Theresa Nahreini and Kathy Ramirez-Aguilar in the lab

Celebrating Kathy Ramirez-Aguilar and CU Boulder’s Green Labs program

Nov. 14, 2024

Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, CU Boulder’s Green Labs program manager, was honored with the Phil Wirdzek Leadership Award at the 2024 International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories conference.

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3 tips for a sustainable fall break

Nov. 7, 2024

You can make sustainable choices this fall break that will help you save money, protect the environment and live with intention. Review these tips from the Environmental Center.

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Sustainability Executive Council changes name, reviews policies and dashboard

Nov. 5, 2024

At its October meeting, what is now called the Campus Sustainability Leadership Team discussed a campus energy management policy and reviewed the Climate Action Plan dashboard.

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4 ways to conserve energy and save money

Oct. 30, 2024

Winter is coming, and now is a great time to prepare for the cold weather. Whether you live on or off campus, here are a few tips to save money and energy this winter.

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3 tips for a sustainable Halloween

Oct. 16, 2024

With some planning and intention, you can make choices that protect our environment and save you money this Halloween. Get tips from the Environmental Center.

team of students from the Masters of the Environment program

CU Boulder graduate team wins global sustainability competition

Oct. 2, 2024

A team of students from the Masters of the Environment program won the C40 Students Reinventing Cities competition for their proposal to transforms a historic site in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, into a sustainable, community-centered urban space.

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National searches set to fill CU Boulder’s new sustainability positions

Sept. 23, 2024

National searches are underway for the university’s new vice chancellor for sustainability and for an executive director to lead the establishment of a new Sustainability Research Initiative.

Gratitude Fair

3 ways to be sustainable at CU Boulder this fall

Sept. 17, 2024

At CU Boulder, sustainability isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a way of life. Our campus is a global leader in sustainability as a result of the rich history of student-led sustainability efforts, starting with the founding of the Environmental Center in 1970. Here are three things you can do to be more sustainable this semester.

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While you were away: 6 summer sustainability actions taken by CU Boulder

Sept. 13, 2024

Since the 2024 Climate Action Plan was published at the end of the spring semester, several projects supporting the campus’s climate goals have progressed.

Jules Fischer-White

Student designing greener buildings and a better future

Sept. 10, 2024

Jules Fischer-White, a student in CU Boulder's environmental engineering graduate program, is helping Americans build better green homes as a modeling engineer at Emu Passive Inc.

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