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2024 Emory Lab Freezer Challenge Contestants

Posted on July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

Congratulations to the participants of Emory University’s 2024 Lab Freezer Challenge: Priya D’Souza — Barr & Ryan Lab Muna Ahmad — Sudmeier Lab Nadia Aziz — Quave Lab Zeel H. … Continue Reading →

Cherry Street Energy Partnership Helps Emory Further Energy Vision, Economic Inclusion

Posted on October 28, 2020October 30, 2020

By: Clare McCarthy, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives On August 7, Emory’s 1599 Clifton Road Building became the first campus rooftop to house a solar installation through a … Continue Reading →

Emory Awarded EPA Grant for Exploration of On-Campus System for Food Waste Processing and Renewable Energy Generation

Posted on October 27, 2020January 31, 2025

By: Clare McCarthy, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently selected Emory University as 1 of 12 recipients of its 2020 Sustainable Materials Management … Continue Reading →

Emory celebrates launch of newly installed solar panels

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020

A small ceremony on Friday, Aug. 7, celebrated the operation of newly installed solar panels on the rooftop of Emory University’s 1599 Building on Clifton Road. This is the first … Continue Reading →

Partnership Highlight: Michael Chanin, CEO of Cherry Street Energy

Posted on June 22, 2020June 23, 2020

Partnership Highlight: Michael Chanin, CEO of Cherry Street Energy, Shares about Shine On Workforce Development Program By: Christie Jones, Office of Sustainability Initiatives Intern, June 2020 Emory University recently partnered … Continue Reading →

Emory’s Sustainability Innovator Awards honor students, faculty and staff

Posted on April 14, 2020April 20, 2020

Since 2007, the Office of Sustainability Initiatives has recognized sustainability champions of Emory University and Emory Healthcare by celebrating their inspiring and committed work with the Robert S. Hascall Sustainability Innovator … Continue Reading →

Emory receives Department of Energy’s Accelerating Smart Labs Award for Program Development and Implementation

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

By Jamie Lutz, OSI Intern According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a typical laboratory is 3-to-4 times more energy intensive than an average commercial building and can account … Continue Reading →

Annual recycling competition diverts almost 400 tons of waste from landfills

Posted on February 12, 2020February 15, 2020

Emory Report | Feb. 12, 2020 Each year Emory Recycles and the Office of Sustainability Initiatives hold a recycling competition to determine which university building has the greatest increase in … Continue Reading →

Emory Voices: Science-Inspired Sustainable Behaviors

Posted on February 4, 2020February 15, 2020

In the May 31, 2019 issue of Science, young scientists lent their perspectives on personal sustainable behavior change in the article NextGen Voices: Science-inspired sustainable behavior. The Emory Office of … Continue Reading →

Learn About Campus Lighting: An Interview with Kevin Keefe, Electrical Engineer at Emory University

Posted on February 1, 2020February 8, 2020

By Leanna Ehrlich, OSI Intern Emory University’s commitment to sustainability over the last decade includes updating one of the largest uses of energy on campus: lighting fixtures. OSI recently spoke … Continue Reading →

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