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Draft UofL Strategic Plan includes sustainability in vision and values statements
Kentucky Composting Council honors UofL's Brian Barnes with the 2025 Jean Bonhotal Award
UofL scores a higher rating in the 2026 Princeton Review's Guide to Green Schools
Campus Sustainability Day Fair marks 18th anniversary to kick-off UofL Sustainability Week 2025
Cards Commuter Challengers prevent 2.37 tons of carbon pollution over 6,919 miles, saving $3463, and burning 123,529 calories!
Team UofL pedals more than ever in Cycle September 2025
UofL's Brent Fryrear wins 2025 Pollution Prevention Educator Award
New Health Sciences building set to include sustainability features
UofL community experiences "Road Joy" with Cards Commuter Challenge & Cycle September!
UofL Speed School opens $90M Student Success & Research Building
Win prizes staying sustainable with the Cards Commuter Challenge
Sustainability Roundtable Relaunches Fall 2025 - Call for Proposals
UofL entities join Greenprint coalition aimed at revitalizing downtown Louisville through greening
2025 Green Threads Faculty Cohort weaves sustainability into the curriculum across many disciplines
UofL, TreesLouisville launch updated analysis in work to mitigate urban heat
UofL Biology researchers study climate impacts of wildfire ash on aquatic systems
UofL provides locally grown produce through community partnerships
UofL wins Campus Race to Zero Waste again in 2025
Building Community, Changing Lives: Psychology Major Discovers Her Path Through the Resilient Families Project
UofL community project is changing lives for vulnerable populations
UofL student Benjamin Sparks hopes to work as an environmental engineer
UofL & partners urge action to address threats to the Ohio River Basin
Team UofL pedals over 6,600 miles on 496 rides during the Bike Month Challenge!
Gray Street Farmers Market opens Thursday in downtown Louisville
UofL’s Get Healthy Now earns repeat recognition for employee wellness efforts
UofL Trager Institute opens Culinary Medicine Kitchen
LOUMED Commons project breaks ground on new public park near HSC Campus
Trager MicroForest at Founders Square opens to the public
Opportunity knocks: UofL recognized nationally as a leader in student success
Sophia Anner wins 2025 Ecolympics Grand Prize with 74 sustainable actions!
Organic CSA farmer Keith McKenzie honored with UofL's Josh Smith Memorial Sustainability Award
UofL Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program open for 2025 subscriptions
UofL Sustainability student, Emily Reed, stands up for science
New app required for free TARC rides starting April 1, 2025
Ecolympics 2025 kicks off to encourage you to take action for sustainability
UofL collaborates with citizen scientists to monitor contaminants in Ohio River fish with encouraging results
UofL receives $6.75M grant from Humana Foundation to expand impact of Health Equity Research
UofL Sustainability Council proposes Bottled Water Phase Out Plan![Willful Defiance: The Movement to Dismantle the School-to-prison Pipeline [Book]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61dTzqhXr4L.jpg)
2025 Grawemeyer Award in Education describes movement to dismantle school-to-prison pipeline
UofL medical student advocates for equitable health care
UofL part of Kentucky Garden Trail’s top 12 gardens and arboreta
Cardinals make a difference through Alternative Service Breaks
UofL launches new debt forgiveness program for returning students
New renderings: See lush, landscape-inspired design of UofL campus planned for downtown
Rachel Singel wins Cycle September and Justin Mog tops nation in bike commuting, as Team UofL pedals more than ever!
Cards Commuter Challengers prevent 3,269 lbs. of carbon pollution over 5,629 miles, saving $2200, and burning 76,000 calories!
UofL economist helps local companies highlight their impact
Pedal power: 150 LouVelo bikes donated to the University of Louisville
Ride like Lane Scott, Week 4 winner in the Cards Commuter Challenge!
