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Campus Sustainability Fund Grant Highlight: Biosphere 2 Delivers First Lettuce Harvest to Campus Pantry and Local Food Bank

09/12/2022 - 9:40 am

Biosphere 2 has been busy growing leafy greens in their new Freight Farm, a hyper-productive hydroponic container farm. Their harvests are then distributed to two local food banks - Campus Pantry and Impact of Southern Arizona.

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Campus Sustainability Fund Fall 2021 Mini Grant Proposals

10/13/2021 - 3:09 pm

The new Campus Sustainability Fund will be accepting small, "mini grant" proposals in amounts of up to $7,500 from October 18 through November 22. Additional opportunities will be announced in the Spring!

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Winner of the 2021 Excellence in Sustainability Award: How Compost Cats Flourished at the University of Arizona

09/28/2021 - 10:03 am

Listen to how the University of Arizona Compost Cats program has grown throughout its history and under the leadership of the Office of Sustainability.

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University of Arizona Receives NACUBO 2021 Excellence in Sustainability Award

07/28/2021 - 8:29 am

The University of Arizona was the sole beneficiary of NACUBO's, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, 2021 Excellence in Sustainability Award.

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“It’s a Universal Language”: Refugee Garden Art Program Gives Newcomers a Sense of Belonging

05/18/2021 - 9:48 am

Hosted in the University of Arizona Community Garden, the Refugee Garden Art Program (GAP), which sprouted up in the middle of the pandemic, gives newcomers a sense of belonging.

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UArizona Cuts Carbon Footprint with All-Renewable Grid-Purchased Power

05/06/2021 - 7:51 am

An agreement with Tucson Electric Power will reduce the University of Arizona's carbon footprint by one-third and save the university millions of dollars over the agreement's 20-year life.

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UArizona Ready to Have All Purchased Renewable Power in May

04/28/2021 - 7:52 am

The University of Arizona will cut greenhouse gases by a third and save millions in the long run.

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