DiStefano, the 29th Annual Campus Sustainability Summit showed how CU is answering the call. The day before Earth Day, multiple undergraduate, graduate, doctoral students, faculty and staff came together to showcase their research and ideas for a more sustainable...

Moving out of your residence hall is a chaotic, exciting time. A dorm represents the first year of college, and moving out of them marks the end of freshman year. While this is inherently exciting, it also frequently generates a lot of needless waste. There are many items which may...

The annual “Give & Go Donation Drive” is being held in all the Campus Residence Halls during Student Move Out between April 15th and May 6th.

Learn about the five PSSC finalists and winning proposals. The PSSC proposals and many other student projects will be on display at Thursday’s Campus Sustainability Summit.

Announcing the keynote speaker for 29th Annual Campus Sustainability Summit Solutions Showcase 2022- Parker McMullen Bushman! Her talk is titled Exploring Inclusivity and Climate Justice.

This year we will be celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the first Earth Day. Click here to learn about some of the history behind it.

Ralphie’s Green Stampede, a partnership between the CU Environmental Center, CU Athletics, and Facilities Management, completed another successful basketball season. Ralphie’s Green Stampede had student volunteers at over 20 men's and women's basketball games in the 2021-2022 season. Volunteers educated Buffs’ fans about zero waste, how to be a sustainable buff, and achieve a record 91% diversion rate at the Buffs’ final home game against Arizona.

Surveying shows that CU Boulder students want access to green chemistry education as part of their chemistry coursework. Since the beginning of Spring 2022 semester, a pilot course has been underway.

The 25th annual awards program recognizes outstanding individuals and departments who demonstrate a sincere commitment to continuing the CU Boulder tradition of leadership and student participation in campus sustainability. This year, there are eight campus sustainability awardees.

The President’s Sustainable Solutions Challenge is a system-wide program to encourage student-led innovation in sustainability on CU campuses. At the SSC Pitch Night on April 14, our five finalists will be presenting their ideas for improving environmental quality, resource efficiency, and social equity on campus in front of a panel of judges and an audience of community members.