UofL student, Katelyn Johnston, named as a 2024-25 Students Taking on Oil & Petrochemicals (STOP) Fellow
Daily TARC rider, Bill Cull, wins third week's prize in 2024 Cards Commuter Challenge
Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute awarded $11 million in new grants
Bus & Bike Hero, John Pyron, wins second week's prize in 2024 Cards Commuter Challenge
Carpooling Hero, Chris Millett, wins first week's prize in 2024 Cards Commuter Challenge
UofL students put their green thumbs to work on campus garden
150 LouVelo Bikes Donated to UofL Bikeshare!
UofL Green Heart Project: residents’ inflammation lower after trees added to neighborhoods
UofL Welcomes 2024 Green Threads Faculty Cohort
UofL recognized as national leader in first-generation student support
LOUMED Commons to feature new green spaces near UofL’s Health Sciences Center
Geothermal: Major Louisville projects are tapping into Earth's warmth for heating & cooling
UofL hosts Zero Waste Tour for University of Kentucky staff
UofL’s Juneteenth lecture series addresses past, present and future of racial justice
UofL Sustainability students' research moves city toward cleaning up ‘Gully of the Drums’ after more than four decades
Team UofL pedals 6100 miles over 381 rides during the Bike Month Challenge!
Biology students discover rare beetle in UofL’s wildlife sanctuary
June brings juneberries: Picking your own sustainable treat this summer
Kroger Scholars Lead the Charge in Education and Sustainability
UofL Get Healthy Now program wins Platinum Worksite Wellness Award
Inaugural Breonna Taylor Legacy Fellows work for social justice through legal service
UofL 2024 spring graduate advocates for inclusivity of those with disabilities and people of color
UofL wins 2024 Campus Race to Zero Waste
Winners of 2024 Grawemeyer Award in Education discuss race and public university funding
2024 Grawemeyer Awardee in world order calls on military to reduce carbon emissions
UofL researchers help scientists document health benefits of time spent in nature
UofL launches new Community Supported Agriculture Program
UofL’s beekeeping intern represents the past and future of Kentucky urban agriculture
Rachel Singel named 2024 Ecolympics Grand Prize Winner
Lauren Niemann wins UofL's 2024 Josh Smith Memorial Sustainability Award
UofL students and staff help Louisville Grows plant more than 100 trees
University of Louisville students collecting maple syrup
UofL Dining 2023 Fall Sustainability Round-up
Affordable excellence
Unitas Tower wins the 2024 Ecolympics Drawdown!
UofL announces new hub for next-generation engineering education, research
UofL expands INSPIRE program to include biology and sustainability curriculum
UofL begins maple syrup harvest using campus trees
UofL breaks ground on its greenest building yet, with engineering on display
President Schatzel signs Climate Leadership Commitment as UofL reduces carbon emissions by 53%
Cardinal Campus Connector extended through March 8th
UofL-led Tech Hubs grant supercharges region’s role in energy innovation
Benne's bike commute to campus
Meet Alana O'Bryan, UofL Dining's new Sustainability Coordinator
Neighborhoods around UofL achieve highest scores in Louisville for walkability, bikeability, and transit access
UofL’s renewable energy prize awarded to Martin Green for silicon solar cells
Transportation Grants Launch 2-Way Street Conversions of 2nd & 3rd Streets
Fueling access to higher education in the commonwealth: UofL is increasing aid for in-state residents
Scholars citing racial effects of education funding cuts win Grawemeyer prize
Scholar who measures Pentagon’s carbon footprint wins 2024 Grawemeyer world order prize
New Public Health Dean focused on community-engaged approaches to enhancing health equity
Commitment to health care equity leads UofL medical student to study in London
16th Annual Campus Sustainability Day Fair caps UofL Sustainability Week
Cards Commuter Challengers prevent 2276lbs. of carbon pollution over 3381 miles, saving $1613, and burning 121,989 calories!
Clinton Coulter wins Cycle September as Team UofL keeps more carbon out of the atmosphere than ever 
Fifteen winners selected in $1.5 million health equity innovation challenge
UofL ranks second among Kentucky publics in WSJ social mobility rankings
Team UofL pedals 4000 miles in Cycle September as we approach World Car-Free Day 9/22
Cardinals celebrate, create belonging during Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month
Grant awarded to law professor will fund climate adaptation project
Team UofL pedals over 2300 miles in the first 10 days of Cycle September! Ride with us!
Tackling the Urban Heat Island Effect
UofL's Green Threads Program Reaches Over 100 Faculty
The Most Beautiful College Campus in Kentucky Will Leave You Speechless
UofL and Simmons College partner on healthy neighborhoods project
College of Business grad sees equity through economics
UofL, partners issue $1.5 million health equity innovation challenge
Students advocate for Native American movement
FY ’24 budget raises minimum student wage, adds $3.5M in financial aid, invests $77M in efficiency
A conversation with Juneteenth keynote, diversity scholar Terrell Strayhorn
Chloe Forsting wins Bike Month Challenge as Team UofL pedaled 5351 miles!
