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Sustainability in research: If you want to green your lab, start with the freezer

Cell biology researcher Dieter Reinhardt explains why his lab is cool with turning up the temperature of their freezers

Sustainability in research: The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance lab on finding creative solutions

Helium is probably not the first thing that comes to mind for most people when they think about recycling 鈥� unless they鈥檙e experimental chemists working in UU直播鈥檚 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facilities.

Students launch new hub to advocate for global food security

The name of a new global food security hub at UU直播 might be a mouthful, but the students behind it are confident their work will help get food into the mouths of people who need it.

鈥淲e want to be a place where students can get hands-on experience advocating for solutions,鈥� said Efrata Woldeyohanes, the undergraduate student leading the recently launched Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security Student Nexus.

Sustainability in research: The Barrett lab on treading lightly in the field

Biological research is crucial to understanding the environmental impacts of the climate crisis, but oftentimes this research involves disrupting the environment it is trying to understand and protect. This is why the聽Barrett lab聽decided to focus on how to make their research more sustainable.

New module makes sustainability education available to all UU直播 students

Creating a Brighter Future: Sustainability at UU直播 was designed to help students engage with the topic regardless of their field of study.

HR leads by example with the UU直播 Sustainable Workplace Certification program

Department-wide sustainability objective encourages accessible, equitable, and environmentally conscious decision making.

UU直播 Human Resources (HR) is walking the walk, reaffirming their commitment to sustainability with the Sustainable Workplace Certification program.

UU直播 launches new Sustainable Labs Guide to help researchers implement greener practices

At a research-intensive university like UU直播, laboratories play a critical role both in advancing solutions for a sustainable future and making its campuses environmentally responsible places to study and work.

UU直播 named one of Canada鈥檚 Greenest Employers for fifth consecutive year

By: UU直播 Office of Sustainability/Human Resource

Originally published in the UU直播 Reporter on April 20, 2022

UU直播 has been named one of Canada鈥檚 Greenest Employers for the fifth consecutive year, Mediacorp Canada announced earlier today.

Become MOOS' new Sustainability Projects Fund Intern

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POSITION

Office Assistant C (Sustainability Projects Fund Intern)

CONTEXT

UU直播 students solve sustainability problems through Applied Student Research program

UU直播 Reporter | October 24, 2019

By: Samantha Ling

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UU直播鈥檚 sustainability programs awarded top prize for staff engagement

UU直播 Reporter | September 9, 2019

By: Kelsey Litwin

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UU直播鈥檚 has won the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education鈥檚 (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for its sustainability engagement programs, together referred to as the Ladder of Engagement.

Incoming students met with a sustainable welcome at UU直播 Frosh events

UU直播 Reporter | September 17, 2019

By: Kelsey Litwin

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This fall, nine faculty and department Frosh attained Gold-level Sustainable Event Certification.

The Office of Sustainability is hiring a Graphic Design intern!

POSITION: Graphic Design Intern (Communications Assistant C)