News Articles

Researchers surveyed surgeons on operating room waste and found that a majority acknowledged contributing to waste and were willing to adjust their workflow to reduce waste.

UVA wins gold in the Virginia Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards for reducing single-use plastics, such as water bottles, cutlery and dining ware.

UVA joins 90+ organizations and companies across America as part of the Department of Energy's first cohort of partners in the national Better Climate Challenge.

UVA has updated its building standards required for all future construction projects to further progress toward its goals to be carbon neutral by 2030 and fossil fuel free by 2050.

Got ideas for how to use the 4-panel solar micro-grid on Grounds? Enter your ideas by Friday, December 17!

UVA's Felder Lab, which focuses on clinical chemistry and medical automation, won our 2021 Freezer Challenge for saving energy. Congratulations!

UVA Health's Sustainability Work Group hustles diligently to make UVA a more environmentally friendly place. A recent project earned the UVA Medical Center more than $108,000.

The program has saved the University approximately $28.7 million in energy costs since 2009.

Taking a Renewable Energy Systems class led student Erik Toor to get real about sustainability and start the CVille Solar Project.