Eastman Innovation Center Dedicated
New Eastman Innovation Center will enable deeper collaboration on impactful research.
225 on 2/25: UT Celebrates with Service
On Tuesday, February 25, UT will host a daylong celebration with special events for students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The theme of the celebration is food insecurity awareness, incorporating service projects to provide food to those in need.
UT Commits to Reducing Landfill Waste
UT has committed to diverting half of its waste from landfills by 2030 as part of a larger goal of becoming a zero waste institution. This will be a significant increase in the diversion rate; the 2018 rate was 33 percent.
Sustainability Awards Environmental Leaders in the Community
The Office of Sustainability held its annual Environmental Leadership Awards on Wednesday, April 24, to recognize students, faculty, staff, and community members who demonstrate exceptional environmental leadership in their everyday lives.
Five Ways to Celebrate Earth Month at UT
Throughout April, UT’s Office of Sustainability will work with students, faculty, and campus partners to provide a range of environmentally focused events to celebrate Earth Month.
Tennessee Arbor Day Brings Volunteers Out for Tree Planting
This Tennessee Arbor Day more than 120 trees will be planted on campus.
Facilities Services Buys Electric Vehicles Through Alternative Fuel Program
Through an innovative program intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on campus, Facilities Services recently purchased eight new electric vehicles.
UT Recycling to Fight Food Insecurity with New Campus Garden
UT Recycling has opened the Grow Lab, a campus garden that serves as an outdoor classroom and hub for community engagement while working to address local food insecurity.
Arbor Day Tree Planting Friday
The Office of Sustainability will celebrate the last UT Earth Month 2018 event with Facilities Services during a ceremonial tree planting for National Arbor Day. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the event that will take place from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, April 27, at the Engineering Quad.
UT Earns Top EPA Award
UT has received a 2017 green power leadership award from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
News Sentinel: UT Shows It’s Easy to Be Green
UT sustainability manager Preston Jacobsen recently spoke with the News Sentinel about UT’s inclusion in two prestigious lists of schools that are doing great things in sustainability.
UT Recycling to Host Sustainability Art Show March 31
UT Recycling’s Sustainability Art Show will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 31, at the UT Recycling Warehouse, 2121 Stephenson Drive, Dock 24. Artists will display works ranging from dance to sculpture that pertain to the show’s themes of sustainability and recycling.