Archive Year

Welcome to the new academic year. This quarter may look different than others, but sustainNU continues to work with our University community and campus partners to reduce Northwestern’s impact on the environment and integrate sustainability into our endeavors.

Learn about how the Library Environmental Committee is implementing changes in their buildings to save thousands of gallons of water.

Conversations with sustainNU is a new sustainNU podcast series with Northwestern leadership on all things sustainability. 

Northwestern’s Office of Well-being and sustainNU invite you to Pause and Notice Nature this month. Whether you live in an area of high rises, ample parks, or a more rural locale, the natural world is all around you and sometimes we need a reminder to notice and appreciate it.

The Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center, which opened in June 2019, has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Northwestern placed second overall in the 2020 Bike Challenge, an adapted version of the annual Bike to Work Challenge.

Home projects or team building exercises can take a sustainable twist. These DIY and craft projects can be fun for you, your team or your family.

Northwestern University received the second highest rating (STARS Gold) for collegiate sustainability from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

The University is the first major commercial subscriber to Clearway’s 60 MW Community Solar portfolio in Illinois

Northwestern’s trees offer a host of ecological and environmental benefits, which directly contribute to the sustainability and livability of our campus.

Please join us this Thursday, April 30, as we wrap up sustainNU’s Virtual Earth Month with a sustainability themed trivia night.

As part of our Virtual Earth Month celebration, each week sustainNU will highlight two new research projects on biology, climate, history, nature, social sciences, and/or outer space.

In honor of Earth Day being a movement celebrated across the country and the globe, we have compiled a full roster of ways you can connect beyond campus on 4/22 to mark this special anniversary. 

Quick easy ways to green your home.

Project Survival was organized by Northwestern Students for a Better Environment (now known as SEED).

Check out some great online books this Earth Month.

University to receive EPA’s highest honor recognizing institutions and businesses committed to excellence in energy efficiency

School of Professional Studies IT/Facilities started a toner recycling initiative in their office. Pritzker School of Law Facilities engaged students on improving trash and recycling bins.

Noticing a lack in affordable second-hand clothes near campus, sophomore Sam Liu had an idea—a student-run thrift shop located on Northwestern’s campus.

Northwestern University was honored with 2019 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.