UofL’s Get Healthy Now Program wins Worksite Wellness Award
Whitney Theis surges in 3rd week of the Bike Month Challenge
UofL finishes in the top 10 of the 2023 Campus Race To Zero Waste
Diversion and diplomas: At U.S. universities, a host of recycling programs are boosting landfill diversion rates and sparking the sustainability consciousness of students and staff
UofL students succeed in having May 5th proclaimed as Missing & Murdered Indigenous Awareness Day in Louisville
Earth Day 2023: UofL ‘grows’ efforts to provide sustainable meals
UofL to host planting event for Arbor Day; honors late LGBTQ+ supporter
Reduced sleep linked to air pollution, heat, carbon dioxide and noise
UofL Sustainability Intern aspiring to tackle climate change wins state’s only Truman Scholarship
UofL Sustainability Council celebrates 15th Anniversary!
Caroline Ferro wins Ecolympics 2023
UofL earns distinction through the Tree Campus Higher Education Program
Website tackling environmental health disparities debuts
Q&A: UofL’s new Women’s Center director, building coalitions for gender equity
UofL recognized as a Tree Campus for the 13th consecutive year
American Council on Education leader to keynote 8th Annual UofL Engaged Scholarship Symposium
Unitas Tower wins the Ecolympics Drawdown!!
UofL helping to develop future leaders in food, climate and sustainable agriculture
UofL extends Cardinal Commitment Grant to non-Pell-eligible students in need
How a classical Indian dance gives UofL statistician outlet to champion social justice
Sustainability Stories featured in 
Mery Muluberehan: Fighting for Environmental Justice
Fall 2022 Sustainable Dining Semester Round-up
UofL professors awarded Joan Riehm Environmental Leadership Award from the Partnership for a Green City
Profile: UofL Sustainability alumna, Elliot Grantz, aids world food effort
UofL and the Free Store help December grad break the poverty cycle
UofL's 'Free Store' offers clothing, essentials to the campus community amid high inflation
UofL's New President, Dr. Kim Schatzel, highlights importance of sustainablity in first address
UofL Dining expands its menu using a new tool bringing fresh food to campus
Trager family pledges $1 million to UofL to fund urban micro-forest at Founders Square
UofL Superfund Research Center receives $10.8 million to expand studies into effects of environmental toxins
UofL recognized in Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses & The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges
UofL’s Garden Commons Introduces New Aquaponics System to Community Composting Project
15th Annual Sustainability Fair Returns to UofL
The Third Day of UofL Sustainability Week: Craft Night
Historic preservation converts former UofL School of Dentistry into Myers Medical Lofts
UofL’s Center for Engaged Learning invests in student success beyond the classroom
Bringing the greens: Ville Grill features new microfarm
UofL featured in Arbor Day Foundation's Urban Forestry webinar series on Building a Resilient Canopy
Rachel Butler wins Cycle September as Team UofL pedaled nearly 6,000 miles
UofL creates a ‘village’ with new dorms
UofL & Beargrass Thunder researching the impact of alley revitalization on mental wellbeing
Cards Commuter Challengers log nearly 2700 car-free miles! Your next trip could win!
UofL-based startup wins energy prize for ink to be used in solar cells
Sustainability Stories featured in 
Cards Commuter Challenge nears 1000 miles! Help quadruple that and win!
UofL students gain experience & drive change in Louisville’s affordable housing arena
As the Pell Grant turns 50, UofL continues to make strides closing the opportunity gap
UofL again recognized as ‘Best of the Best’ for LGBTQ+ students
Discussion with daughter of civil rights activists kicks off UofL series
Environmental Justice at UofL Brandeis School of Law
UofL Faculty awarded funding to investigate Environmental Health Literacy and Justice in and around Rubbertown
UofL’s New Residence Hall opens in the heart of Belknap campus, with car-free, sustainable living
UofL’s renewable energy prize awarded to University of Oxford’s Henry Snaith for improved solar cells
Welcoming new students with Zero Waste Orientation meals!
