Want Mondays Off?
This month, Notre Dame Food Services is introducing its own take on Meatless Monday, a national grassroots initiative aimed at reducing meat consumption by 15% in order to improve personal health and the health of the planet.
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Beat Wake Forest Twice!
Having challenged the Demon Deacons to a two-week dorm energy competition leading up to the November 17th game, Notre Dame students can beat Wake Forest before anyone even steps onto the field.
Research Labs Culture Efficiency
Notre Dame’s laboratory efficiency program, greeNDiscovery, recently passed a major milestone, having audited over a third of all campus research laboratories.
More Energy Than Ever!
Notre Dame’s sixth annual Energy Week has concluded, but the ideas and inspiration generated during the week-long ode to energy live on.
Dorms kill watts by the millions
Howard Hall has emerged the winner of the fiercely contested Kill-a-Watt Energy Competition.
Howard’s 52% reduction from its baseline was the best performance to date in Notre Dame’s five-year history of dorm energy competitions.
St. Francis and Sustainability
On Thursday October 4th, the Notre Dame community will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the environment.
Time to Kill-a-Watt
Students across campus are gearing up for the first Dorm Energy Competition of the year, and the stakes have never been higher. The winner will be treated to a chalk-talk with Coach Jeff Jackson of ND Men’s Hockey for the entire dorm plus $1,500 in GE Energy Star appliances.
Game Day Challenge Grows
Game Day Challenge is a friendly competition between universities with three main goals: reduce the waste generated at college football games, heighten awareness of waste reduction programs, and increase participation in waste reduction programs.
Moreau joins Green Seminary Initiative
Moreau Seminary recently joined the Green Seminary Initiative, an organization that promotes efforts by theological schools and seminaries to incorporate care for God’s creation into the identity and mission of the institution.
All Abuzz About Bottles
Many new and returning students this August were greeted upon arrival to their dorms not only by smiling friends and hall staff, but also by brand new stainless steel reusable water bottles.
Pancake Tailgate wins green certification
On Saturday September 1st, Keough and Welsh Fam celebrated the Notre Dame victory in sustainable style with a hugely successful Pancake Tailgate.
A Long Lost Friend
The Office of Marketing Communications and Public Relations held a three day reintroduction-to-the-stairs competition; reducing their carbon footprint while burning a few of their own calories.
Biking Juniper soon to be much safer
A bike lane on Juniper, which has been of great interest to the campus community and South Bend at large, is soon to become a reality.
After 29 years, it's here!
The Seitz Park hydroelectric turbine was installed on August 22nd. The turbine will power the Howard Park ice rink as well as lights along the East Race; saving the city $40,000 a year in energy costs.
The Lorax to Visit ND on Thursday
On Thursday August 23rd at 9:30pm, North Quad will host an outdoor screening of The Lorax, the action-packed and visually spectacular new version of Dr. Seuss’ classic tale.
Plan It Green
A new program called Green Event Certification will help event planners on campus to make environmentally preferable choices for advertising, menu options, and much more.
Perspective: Coming into the Green
Tamara Baker-Inwood, an ND staff member of almost 16 years and currently the Administrative Assistant for St. Michael’s Laundry, shares her experiences and passions in sustainability
Winds of Change
Two professors of aerospace and mechanical engineering, have installed a wind turbine in White Field and will soon add another in order to support cutting-edge research in the Laboratory for Enhanced Wind Energy Design (eWiND).
Rockin' by the River
The Office of Sustainability’s Myles Robertson and Tammy Yankel took to Mishawaka to teach kids about sustainability and help them make terrariums.
Jug Free Bliss
With the installation of a new main-line water filtration system, water cooler chat just got a little more interesting in Haggar Hall. The Department of Psychology has cut down on water jug clutter and is saving money while benefiting the environment.