Office of Sustainability News Archive
Sustainability
Making UM more sustainable for everyone
November 19, 2024 —
The University of Manitoba is refreshing its sustainability strategy.
Sustainability
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.
Sustainability
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?
Sustainability
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.
Sustainability
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.
Sustainability Month and you
September 27, 2024 —
October is Sustainability Month, which means it’s time for all of us to look at ways we can get involved in developing a more climate-friendly University of Manitoba.
Sustainability
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.
Sustainability
Become a Sustainability Ambassador this fall
August 22, 2024 —
The Sustainability Ambassador program is a volunteer leadership program for students interested in promoting a culture of sustainability at UM.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Strategic Initiatives Support Fund projects generate momentum for UM’s strategic mission
July 11, 2024 —
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is pleased to announce 35 projects awarded funding, totaling over $2.2 million, through the Strategic Initiatives Support Fund (SISF). As the newly funded projects get underway, many projects from last year’s SISF fund have been completed. Read about three examples of impact from the SISF 2023-2024.
Sustainability
What do you do when the spark runs out?
June 10, 2024 —
Did you know that end-of-life battery recycling is mandated by the Province of Manitoba? This means that batteries cannot be disposed of in the landfill or recycling bins. Since its inception in 2011, the University of Manitoba’s Battery Recycling Program has diverted more than 5.7 tonnes of common household batteries from landfill, the equivalent of approximately 3 hippopotamuses.