Historic preservation project saves 122-year-old UofL Myers Hall - School of Dentistry from demolition & contributes to dense, walkable downtown livability
UofL students spread their wings during a summer of science
UofL researcher wins prestigious award for more efficient, cleaner and safer energy innovation
Sustainability Council member, Dr. W. Mark McGinley, to serve as Conn Center theme leader for Energy Efficiency
New Campus Recreation Director dedicated to offering more inclusive activities in nature
UofL to create New Vision of Health Campus for pioneering work to increase health equity
Iyana Burton - Master of Sustainability Student of the Year Award Winner
UofL hosts inaugural Black Business Summit to connect with the community
UofL's second cohort of ‘ascending star’ researchers tackle feminist bioethics, wastewater, solar, human rights, health promotion, oppression, Black education, and more
UofL named a ‘Tree Campus’ for the 12th consecutive year
UofL’s College of Education and Human Development opens Social Justice Library
Will Kentucky be the new Tornado Alley? How Earth Day issues need everyday solutions: Opinion
Seeking UofL Health Sciences Campus Green Team Chair
UofL and GE Appliances develop engineering scholarship for underrepresented students
UofL celebrates Arbor Day 2022 & Tree Campus Higher Education status 
Congratulations to all our 2022 Ecolympians!
UofL certified as Silver-level Bicycle Friendly University 2021-2025
Bettie Johnson Hall wins Dorm Drawdown and first four weekly winners of Ecolympics set the bar!
UofL selected for Department of Energy’s Industrial Assessment Center program to help local manufacturers improve energy efficiency
UofL grad who helped desegregate campus housing went on to become one of the first African American social workers in Kentucky
UofL, Humana, Humana Foundation announce $25M innovation hub to boost health equity
UofL alum carves her own path to increase diversity and inclusion in the environmental field
UofL partners with Louisville Water Co. to promote tap over bottled water in the BAB
Lifelong passion for science and nature led John Pierce Wise Sr. to study how metals cause lung cancer
Draft UofL Sustainability Plan seeking comment
‘A day on, not a day off:’ UofL students serve the community in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
UofL solar energy startup secures $2 million in funding
Center for Engaged Learning established at UofL as part of Strategic Plan efforts
Chemical Engineering alumni launch tire recycling company
Economist who traced long-term success of school integration wins Grawemeyer education award
Analysis of violence against women in politics wins Grawemeyer world order award
UofL's Dr. Natasha DeJarnett on Hospitality in a Time of Climate Change
New University “Free Store” aims to combine convenience with sustainability
UofL startup’s bourbon sustainability tech wins pitch competition
UofL alum creates marketplace to help Black-owned businesses
Staying sustainable at UofL
UofL alum creates butterfly waystation to educate the community about efforts that improve the environment
UofL education students explore natural playground as a teaching tool
Annual Pumpkin Smash
UofL’s pop-up Urban Design Studio created to position Louisville for the future
Campus Trees Celebrated on Arbor Day
Sustainability Fair Returns for its 14th Year
UofL ranks #7 in PLAN’s first annual list of Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses in the U.S.
UofL’s new Cultural and Equity Center provides sense of belonging
UofL recognized for outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion
Shauntrice Martin wins UofL's Sustainability Award for her support of food justice
UofL researcher leads development of pilot project to deflect some 911 calls to a non-police response
Team UofL and Grand Champ DJ Biddle finish 2021 National Bike Challenge strong
Cards save and win big in 2021 Commuter Challenge! 
UofL named the most sustainable university in Kentucky
UofL's first Sustainability grad named Neighbor of the Month
UofL announces new Center for Engaged Learning
UofL researchers find more health benefits of living in a greener environment
Yoshi Saito most improved rider for Team UofL during July in the National Bike Challenge
UofL selected for U.S. Department of Energy efficiency program
New director of UofL’s Anne Braden Institute wants more people to join ‘long chain of struggle’
UofL art professor gets creative with invasive species
June results from National Bike Challenge show Team UofL riders are helping beat the heat
UofL releases Strategic Vision for Zero Waste and annual Recycling Report
UofL Brandeis School of Law strives to diversify environment law experts
UofL’s Cardinals Anti-Racism Agenda in the final stages of development
Support for students, faculty, staff top budget priorities for 2022
UofL Procurement releases new policy to support Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
Commemorating a day of freedom 
UofL student research aimed at helping river towns drive tourism, development
Team UofL has impressive Bike Month Leaderboard in 2021 National Bike Challenge
UofL adopts Juneteenth as a university holiday and launches Juneteenth Lecture Series
UofL nursing student helping to increase healthy food access in Perry County
UofL to help lead in development of 911 alternative response model for Louisville
Campus Sustainability, Community Context: Engaged Anthropology to Advanced Stewardship
UofL finishes strong in the Campus Race to Zero Waste & Emily Coleman wins Ecolympics 2021
UofL Carbon Emissions Down 35%
UofL student-athletes place second in NCAA community service challenge
UofL and Commonwealth Credit Union Partner to Combat Food Insecurity
University’s Garden Commons aims to educate and address food inequality
New and revamped positions contribute to cardinal anti-racism agenda
Can Trees Heal Heart Disease?
