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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volunteers helps weed in the garden, with t-shirt reading
Native Plant Garden Weeding Event
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
On a gorgeous sunny May morning, the Office of Planning, Sustainability and Project Management (PSPM) organized a Native Prairie Garden Hands-On Maintenance Workday event to educate UIC faculty and staff about native garden…
three members of the UIC Heritage Garden stand smiling in front of an open suitcase that contains seeds and educational print-outs.
PSPM Partners with UIC Latino Cultural Center to Launch Seed Library Crowdfunding Campaign
Monday, April 12, 2021
In 2015, UIC Heritage Garden students used a carry-on sized suitcase to design and build a mobile seed library. This lime green suitcase  full of seeds has since sprouted into a tool kit…
Food from the UI Hospital has been packaged in aluminum containers and is ready to be transported to Fransiscan House, a nearby homeless shelter.
UIC Students Collect Most Food for Homeless of any Campus Nationwide
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
In the Fall of 2020, volunteers with UIC’s Food Recovery Network (FRN) chapter collected 7,589 pounds of food and donated it to area homeless shelters. UIC has been recognized for the achievement of…
students and staff next to the Tree Campus USA banner
PSPM Sustainability Team Annual Report 2020
Monday, November 30, 2020
This year, the Office of Sustainability grew because we were combined into the Office of Planning, Sustainability, and Project Management (PSPM) under the direction of Dave Taeyaerts, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Planning, Sustainability, and…
Bikes locked to a bike rack underneath the Science and Engineering Office Building.
UIC Distributes Biking Survey as Part of Bicycle Friendly University Re-Certification
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
With bike parking at nearly every campus building, a Divvy membership discount for student and employees, and many additional resources available to cyclists, the University of Illinois Chicago has maintained its certification as…
a woman in front of a lab desk, using a pipette in an experiment.
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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