The Green Dandelion

The Move-out Cleanout is Coming Soon! Read More ...

Bee Day 2019 The end of the semester is right around the corner which means it’s time for Dining Team Green’s annual Bee Day! Every year, Dining Team Green celebrates Bee Read More ...

Give Back to the Earth This Earth Day Earth Day is Monday, April 22, and with it are many opportunities to show your commitment to sustainability. You can participate in campus initiatives and opportunities in the local Rochester community Read More ...

Local Foods Week 2019 LFW2019 Read More ...

Student’s Corner Reading can provide many scientifically-proven benefits, from vocabulary expansion, memory improvement, to stronger analytical thinking skills. If your reading list is running short or you just want to revive this Read More ...

Behind the Labels: Organic and Non-GMO Food Organic vs. non-GMO. Is there a difference? Do we care? Do food labels tell us the full story? To start off, let’s define organic and non-GMO. Organic food is Read More ...

About

February 24, 2014

The University of Rochester Facilities and Services Sustainability Blog, serves as a forum for discussion of and communications regarding sustainability at the University of Rochester. Run by interested staff with Read More ...

Authors

May 25, 2011

ISABEL LIEBERMAN (pictured above) is a member of the class of 2021 studying Anthropology, Linguistics, and French. Growing up spending time outdoors Read More ...

Team Green

February 24, 2014

Facilities Team Green (FTG) is a group of undergraduate student staff who work to make sustainability more accessible for their peers on campus, and for everyone in the University community. Read More ...

University Facilities and Services Mission

February 24, 2014

To create and manage a physical environment that promotes academics, student life, healthcare, research, and public service at the University of Rochester through our core values of teamwork, trust, integrity, Read More ...

Green Reps program

February 6, 2018

Green Reps are a team of University of Rochester employees from many different departments who care about workplace sustainability. They act as sustainability advocates, teachers, and liaisons in their department. The Read More ...

Awards

February 12, 2018

The University of Rochester has won multiple awards pertaining to many topics of sustainability. Our Arboretum has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA since 2010 and our campus as Read More ...