Engineering team from UofL to compete in international solar decathlon
UofL leads Kentucky in worldwide climate education initiative
UofL College of Business joins OneWest accelerator to help minority business owners succeed
New SGA Leadership Backs Sustainability
Lockdown Drawdown saves big & Campus Race to Zero Waste continues
ELSB hosts vegan cooking class to encourage healthy eating
UofL is home to the first Black studies program established in the South
Juniors Leah Hazelwood & Anam Ahmed set the bar in the first two weeks of Ecolympics 2021
Arbor Day Foundation Honors UofL with 2020 Tree Campus Recognition
UofL research supports Louisville's decision to convert one-way streets to two-way
UofL’s Freedom Park commemorates Black history every day
LouVelo Bike Share now available at BAB with new connections to Bardstown Road and Logan Street Market
UofL research: Living near trees may prevent vascular damage from pollution
UofL researchers find signs of coronavirus in Louisville wastewater & surface water
UofL's Maple Tapping community partner shares his knowledge of his sweet hobby
UofL Relocates More Trees Out of the Path of Destruction
Homegrown: UofL Magazine highlights local alums who are rooting out food insecurity
UofL scores well in Post-Landfill Action Network assessment
Civil rights champion Catherine Fosl wins 2020 Trustees Award
Champion of sustainability, Lori Gonzalez, selected as UofL’s next provost
UofL scores well in Post-Landfill Action Network's Zero Waste Atlas report
UofL lacrosse player uses platform to educate others about Native American Heritage
Turn your old pumpkin or jack-o'-lantern into worm food
Student input guides new residence hall projects to be more sustainable, inclusive & affordable
A grant that helps UofL’s low-income and first-gen students has been extended to 2025
'Anti-racism' is 'where the world is going,' University of Louisville president says
UofL ranked Coolest in the Commonwealth by Sierra Club
Kamila Bujko pedals 4326mi as Team UofL's Grand Champion in the 2020 National Bike Challenge
National publication recognizes UofL as top college for diversity
UofL alumna recharged her life in a remote Costa Rican jungle
New Anti-Racism Committee introduced to Staff Senate
University Alumni Association hosts anti-racism webinar
UofL students invent new test for water pollution
Wendell Berry and others to be recognized by UofL as 2020 Gold Standard of Optimal Aging honorees
School of Medicine establishes endowed fund to combat racial inequality
UofL student group calls on university to cut ties with fossil fuels, LMPD & Aramark
UofL students work to enact change in higher education
Mohamed Rashed & Katlyn McGraw most improved as Team UofL enters final month of National Bike Challenge
UofL’s Brandeis School of Law launches ‘Breonna Taylor’s Louisville’ class
Sustainability Roundtable kicks-off Friday 11am: Campus As A Living Lab
Sustainability on Tap: Louisville Water Company
UofL gears up for Arbor Day 2020
TARC Transit Service Improvements Begin August 9th
UofL students plan for zero waste
UofL alums team up to fight institutional racism
Faculty Senate adopts anti-racism Statement of Solidarity and reviews multi-year diversity report
UofL joins the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN)
UofL study finds police in schools assess threats differently based on race
UofL med school student launches nonprofit to help minority students
Louisville’s 'Black Lives Matter' Demonstrations Continue a Long Quest for Environmental Justice
Kroger pledges $1.5 million to UofL in an effort to end hunger & food waste
Bendapudi joins other area higher ed presidents in pledging commitment to end racial inequality
UofL nursing scholarship created to honor Breonna Taylor
President Neeli Bendapudi’s message to UofL’s Black Student Union
A statement from President Bendapudi: Diversity and Inclusion, our Cardinal Principle
UofL places first in state and top 10 nationally in annual recycling competition
UofL interior design students gain experience through homeless veterans project
UofL Carbon Emissions Continue to Fall
The Health Emergency That’s Coming to West Louisville
UofL’s ‘Melanin 5’ is making history as part of PhD cohort
Congrats to Paige Wills - Ecolympics 2020 Champion!
