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Climate change is changing sport: find out how at Sustainability Night 2025

February 6, 2025 — 
The Manitoba Marathon cancelled due to heat in 2022. A shortened cross-country ski season because there wasn’t enough snow in 2024. These are just two examples of how climate change is changing sport. If you look globally, there are many more.  Dr. Madeleine Orr, a world-leading sports ecologist will give the keynote address at the University of Manitoba’s Sustainability Night on Feb. 27, with her talk titled 'Climate change vs. sport: Keeping the score on adaptation and activism'. 

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Bike kiosk mural

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Pop-up e-bike shop coming to campus

February 4, 2025 — 
Looking for a fun, easy way to commute to campus, while saving money on gas and parking and reducing emissions? An e-bike might be for you.  

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UMEARTH group members receiving a 2024 Sustainability Award

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Nominate a sustainability champion today!

January 28, 2025 — 
Do you know someone who is making a big impact on sustainability on campus? Nominate them for a 2025 UM Sustainability Award.

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Students walking in winter on Fort Garry campus.

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Bring your sustainability project to life with the Green Investment Fund

December 10, 2024 — 
The 2024 Green Investment Fund offers a unique opportunity to bring your innovative ideas to life.

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Fort Garry campus people walking

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Making UM more sustainable for everyone

November 19, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba is refreshing its sustainability strategy. 

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Carpool to UM and reduce your carbon footprint

November 4, 2024 — 
There are things each one of us can do to help reduce our commuting footprint. If you are not ready to take the bus or ride a bike to campus, carpooling can help you reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

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Overlooking the quad on Fort Garry campus, with tree leaves changing to orange in autumn.

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Get funded: Apply for the UM Green Investment Fund today!

October 29, 2024 — 
Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to make a tangible impact on our campus and beyond? 

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Three colleagues demonstrate the composting system in their office lunchroom.

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Become a GO-Rep and join a community of sustainability-minded colleagues

October 15, 2024 — 
When Anna Nekola started at the university in January this year, she was surprised to find that sustainability was part of the culture at the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, where she works as an educational developer.

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Handwritten sign for Give and Go event.

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Finding a home for useful, yet unwanted, things

October 8, 2024 — 
Every year, about 1.200 students move into residence at the Fort Garry Campus. Students may not have a lot of stuff when they arrive to their dorm room, but as they settle into their space, they begin to accumulate a lot of items for daily living.  

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Yellow autumn leaves on trees in front of the Buller Greenhouse on the Fort Garry campus.

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Sustainability intranet site launches

September 27, 2024 — 
October is Sustainability Month, and that means it’s time to renew our focus on actions we can all take to reduce our environmental footprint.

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