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2024

• University of Florida Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition, November 4

2023

• UF earns 2022 Distinction Through the Tree Campus Higher Education Program, June 30
• UF Champions for Change awards promote outstanding achievements in sustainability, health and well-being, April 19

2022

• UF Campus Earth Week returns to campus April 6-12, March 23
• UF Champions for Change awards celebrates 3 years of outstanding contributors to sustainability or health and wellbeing, April 15

2020

• The Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education made available online for current UF students, faculty and staff at no cost, October 13

2019

• UF Champions for Change awards celebrates achievements in sustainability, health and wellness, April 11
• UF’s first consumer-facing composting station unveiled at the Reitz Union, May 16

2018

• UF Champions for Change awards celebrates achievements in sustainability, health and wellness, April 12
• UF announces partnership to address energy inequity among low-income residents in Alachua County, September 21

2017

• University of Florida highlighted in 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, November 7

2016

• Sustainable UF to host annual Campus Earth Day Celebration, April 1

2015

• UF earns top honors in Kill the Cup Challenge, December 9
• Pepsi UF Sustainability Challenge focusing on compost education, February 25
• UF to celebrate its first “Earth Month” in April, March 31
• Gators best in SEC at watching their waste, July 15

2014

• Lecture to examine impact of climate change on indigenous communities, January 28
• Sustainability Fair includes vendors, food and free bike helmets, March 11
• Sustainable UF to host annual Campus Earth Day April 11, April 8

2013

• UF Students Build Mobile Sustainability Kiosk, June 24
• Museum shows documentary aimed at reducing waste, February 18
• Office of Sustainability launches spring campaign ‘Under One Umbrella’, February 14
• UF sorority houses challenged to reduce water use, January 29

2012

• Fifth annual One Less Car Day returns Oct. 31, September 10
• UF will have one of state’s first carbon-neutral residence hall laundry operations, August 29
• Office of Sustainability launches conservation area adoption program, May 15
• Nominations sought for Fourth Annual Sustainable Solutions Awards, Feb. 14
• Food For Thought campaign gives insight into food consumption that is easy to digest, Jan. 30

2011

• Foam packaging removed from campus dining program, December 1
• UF urges alternative transportation on One Less Car Day Oct. 26, October 17
• Fourth Annual “One Less Car Day” returns on Oct. 26, August 29
• Campus Earth Day event and Earth Hour activities mark times for reflection, action, March 25
• ‘Ecopreneur’ to speak at UF about rethinking waste, seizing opportunities, March 17
• UF asks Gators to reconsider ways to be ‘green’ this spring, February 22
• UF Office of Sustainability seeks volunteers for campus cleanup; January 21
• Climate change expert to visit UF campus next week for several programs, January 18

2010

• Student Agricultural Gardens reopen at UF; plots now available, December 6
• Gators to compete for recycling title at Homecoming game, October 13
• Events, forum mark One Less Car Day, October 5
• UF community invited to participate in community agriculture program, September 9
• One Less Car Challenge is back for third year at UF, August 30
• Graduation ceremonies go carbon neutral, offset through local nonprofit, April 28
• UF hosts annual Earth Day celebration, wraps up ‘40 Days of Change’, April 14
• UF Food Summit to showcase issues surrounding Florida food systems, sustainability, April 1
• Lights to go out at Century Tower, other sites as UF observes Earth Hour, March 24
• UF asks Gators to mark 40 days of change to commemorate Earth Day, March 1
• UF seeks nominations for Sustainable Solutions Awards, February 15

2009

• Gators sign up to avoid using cars, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, October 20
• Gators claim title to nation’s first carbon neutral athletic season, September 3
• UF encourages alternative transportation with One Less Car Challenge, August 26, 2009, August 26
• University of Florida promotes coordinator to direct Office of Sustainability, June 29
• New supply swap Web site promotes sustainability on campus, June 23
• New Sustainable Solutions Awards given to UF students, staff, faculty, April 22
• Earth Day celebrations at UF to include local food and sustainable fun, April 15
• ‘Collapse’ author Jared Diamond speech to launch Earth Month at UF, April 2
• Lights to go out at Century Tower, other sites as UF observes Earth Hour, March 26

2008

• Gators compete with each other to see who can reduce car use, October 9
• Sales of energy-efficient bulbs to offset carbon footprint of games, September 26
• UF’s ‘Green Team’ encourages sustainability across campus, July 7
• Greening Gators: UF offers new minor in sustainability studies, June 3
• Orange and blue make green?, February 4

2007

• ‘Swamp’ goes green with help of carbon neutral plan, November 20
• Lighten-up events bring energy efficiency to Gainesville, November 8
• UF marks National Campus Sustainability Day with events, October 18
• Sustainability speakers coming to UF, August 22
• Cook-off, errand race to show sustainability in action, April 16
• UF car-sharing, car-pool programs promote green campus, January 30
• UF president helps to lead nationwide effort to curb global warming, January 3

2006

• UF to host statewide conference on campus and community sustainability efforts, October 24
• Director named for UF Office of Sustainability, February 2

2005

• Office of Sustainability to preserve UF campus for future generations, September 21