All sustainability

Recycle Mania Tournament logo

March 5, 2013

Recycling program gets boost from grants

UIC hopes to take recycling to a new level with two new state grants.

Urban Innovation Symposium poster

February 5, 2013

Student-run symposium inspires ideas for urban sustainability

A student-organized event Friday brings together a diverse group of pioneering professionals presenting innovative approaches to making cities more sustainable.

water bottles with USG's logo

January 15, 2013

USG considers ban on disposable water bottles

Should UIC prohibit the sale of disposable water bottles on campus?

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (right), with Mayor Rahm Emanuel

December 5, 2012

UIC partner in $120 million energy project

UIC is a partner in a new energy research center that will develop more powerful, lower-cost batteries.

Harry Saunders

October 24, 2012

Highlight

Harry Saunders, managing director, Decision Processes. Saunders will discuss the implications for sustainable economic development of the phenomenon known as the rebound effect.

September 13, 2012

UIC Business School Building Earns Gold LEED Certification

Douglas Hall earned praise for the renovation that advanced it from 1960s Brutalism to 21st century corporate — a streamlined look with state-of-the-art facilities suitable for the home of the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Douglas Hall

September 12, 2012

Douglas Hall earns gold for green

UIC’s Douglas Hall, home of the College of Business Administration, is UIC’s second building to earn gold LEED certification for sustainability.

April 10, 2012

UIC Named ‘Tree Campus USA’ by Arbor Day Foundation

The University of Illinois at Chicago has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. UIC has 5,376 trees of 101 different species on its 250-acre urban campus on the near-west side of Chicago.

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