Six teams of interior design students are working to transform a stark corner of Smith Hall’s basement into a comfortable and inviting green office for Syracuse University’s Sustainability Division.

SU’s "Lights Out” campaign is targeting wasteful electricity use throughout campus academic and administrative buildings.

The Westcott Neighborhood eighth annual Bulb Giveaway/Garden Extravaganza is working to distribute more than 17,000 bulbs for planting throughout Syracuse this fall.

A new composting program is diverting several tons of food waste away from SU Food Services’ dumpsters each month and returning it back to its organic origins.

Syracuse University laboratories are keeping one of the most "eco-unfriendly" materials out of the waste stream. The labs recently stopped trashing polystyrene foam, better known as Styrofoam, and instead are now giving the non-biodegradable packaging material a second life through recycling.

The Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) and CuseCar, a local not-for-profit community car share provider utilizing alternatively fueled vehicles, also received two cars each through the program.

The next monthly pick up of empty cold-shipping polystyrene (Styrofoam) boxes for recycling from campus labs in Link Hall, the Science and Technology Complex and the Physics Building will be on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

As of July 1, Syracuse University has a new five-year waste removal and recycling contract with Syracuse Haulers. As a result of this new contract, the University has expanded its recycling program to include the recycling of tub-type containers stamped #5 on the bottom, such as yogurt and cottage cheese containers.

Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will kick off the fourth annual University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market series on Friday, June 11.

VPA is the first Syracuse University school selected to begin implementing the University’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), the blueprint released in September 2009 designed to make SU climate neutral by 2040.

Syracuse University is one of the country’s most environmentally-responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The nationally known education services company selected SU for inclusion in a unique new resource it has created for college applicants, “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Syracuse University as the 2009-2010 Individual Conference Champion for using more green power than any other school in the Big East. This is the fourth consecutive year SU has been the Big East Individual Conference Champion.

Syracuse University has been named one of the 2010 Green 15 by GDC’s InfoWorld for the University’s innovative Green Data Center (GDC).

Against the backdrop of Earth Day 2010, Carrier Corp. demonstrated its continued leadership in environmental stewardship and ongoing support of the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership with a donation of $35,000.

Campus computing recently got a little greener after 30 training PCs in two computer training rooms were rebuilt and put back in use.

Author and “scientist-turned-filmmaker” Randy Olson will visit Syracuse University on Monday, April 19, to give a lecture and participate in a screening of his latest movie.

A total of 40 Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students have been selected SU Showcase fellows and will present their sustainability-related academic projects on Monday, April 19.

It's ready for its unveiling during SU Showcase April 19.

The New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) and Alcoa are sponsoring a “College Recycling Video Contest” to encourage recycling on campuses.

The stickers will read: “Steppin’ out? Lights out! Help save juice in the ‘Cuse.”

Use of more sustainable transportation modes is growing on campus.

Syracuse University will soon install its first rain garden to enhance campus sustainability by reducing stormwater runoff from Waverly parking lot.

Alec Loorz, founder of Kids vs. Global Warming, will be in Syracuse as the guest of the Syracuse International Film Festival on Friday, April 23, at 7 p.m. at The Palace Theatre.

The Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center has received the 2010 Good Earthkeeping Award from the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association (NYSH&TA) for successfully implementing many green initiatives.

There has been speculation over the past few years about the angular, iconic structure that has gone up at the corner of Almond and E. Washington streets in downtown Syracuse, with guesses ranging from a parking garage to a cruise liner to a spaceship straight from "Battlestar Galactica." On March 6, the local community will [...]

This year’s SU Showcase, restructured and focused on the theme of sustainability, is seeking student fellows to present their academic work during the upcoming April 19 event.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has again recognized Syracuse University for its significant green power purchases.

In an effort to reduce paper waste on campus and in support of the University's Climate Action Plan, Syracuse University has modified the protocol for the annual distribution of Verizon telephone directories to its on-campus departments.

The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) invites faculty, staff and Ph.D. students from SU and SUNY-ESF to two special events with the SEP's inaugural Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader, Michael V. Russo.

“Brighten the Chain: Treaty Commitments” is the opening event of the major educational collaboration Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future II to be held on Monday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. at Syracuse Stage

The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership has announced that Michael V. Russo, the Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon, will be the SEP's inaugural Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader.

The Zipcar program on campus builds on the series of sustainable transportation options available at SU designed to help relieve the burden of fuel and commuting costs.

The Onondaga Citizens League will continue its 2009-2010 study on “What Does it Mean to be Green” with a discussion of green buildings on Monday, Jan. 25.

The December issue of "Sustainable News You Can Use," an electronic newsletter produced by Syracuse University's Sustainability Division, is now available.

On Dec. 7, 2009 the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc., announced it has pledged $1.55 million to the Syracuse CoE as part of a multi-year strategic and collaborative partnership .

It's a showcase of energy efficient design and function.

Syracuse University's Ride Share program allows University community members to register with Parking and Transit Services and match themselves with people from the same area to share the driving responsibilities.

SU has introduced three additional vehicles to its Zipcar fleet—for a total of five.

SU has again earned high marks in several categories of sustainability initiatives.

As part of the Climate Action Plan, SU has committed to becoming climate neutral by 2040.

The certificate of advanced study in sustainable enterprise (CASSE) was developed to engage graduate students from a wide range of academic backgrounds in a trans-disciplinary program.