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  • Campus Recycling Update Regarding Glass

    The processor of UMD's recyclable material is no longer accepting glass. Please do not dispose any glass products in campus recycling bins—all glass products should be disposed in the trash/landfill waste bins.  Read More

  • DOTS Fall 2019 Campus Connections Guide

    Stay connected at UMD with the DOTS Fall 2019 Transit Guide.  Read More

  • Mapping the Impact of Climate Change on Child Nutrition

    With climate change expected to increasingly have an impact on child nutrition, new research led by University of Maryland geographers pinpoints areas of the globe where children could face the biggest risk from events like severe drought or periods of extreme rainfall. Read More

  • Fixing the food system

    University of Maryland alum and Hungry Harvest CEO, Evan Lutz op-ed featured in The Baltimore Sun. Read More

  • UMD Green Infrastructure Case Study

    UMD Case Study Examines How Green Infrastructure Can Help Suburban Environments Manage Increasingly Intense Stormwater and Adapt to Climate Change. Read More

  • UMD Green Infrastructure Case Study

    UMD Case Study Examines How Green Infrastructure Can Help Suburban Environments Manage Increasingly Intense Stormwater and Adapt to Climate Change. Read More


More University Sustainability News

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Composting Goes Campuswide. We Break It Down.

5 Tips to Contributing and Reducing Food Waste
View Article Composting Goes Campuswide. We Break It Down.
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Can Burning Man Avoid Warming the Planet?

Student Analysis Could Help the World’s Largest ‘Leave No Trace’ Event Go Carbon-Neutral
View Article Can Burning Man Avoid Warming the Planet?
Campus Creek

State Awards $1.7M to Complete Campus Creek Restoration

UMD Project Will Help Manage Campus-Generated Pollutants, Sediment That Flow Into Chesapeake Bay
View Article State Awards $1.7M to Complete Campus Creek Restoration
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