The sustainability unit within the Office of Planning, Sustainability and Project Management sets forth the university’s sustainability goals outlined in the UIC Climate Commitments and executed via the Climate Action Implementation Plan under the guidance of the Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy.

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UIC Labs Compete in Fourth Annual International Freezer Challenge
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, UIC doubled the number of labs that participated in the challenge in 2019, with eight labs across several different departments participating.
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Opinion: Climate Change is our Focus
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Via OakPark.com. Read full article here: https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/10-22-2019/Climate-change-is-our-focus/ Last month, young people took to the streets in over 150 countries pleading for “adults” to do something in light of the United Nations emergency climate…
Protecting UIC's Peregrine Falcons
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
SIP student Anh Le talks about UIC's Peregrine Falcons on campus and what we can do to help protect these birds and others on campus.
Climate Change and COVID-19
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
SIP student Basmah Nadeem talks about the unique position we find ourselves in with Earth Day 2020 and COVID-19 offering connections between this crisis and the climate crisis, and argues that there are many lessons we can learn.
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Office of Sustainability Annual Report 2019
Friday, November 29, 2019
We guide the Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy (CCSE) to develop strategies to institutionalize the goals, facilitate the execution of the Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP), and offer signature services and programs. Scroll down to…
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Lisa Sanzenbacher Among First to Earn SITES Professional Credential from Green Business Certification Inc.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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Sustainability

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Email: sustainability@uic.edu