New University Fleet Program centralizes departmental vehicle purchasing, maintenance
The program is expected to create new efficiencies University-wide in purchasing and maintenance, as well as add sustainability benefits.
Detecting microplastics first step in assessing environmental harm
Amid growing alarm over the plastic that pollutes our environment, biomedical and optics researchers are devising ways to quickly detect microplastics in drinking water to better understand their potential impacts on human health.
National award honors University鈥檚 ‘exceptional’ Horticulture and Grounds program
The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) has recognized the University of Rochester鈥檚 Horticulture and Grounds staff with a national award for exceptional grounds maintenance.
Farm-to-University: Local foods programs support community, sustainability
Autumn鈥檚 Harvest Farm is one of the University鈥檚 newest local food suppliers, providing sustainable pork, beef, and eggs to campus dining centers. The growth of local and responsible food purchasing has led to recent awards for University Dining Services.
University again receives high sustainability rating
The University of Rochester has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the聽Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
Rochester wins national GameDay Recycling Challenge for 2018
The University of Rochester is the national champion in the diversion category of the most recent National GameDay Recycling Challenge, the nation鈥檚 premier collegiate football waste reduction competition.
University earns silver 鈥楤icycle Friendly鈥� award
The University has earned its first ever silver award as a bicycle friendly campus from the League of American Bicyclists. Awardees scored high on 鈥淔ive E鈥檚鈥濃�攅ngineering, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation.
Ethical advisory committee ensures responsible investing
The Ethical Investment Advisory Committee includes three full-time faculty members and three non-faculty members: an undergraduate, a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow, and a non-academic staff member.
Dining Services grows its local foods program through partnership with Harvest Table
Dining Services is now one of a few college and university dining programs nationwide to embrace a fresh, customized 鈥渇ood first鈥� philosophy through a new partnership with Harvest Table Culinary Group.
University Dining Services recognized for environmentally sustainable operations
The student-led Team Green program has earned a Gold Award from the National Association of College and University Food Services for its local and sustainable procurement practices.