Category Archives: Research + Discovery

Orchard Planting This Weekend!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Sara C.

What did you do for Earth Day? Did you even know that this past Monday was Earth Day? If you forgot, make it up to Mother Nature this Friday and Saturday by planting trees on your campus! Who: Everyone! What: Plant … Continue reading →

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Biomass Partnership Project Update

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ferman

 We have been working with a wide variety of folks to define how we are going to supply energy to meet our UI Vision 2020 Task 2 (2020T2)  goal of greening our energy portfolio.   2020T2 requires us to be using … Continue reading →

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Recycling and Energy Conservation in Colorado

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Liz

Last week, we traveled to the University of Colorado at Boulder to learn more about that school’s award-winning recycling program. One of the first campus programs in the nation, U Colorado recycling was established in the mid-1970’s and has now … Continue reading →

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McLaughlin makes it to Ushuaia

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Amy

One of our student interns, Kristina, is on her way to Antarctica. She sent us a quick note from Ushuaia, the capital city of Tierra Del Fuego Province, Argentina. Hola! I just wanted to give everyone a brief update on … Continue reading →

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Heading south for the winter

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Kristina

While many Iowans may spend this winter break enjoying the warm sun cheering on our Hawkeyes at the Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ, I will be headed just a little further south. Okay, much further south. Offered the opportunity of … Continue reading →

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A student’s take on the 2020 Sustainability Targets

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Kristina

Possibly plagued by negative-campaign-ad fatigue, lately I feel that we hear so much about what we are failing to do and not enough about the progress we are making. As such, I think it is important to recognize, and even … Continue reading →

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UI’s 2020 Sustainability Targets

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Liz

Last Friday, October 29 was a day of celebration for the University of Iowa as we announced the 2020 Sustainability Targets and signed a very special sustainability agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7. We were so pleased to … Continue reading →

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University of Iowa 2020 Sustainability Goals

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Liz

As you can see from the postings on our website and our regular tweets, the Office of Sustainability is very busy this fall with a number of exciting projects. But we’ve also been working over the past year on framing … Continue reading →

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