All Sustainability News

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.

Environmental Law Program Exploring Climate Change, Health, and Society in New Interdisciplinary Seminar

February 27, 2024

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

Facilities and Operations’ First-Ever Fellowship Focused on Sustainability

December 12, 2023

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

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

UMB Community Composting Drop-Off Pilot Program Launching in September

August 28, 2023

New Policy: Fleet Vehicle Purchasing

August 25, 2023

NexTrex Challenge: July Collection Numbers

July 26, 2023

Sustainability Specialist Ober Named UMB’s June Employee of the Month

July 20, 2023

Office of Sustainability Publishes FY22 Greenhouse Gas Inventory

July 19, 2023

Protecting Yourself from Unhealthy Outdoor Air

July 17, 2023

NexTrex Plastic Film Collection Challenge July 1 to Jan. 1

June 29, 2023

Responsibly Disposing of Sensitive Documents at UMB

June 27, 2023

UMB Wins Maryland Green Registry Sustainability Leadership Award

June 23, 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 Installs New Pollinator-Friendly Meadow and Gardens

June 6, 2023

Reminder: Utilize Lab Share to Donate and Claim Lab Supplies and Equipment

June 5, 2023

UMB Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Plantings

May 17, 2023

Sustainability Champions Series: Lauren Hynicka

May 8, 2023

Hive Mind: UMB Installing Honeybees on Green Roof of HSRFIII

May 3, 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 in the news

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

April 24: Panel on Food Justice and Urban Farming in Baltimore

March 26, 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

Green Labs Updates: Freezer Rebate Program, International Freezer Challenge, and LabShare

December 20, 2022

Self-Service Waste Initiative Coming to UMB in 2023

December 19, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Anthony Consoli

December 15, 2022

With Holidays Upon Us, Lessen Your Impact with Buy Nothing Movement

December 8, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Nicole Mattocks

December 8, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Rachel White

November 29, 2022

How to Have a Regenerative Thanksgiving

November 22, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Becky Ceraul

November 14, 2022

Dec. 1: UMB Social and Environmental Advocacy Soiree

November 7, 2022

Face to Face: Sustainability at UMB

October 27, 2022

Face to Face: Sustainability at UMB

October 27, 2022 | On Oct. 20, UMB sustainability chief Anna Borgerding joined President Bruce Jarrell to discuss sustainability at UMB on “Virtual Face to Face with President Bruce Jarrell.”

Campus Sustainability Month — October 2022

September 29, 2022

Office of Sustainability Releases its Fiscal Year 2022 Sustainability Impact Report

September 27, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Melvin Tuck

September 20, 2022

New School Year’s Sustainability Resolutions

August 24, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Casey Jackson

August 16, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Kimia Abtahi

August 3, 2022

Plastic Free July Recap

July 25, 2022

Opportunity to Beta Test Green Labs Program at UMB

June 23, 2022

What to Do with Used Ink and Toner Cartridges

June 15, 2022

UMSOM Cardiovascular Fellow and Colleagues Provide Overview of Impacts of Climate Change on Cardiovascular Health

June 10, 2022

Space Heaters Aren’t Cool

May 30, 2022

A New Green Wall for UMSON

May 24, 2022

Making the Property Disposal Process Easier at UMB

May 24, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Jill Sullivan

May 18, 2022

Bike to Work Week: May 16-22

May 13, 2022

University Farmers Market Reopens for 2022 Season

May 5, 2022

A Switch to ‘A Better Way’

May 4, 2022

Air Quality Awareness Week 2022 Is May 2-6

April 27, 2022

UMB Office of Sustainability Releases Campus Sustainability Map

April 22, 2022

UMB Wins Pro Bono Consulting Services

April 11, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Medical Students for a Sustainable Future

April 6, 2022

Sustainability Champions: GreenSON

March 30, 2022

Sustainability Champions Series: Dr. Chris Choi, Melisa White Valencia, and the

March 21, 2022

Sustainability Team Ready to Make an Impact

March 15, 2022 | New three-person Office of Sustainability begins the process of fulfilling UMB's sustainability strategic plan.

UMB Office of Sustainability Releases Strategic Plan

March 14, 2022

UMB Brings Sustainability To The Community

February 28, 2022

Join the 30-Day Nature Challenge

February 14, 2022 | As a collaboration between the Office of Sustainability and Launch Your Life, the 30-Day Nature Challenge will promote wellness by encouraging participants to spend time in nature each day during the month of April.

Social Workers Who Seek Environmental Justice

December 9, 2021 | Daniel Thursz Social Justice Lecture explores how social workers can advocate for people impacted by extreme weather and environmental policy.