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All Sustainability News
Sustainability Champion Series: Shiladitya DasSarma
April 3, 2025
The President’s Message: April
April 3, 2025
Second Nature Story on UMB's Sustainability Commitment
March 21, 2025
Celebrate Earth Month This April
March 19, 2025
Whole U Well-Being Week: Better Together
March 17, 2025
Germinating Wellness Through Plants
March 11, 2025
The Big Chill: Finding Operational Efficiencies
February 26, 2025
Register Now for 2025 Climate Health Symposium on April 24
February 10, 2025
Sustainability Champion Series: Benjamin Eglash
January 6, 2025
Wildfire Smoke Linked to Heart and Lung Complaints
December 18, 2024
Trash Talk: How Centralizing Waste Will Transform Your Campus
December 11, 2024
Sustainability Champion Series: Tara Gillis
November 26, 2024
Maryland Clean Indoor Air Act Prohibits Smoking and Vaping
November 26, 2024
Dec. 11: Climate Change, Health, and Society Speaker Series
November 25, 2024
Corn Mazes to Solar Panels: ALEI Examines Value-Added Agriculture
November 19, 2024
Sustainability Course Inventory Updated for Spring 2025
November 13, 2024
Nov. 13: Climate Change, Health, and Society Speaker Series
November 1, 2024

UMSSW’s New Building: Catalyst for Social Work, Campus
October 18, 2024
University of Maryland School of Social Work's new $120M building will transform social work and campus life, fostering community and innovation.

School of Social Work Breaks Ground on Net-Zero Building
October 17, 2024
New six-story facility to consolidate programs, enhance community engagement, and lead in sustainable design.

Celebrating a Champion of UMB Sustainability
October 15, 2024
Anthony Consoli, AIA, LEED AP, who recently retired as University architect after over a decade of leadership, helped transform UMB into a model of sustainability.
Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month with the Office of Sustainability
September 23, 2024
Oct. 9: Climate, Health, and Policy Symposium
September 13, 2024
UMB Working to Combat Climate Change’s Impact on Health
September 13, 2024
Sustainability Champions Series: Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS
August 20, 2024
Davidge Hall Becomes Fully Electric Building
August 20, 2024
Getting Into the Weeds: Ecological Landscaping at UMB
July 16, 2024
Sustainability Champion Series: Ronald Cisneros
June 26, 2024
Plastic Free July
June 26, 2024
New BGE EV Charging Stations on Koester’s Lot
June 17, 2024
New Community Garden at MSTF
June 4, 2024
Sustainability Champion Series: Olivia Rosser, MSW
May 23, 2024
Rising Concerns: Students Tackle Climate Change and Its Effects on Health in New Elective at UMB
May 6, 2024
Read about the interprofessional elective, which focuses on climate change's implications for human health and societies, in the latest issue of “CATALYST” magazine.

UMB Announces Solar Power Project
April 29, 2024
The University of Maryland, Baltimore has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with CI Renewables for the creation of a solar power project on the Penn Street and Pearl Street garages.
Environmental Law Students Visit Malawi After Devastating Cyclone
April 4, 2024
Read about the partnership, which addresses and examines the intersection of environmental justice, human rights, and public health, in the latest issue of “CATALYST” magazine.
Wind of Change: UMB Installs Small Weather Station
April 4, 2024
Read about the station, which will take measurements including temperature, humidity, solar radiation, UV, wind direction, and wind speed, in the latest issue of “CATALYST” magazine.
Sustainability Champion Series: Elise Petersen
March 12, 2024
The museum educator encapsulates sustainability education across her life within her teaching, volunteering, and own mindset.
Self-Service Waste Initiative Rollout Completed
February 27, 2024
School of Social Work Develops Plans for Sustainable New Building
February 13, 2024
Sustainability Champion Series: Kenneth Wong, PhD
January 17, 2024
Baltimore Grand Bike Room Starting Feb. 5
January 5, 2024
NexTrex Challenge Goal Met Early
December 6, 2023
Wind of Change: UMB Installs Small Weather Station
December 3, 2023
Making Maryland the Greenest State in the Country
November 28, 2023
Electric Vehicles on Patrol
November 28, 2023
Climate Change, Health, and Society: An Interprofessional Elective
November 10, 2023
UMB's Bees, Recycling Center Highlight Sustainability Month
October 27, 2023
Sustainability Champions Series: Jill Sullivan
October 25, 2023
CBS Baltimore: UMB's Rooftop Bees
October 10, 2023
Lights Out UMB: Fall Bird Migration Has Begun
September 15, 2023
October Is Campus Sustainability Month
September 12, 2023
Sustainability Champion Series: Rebecca Davis
August 30, 2023
ULT Freezer Rebate Program Launching for 2023-2024 Academic Year
August 28, 2023
New Policy: Fleet Vehicle Purchasing
August 25, 2023
Plastic Free July Recap
July 26, 2023
NexTrex Challenge: July Collection Numbers
July 26, 2023
Protecting Yourself from Unhealthy Outdoor Air
July 17, 2023
Responsibly Disposing of Sensitive Documents at UMB
June 27, 2023
Specialty Recycling Collections at HSF I from July 1-31
June 20, 2023

Sustainability Pitch Wins Pharmapreneurship Competition
June 15, 2023
Fourth-year student pharmacist wins inaugural $100,000 prize to increase sustainability in research laboratories.
UMB Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Plantings
May 17, 2023
Sustainability Champions Series: Lauren Hynicka
May 8, 2023
Sustainability Champions Series: Lucy Zhao
April 25, 2023
Office of Sustainability Releases Tree Equity Story Map
April 20, 2023

UMB Exceeds Green Electricity Goals
April 14, 2023
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is doing its part to promote renewable energy and reduce its carbon footprint as part of a commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045.
Four UMB Laboratories Take Part in Green Labs Pilot
March 28, 2023
April 28: Urban Garden Volunteering
March 28, 2023
Self-Service Waste Initiative Rollout — Spring 2023 Update
March 27, 2023
Celebrate Earth Day All Month Long
March 24, 2023
Spring Cleaning Declutter Challenge
March 23, 2023
April 12: Campus Cleanup Event
February 22, 2023
Sustainability-Focused Living Green Wall Takes Root at UMSON
February 8, 2023
Biking Is a Great Option for You and Our Planet
January 23, 2023
Sustainability Champions Series: Giordana Segneri
January 13, 2023
Self-Service Waste Initiative Coming to UMB in 2023
December 19, 2022
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