Belknap Campus - Health Sciences Center Shuttle becomes TARC Route 28
Nonbinary UofL student interested in hydropower is ‘New Face of Civil Engineering’
UofL saves & relocates mature trees in path of construction
Garden Commons teaches students how to garden early
Keep the environment in mind when traveling this spring break
Dorms battle for “green” prize
UofL’s Tree Campus USA designation reaches 10th year
UofL's new head of research passionate about justice, fairness, and ecological limits
UofL researcher making fuel from water and sunlight wins prestigious NSF award
Bringing awareness of human trafficking through critical cardinal conversations
UofL students honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a day spent working for others
Campus events, Capitol announcement seek to draw awareness of human trafficking
UofL awards renewable energy prize to LED lighting pioneer
UofL sugar substitute, bio-coal technology licensed to Louisville startup
Speed School Awarded $1 Million Grant to “Build a Better Battery”
UofL recognized for Higher Education Excellence and Diversity for sixth year in a row
More than a pretty space: Cardinal connections litter the city’s revitalized waterfront
UN must rethink its approach to environmental problems, says Grawemeyer world order winner
Students and staff find time to holiday shop at Holiday Bazaar
Colder weather has a direct correlation to climate change
Sustainable Solutions
Startup created by UofL alumni makes clean water accessible
Sustainability fair encourages students to think about their environment
Health Science Campus experiences sustainability week for first time
There’s no waking up from the nightmare of campus parking
Several hundred ‘Cards Come Together’ to serve community
Improving sustainability at U of L with Justin Mog
Farm-To-Table Dinner 2019 at the Red Barn
UofL’s sustainability progress reported to Staff Senate
Panel [with UofL's Justin Mog] Says More Federal, State Action Needed To Address Climate Change
Old Cardinal Stadium bus stop seating aimed at improving public transportation
Louisville Residents Brainstorm Climate Solutions at UofL
Sustainability Student Spotlight: Jessica Eggleston
UofL partners with Dare to Care to improve on-campus food pantry
Green living keeps the green in student wallets
UofL tops in Kentucky on Sierra Club’s ‘Cool Schools’ list
1 MILLION Bottles Saved at SRC Pure Tap Station!
UofL’s freshman class is large, diverse
UofL students part of pioneering water project
UofL’s Envirome Institute creates Louisville Data Commons to support community health research
In Conversation: UofL President Neeli Bendapudi discusses affordability, divestment, sustainability, climate crisis, Koch funding, and more
UofL’s Gray Street Farmers Market created to fight a food desert
UofL researcher to study associations between green spaces and breast cancer risk
UofL Braden Institute for Social Justice recognized for LGBTQ activism
Staff Senate discusses UofL’s shared governance framework
Back to nature: Spend holiday weekend counting, learning about butterflies
Startup licenses UofL technology for rubber recycling
UofL faculty join citywide ‘Afloat: An Ohio River Way of Life’ celebration
UofL’s campus sustainability commitment alive and well
Interviews: UofL is #1 in Sustainability
UofL working to protect campus ash trees from devastating bug infestation
UofL researchers say even in Kentucky, there’s a path to a carbon-free future
UofL Achieves Highest STARS Sustainability Rating in Kentucky
[UofL documents contamination and] Kentucky declares state of emergency over construction waste in Blue Lick Creek
This Week In Conversation: Louisville’s Sewers Are Crumbling. What Can The City Do About It? [with UofL's Tom Rockaway]
UofL to close Brook Street to cars, depave & plant trees!
