Sustainability
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Third annual Commons Unplugged week celebrates sustainability
The third annual Commons Unplugged environmental awareness week—from Saturday, Feb. 18, to Saturday, Feb. 25—will celebrate sustainability, natural resource conservation and energy conservation through various events focusing on Vanderbilt’s first-year student population. Read MoreFeb 14, 2017
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Gilligan, Vandenbergh win Morrison Prize for climate change article
Two Vanderbilt professors have won the $10,000 Morrison Prize for their article on sustainability. Read MoreFeb 9, 2017
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New AAU energy research webpage features VU research
Vanderbilt researchers who “MacGyvered” high-performance batteries from junkyard scraps are featured in a new webpage on energy research created by the Association of American Universities. Read MoreFeb 7, 2017
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Are you the greenest group on campus?
The 2017 basketball sustainability competition, presented by Waste Management, Vanderbilt Athletics, and the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office, invites all Vanderbilt groups, teams, departments, classes and campus organizations to compete for the title of “greenest group on campus.” Read MoreJan 4, 2017
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Follow these tips to make your holidays greener
Want to reduce your impact this holiday season? Here are a few tips from SustainVU’s Holiday Greening Guide to make your holiday a little greener this year. Read MoreDec 21, 2016
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Zeppos invites Vanderbilt community to join transportation working groups
A series of working groups comprising students, faculty and staff is launching at the Wond’ry, the university’s new innovation center, to generate recommendations about the future of transportation on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreOct 31, 2016
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Vanderbilt greenhouse gas emissions down 11 percent in one year
Vanderbilt's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have dropped 11 percent in one year and 27 percent from their 2008 peak, according to an updated inventory of the university’s GHG emissions release by Vanderbilt Facilities. Read MoreOct 28, 2016
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Don’t forget to power down before fall break
Vanderbilt community members who are going to be away from their residence hall, office or home for an extended period of time over fall break should remember to power down before they leave. Doing so is a great way to reduce energy consumption and its impact on the environment. Read MoreOct 7, 2016
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Rooted Community Health wins football ‘Greenest Group on Campus’ award
Rooted Community Health has been named winner of the 2016 Vanderbilt Football Sustainability Competition. Read MoreOct 5, 2016
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Using nanotechnology to give fuel cells more oomph
Researchers from Vanderbilt University have developed porous polymer-fiber electrodes that may make fuel cells more powerful. Read MoreAug 8, 2016
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Celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week Aug. 7–13
Celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week Aug. 7–13 by visiting the Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Vanderbilt Medical Center Plaza, or by checking out one of the many local farmers’ markets in Nashville. Read MoreAug 3, 2016
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Tips for beating the heat: Save energy on campus and at home
As the thermostat tops out this summer, don’t let your energy use follow the same trend. Read MoreJul 26, 2016
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Power down before leaving for the holiday
Let fireworks be the only thing lighting up the sky this holiday weekend. Read MoreJun 28, 2016
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Hawkins Field outfitted with energy-saving LED lights
Hawkins Field, home of Vanderbilt’s national championship baseball team, has replaced all existing High-Intensity Discharge (HID) fixtures on the field with fewer Light-Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures. Read MoreApr 28, 2016
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Patel lab named ‘greenest group on campus’
The lab of Maulik Patel, assistant professor of biological sciences and cell and developmental biology, has been named winner of the 2016 Vanderbilt Basketball Sustainability Competition. Read MoreFeb 12, 2016
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Eos Project funds environmental awareness planning and programming projects on campus
Eos-funded projects include curriculum development, reading series, speakers, seminars and more. Read MoreFeb 12, 2016
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Paris Climate Agreement subject of public lecture, roundtable at Vanderbilt Wednesday, Jan. 13
The Paris Climate Agreement is the subject of a lecture by a Columbia University law professor and a roundtable discussion to be introduced by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Both events will be held at Vanderbilt Law School Jan. 13. Read MoreJan 8, 2016
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Harnessing the power of computers to create a sustainable future
Harnessing the power of computers to help create an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable future – that is the purpose of a major new grant issued by the National Science Foundation. Read MoreJan 8, 2016
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Power down and reduce waste over the holidays
Before you leave campus for the holidays, please take a moment to shut off lights and appliances, unplug electronics and lower thermostats. Read on for more tips on how to make your holidays a little greener this year. Read MoreDec 15, 2015
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Vanderbilt students place second in national clothes-recycling drive
Vanderbilt students diverted more than 20,000 old garments from landfills during the Clothes the Loop College Cup drive. Read MoreDec 3, 2015