Sustainably wrapped Christmas presents

Tips for a green, affordable, joyful holiday season

Dec. 14, 2017

Do all the material expectations that come with the holidays have you stressed out? Here are some tips for maximizing the joy in the holiday season, a time of celebration, connection and festivity.

Aerial of Athletics buildings with solar panels

3 Athletics facilities score LEED Platinum for green building excellence

Dec. 12, 2017

The Champions Center, Indoor Practice Facility and Dal Ward Athletic Center have been awarded LEED Platinum status, a globally recognized symbol of excellence in green building.

Lab

Proposal for shared equipment, labs tops recent Short Experiment Competition

Nov. 21, 2017

An interdisciplinary team has won Kelly Fox's Short Experiment Competition, a contest that aims to give life to innovative solutions or unmet opportunities on campus.

Spooky pumpkin patch

Tips for an affordable, green Halloween

Oct. 30, 2017

Check out great ways to keep your Halloween ghoulishly green, brought to you by the CU Environmental Center.

Small house in the woods with garden

Sustainability workshop introduces carbon emissions inventory

Oct. 25, 2017

In this Oct. 27 hands-on skill building workshop for students, walk away knowing how to assess and calculate a baseline of carbon emissions for a household.

Former Vice President Al Gore

Campus film screening, discussion to explore climate change

Oct. 24, 2017

The Oct. 26 screening of Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" will feature a livestream Q&A with Gore himself and a panel discussion with local experts on climate change.

Sustainability, Energy and Environment Laboratory at CU Boulder

3 campus buildings receive LEED Gold certifications for sustainability

Oct. 20, 2017

The latest certifications bring to 22 the total number of CU Boulder buildings certified LEED Gold or better, either for new construction or major renovations.

Max Robbins, a senior environmental science major from Grand Junction (left) and Thrombin Atwell-Donaghey, a sophomore chemistry major from Boulder tune a bike at the UMC bike station at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of babyÖ±²¥app)

Pushing Boundaries: CU Boulder 10th among public schools in sustainability ranking

Oct. 13, 2017

Based on campus data and student feedback on quality of life, career preparation and environmentally responsible practices, CU Boulder is a top "green" school, according to The Princeton Review.

Students work at Recycling Center during campus sustainability tour

CU launches innovative sustainability rewards app

Oct. 11, 2017

What if you were rewarded every time you recycled? CU Boulder has teamed up with PIPs Rewards to beta test an app that lets users earn and redeem points for a wide variety of sustainable behaviors.

Garden produce harvested for the SEEC Cafe

SEEC celebrating new garden with ribbon-cutting Oct. 4

Sept. 29, 2017

Join the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community for the grand opening of their new community garden, which will serve as a learning landscape and provide fresh food to the SEEC Café.

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