UofL students and staff create prototype to encourage more recycling
After UK Protests, Students Say Food Insecurity Is Issue At UofL, Too
From hospital trash to upcycled treasure
Q&A with UofL's first Sustainability graduate, Erin Kurtz
4 bike sharing service docks installed at UofL
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
UofL Garden Commons: Eating healthier and being self-sustainable on campus
Learning basic cooking skills in college is essential
LouVelo set to expand to UofL campus
Kurz Hall wins Gold in Ecolympics 2019
Listen to students: Support Climate Justice
'It’s our futures.' Louisville students call for action on Green New Deal
Researchers to study homelessness, provide recommendations to city task force
UofL Dining services provider, Aramark, makes No-Deforestation Commitment and transitions to 100% sustainably sourced soy and palm oil
UofL senior following passion for social justice
UofL students open on-campus pantry for students, staff and faculty
Pedestrian plaza coming to Belknap Academic Building
It’s happening here: Stay in Louisville this break
UofL students tap maple trees on campus for syrup
UofL store lets you shop for free
UofL’s MLK Scholars keep the dream alive
UofL professors take their social justice expertise to the public as part of MyLibraryU program
UofL begins replacing Brook Street on campus north of University Blvd with Greenspace, Bike & Pedestrian Plaza
No grocery store in your neighborhood? Join forces to create one
Wreath-making workshop gets campus into the holiday spirit
Take a Conservation Vacation This Holiday!
Page 2: Single-use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability (United Nations Environmental Program)
UofL suffers “major decline” in African American faculty
UofL installs new covered bike parking in high demand locations
What climate change means for Kentucky
Princeton professor traces the rise of “white terror” in Anne Braden Memorial Lecture
Students and faculty rally for trans visibility
Sustainability Council denied Commission status
UofL hosting global satellite mini-conference on air pollution and health
UofL featured in the Princeton Review’s 2018 Guide to Green Colleges
Tonya Summerlin earns UofL's 2018 Josh Smith Memorial Sustainability Award
Newest institute named in honor of Christina Lee Brown
UofL Sustainability Council releases 2017-18 Annual Report
Sustainability Interns bring big green initiatives to life
Sustainability on cover of Louisville Cardinal for first time
UofL students leading food recovery efforts
UofL celebrates Sustainability Week Oct. 18-26
UofL & LIBA team up for annual holiday local shopping tour
UofL’s Conn Center ready to harvest 2018 hemp crop
UofL named nation’s best for serving African American students
UofL Sustainability Council wants campus commitment
SGA launches new, free shuttle option
UofL to host city’s 2018 Sustainability Summit
President to open UofL-Yearlings Club fall forum lineup
UofL recognized as top LGBT-friendly university by three national groups
Diversity on the move to Strickler Hall
UofL sustainability expert supports Kroger's plans to eliminate plastic bags
UofL’s partnership with Louisville Water Company is ‘very definition of a win-win’
More than 400 UofL students pitch in for annual community service event
Speed students in Peru for International Service Learning Program on Sustainable Development
Get Back to the TAP this Fall
UofL researcher wants to clear icy bridges with geothermal heating
University of Louisville launches the Envirome Institute with $5M gift
UofL AVP honored for focus on diversity and health equity
New free, electric LouLift shuttle between Belknap Campus and downtown
Celebrate summer in the country with butterfly tally
2018 UofL graduate lands job as Grand Canyon park ranger
UofL researcher: Systemic racism needs more examination related to health
UofL’s Conn Center is building a better foundation
Exploring inequality: Institute aims for intensive undergraduate experience
Cardinal alum makes major impact in Senegal
UofL studies geothermal energy as a solution to icy bridges in Kentucky
Gray Street Farmers Market launches crowdfunding campaign to benefit SNAP recipients
SIGS celebrates graduate diversity during annual event
Carbon Neutral
UofL Launches Student Sustainability Fund & Philanthropy Program
UofL School of Medicine creates Medical Mile walking path to promote wellness
UofL joins nationwide initiative to grow community partnerships
UofL’s Sarah Nunez featured in ‘A Force for Good’ community billboard campaign
Gender identity ‘gatekeeper’ removed from UofL HR process
The 
Beer with a Scientist: The epic battle between superbugs and humans
UofL students & staff celebrate trees
Women’s soccer team plants trees for Arbor Day
UofL celebrates Arbor Day with tree planting
UofL students spend spring break seeking social justice
Cardinal family encouraged to give back April 13-14
UofL to Launch a Sustainability Living-Learning Community
Bettie Johnson Hall wins GOLD in Ecolympics 2018!
