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Green Your Halloween
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Prince Frederick Hall Earns LEED Gold Certification
Prince Frederick Hall, a University of Maryland residence hall, has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The certification represents an internationally recognized achievement of being an environmentally sustainable building.View Article Details for Prince Frederick Hall Earns LEED Gold Certification -
SustainableUMD Magazine 2016
The Office of Sustainability is proud to present the 2016 edition of SustainableUMD Magazine, a biennial publication that tells the story of incredible people and projects that have made UMD a national leader in sustainability. Read MoreView Article Details for SustainableUMD Magazine 2016 -
Sustainable Sculpture on UMD Campus Encourages Recycling
If you’ve walked past Cole Field House recently, maybe you’ve noticed an odd new sculpture across the street. What looks like an accidentally broken fence with old water bottles stuck in it is actually a purposeful, relevant piece of art. Made completely of recycled water bottles and other recycled materials, the David C. Driskell Center’s Driskell Wishing Well stands as a concrete representation of how materials can be reused.View Article Details for Sustainable Sculpture on UMD Campus Encourages Recycling -
Living Umbrellas at NextNOW Fest
Living Umbrellas is a newly developed green infrastructure and experience from the minds of four individuals of the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland. Nicholas Cloyd, Dr. David Tilley, Tim Williamson and Dr. Jose-Luis Izursa came together with the idea when one of them sat at a pool without shade.View Article Details for Living Umbrellas at NextNOW Fest
More University Sustainability News
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December 4, 2025
New Terp Bucket List Challenges Students to Go Green
Freshman Walks Through How Taking 20 Pro-Sustainability Steps Can Earn Pins, Graduation Cord
December 2, 2025
$2M NSF Grant Supports AI Project to Develop Stronger, More Sustainable Plastics
Researchers Aim to Create Ethical, ‘Interpretable’ Tools for Biopolymer Discovery