Tag archive for ‘Sustainability’
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March 27, 2012
The RecycleMania competition is entering its eighth and final week and the campus is celebrating the milestone by focusing on compostable food waste. At three zero-waste events this week, employees...Read More »
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March 26, 2012
In February 2011, Chancellor Cheek challenged the campus community to work together to reduce our energy consumption. The Chancellor's Challenge is now over, and the results are in. The campus...Read More »
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March 19, 2012
This is the final week to nominate a university faculty or staff member or student for a 2012 Environmental Leadership Award. If you know of someone who goes the extra...Read More »
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February 6, 2012
Today is the first day of RecycleMania. What have you recycled today? RecycleMania is a friendly eight-week competition between universities across the country to promote waste reduction activities to their...Read More »
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January 27, 2012
Last October, the campus competed in the Environmental Protection Agency's Game Day Recycling Challenge, a friendly nationwide contest to determine which university can reduce the most waste during a football...Read More »
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November 7, 2011
Students and employees across campus are now taking advantage of a new progressive sustainability campaign: the Mug Project. Members of the campus community can bring their own mug of twenty-four...Read More »
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September 21, 2011
UT Knoxville is celebrating Make Orange Green with a kickoff event at Presidential Court on Thursday, September 22 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. The event will offer students, faculty, and...Read More »
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September 16, 2011
UT Knoxville has won the coveted award for Outstanding Achievement for Commitment to Alternative Commuting. The award was presented at the annual Smart Trips award ceremony held this week. UT...Read More »
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August 26, 2011
With the cut of green ribbon, UT Knoxville marked the opening of the New Norris House, a nationally recognized model for efficient and sustainable living. The UT student-led team has...Read More »
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May 10, 2011
The U.S. Department of State has selected the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Purdue University as participants in one of six new US–China EcoPartnerships. The...Read More »