Can increasing green space improve our health? Learn more at Beer with a Scientist
Renewable energy prize winner to speak at UofL
UofL researchers find unhealthy levels of chemicals in homes of older adults
UofL named Tree Campus USA for 8th year
UofL Sport Administration team headed to the Super Bowl as Zero Waste green ambassadors
African American Theatre Program ready for annual MLK Celebration
UofL’s new Diversity Plan presented
Transdiciplinary research, employment law, food co-ops merge in UofL professors’ work
Inaugural Sustainability Award Honors Our Maple Maven, Dave Barker
Nurturing Nature: UofL ecologists protect urban habitats with fervor
Need holiday gift ideas? UofL has you covered with local, sustainable options
UofL again named ‘Bicycle Friendly University’
More tenure-track faculty need to be hired at UofL
Women 4 Women furthers equality
Vasser’s work inspired by family & social justice
Meet UofL’s new Health and Social Justice Scholars
UofL’s ‘energy crops’ harvested for research
Political Will issue
UofL to expand need-based aid
Do trees make you healthier? 4 South Louisville neighborhoods are part of an experiment to find out
Five things we learned about syrup during on-campus workshop
UofL’s campus serving as a sustainable living laboratoryMeet UofL's Health & Social Justice Scholars
Introduced in the spring of 2016, the Health and Social Justice Scholars Program engages professional students with local communities and faculty mentors to bring about changes to benefit under-served populations in the Louisville area. For more information, visit Health and Social Justice Scholars.
Transition to shared services yielding time, paper savings
Since the University of Louisville started transitioning to a new shared services model to streamline transactional business processes, nearly 7 feet worth of paper has been saved. Those savings are just from the soft launch, which was between July 21 and Aug. 15.
Green is the new red and black: UofL again named a Sierra Club ‘Cool School’
The University of Louisville this year was again named one of America’s greenest higher education institutions, notching a No. 43 ranking in the Sierra Club Cool Schools rankings released Sept. 6. The news reaffirmed what grad student Betsy Ruhe already knew.
UofL adds urban sustainability degree
U of L will add undergraduate and [eventually, in the long-run] doctorate degrees in urban sustainability, according to an announcement during the May 9 Staff Senate meeting.
UofL named one of the greenest colleges in the country
UofL increased our ranking to #43 (from #73 out of 153 in 2015) in Sierra Club’s 2016 Cool Schools list.
UofL research shows more awareness needed on home environmental exposures that cause lung cancer
A University of Louisville School of Nursing researcher has found that the presence of children in the home did not motivate parents to test and mitigate for radon and secondhand tobacco smoke, both of which cause lung cancer. The findings highlight a need to raise awareness on these exposure risks and their long-term impact on children.
UofL’s Conn Center exploring industrial hemp
The University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research has begun growing industrial hemp to enhance its research in fuels and manufacturing.
Rain garden created for beauty, brotherhood
University of Louisville fraternity Sigma Pi worked along side the campus grounds department in April to fund, design and build a rain garden, which is located near the Speed Engineering School next to the intramural fields. The garden captures rain, adds beauty and promotes brotherhood on campus.
Solar charging station brought to Belknap Campus courtyard
A patio umbrella table attracting attention outside The Red Barn is more than a place to rest during busy back-to-school season. It’s actually a Powersol Smart Hub Charger station that gets its energy solely from the solar panels installed on its umbrella and can charge phones and other devices.
TARC adds new all-electric buses to Route 4 (4th Street)
Want to get downtown or down to Iroquois Park with no money or tailpipe pollution?! Well now you can!
2016 UofL Butterfly Count nets 39 species
A big group of volunteer citizen scientist volunteers came out on Saturday, June 25th to participate in the annual butterfly count at University of Louisville's Horner Wildlife Sanctuary in Oldham County.
School yard becomes latest urban laboratory in Louisville
A local school has joined a landmark health research project headed by the University of Louisville designed to use nature to tackle the health impact of busy city streets.
UofL Removes Confederate Monument
University of Louisville President James Ramsey and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced today that the Confederate monument on Third Street on UofL’s Belknap Campus will be moved to a new location to be determined at a later date.
Maple tapping project a first for Belknap Campus trees
On April 15, the University of Louisville Eco-Reps enjoyed a unique treat: Pancakes topped with 100-percent pure maple syrup made from the sap of Belknap Campus trees.
UofL wins gold in sustainability
It’s official. The University of Louisville has been rated the most sustainable college in Kentucky.
