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The University of Colorado wishes to recognize outstanding efforts toward continuing the leadership and legacy of sustainability at CU Â鶹ӰԺ. Since 1997 the Annual Campus Sustainability Awards have recognized individuals, departmentsÌýand
All of the presentations at the 2022 President's Sustainable Solutions Challenge had one goal: to make CU more sustainable.
At the SSC Pitch Night on April 14, the five finalists willÌýpresentÌýtheir ideas for improving environmental quality, resource efficiency and social equity on campus in front of a panel of judges and an audience of community members.
Each year, overÌý90 million tonsÌýof recyclable materials endÌýup in U.S.Ìýlandfills.Ìý The inefficiency of the recycling system in the U.S. is largely due toÌýcontamination, or the disposal of non-recyclable materials into
Moving towards more sustainable architecture would have many positive impacts on the environment.
The Pestalotiopsis genus of fungi is capable of degrading certain forms of plastic, making it a viable solution to eliminate some plastics from landfills.
SCOBY -- symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast -- could transform the leather industry.
Lab grown meat sounds like a concept for the distant future, but with modern technology, it is closer than ever to beingÌýon your dinner table. Lab grown meat, or cultured meat, is produced when stem cells fromÌýan animal are taken and grown
Imagine this. You’ve taken a wrong turn off U.S. Route 64 in northern New Mexico and suddenly find yourself on what seems to be an alien planet - a grouping of strange, organically shaped buildings located in the middle of nowhere. The buildings are
While bioplastics have been advertised as being the savior of the world’s plastic pollution issues, bioplastics too, have some issues of their own. Bioplastics are made, at least partially, of plants. This means that land must be used to grow the