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UR Green News
Volume 2 Issue 12
April 28, 2013
Rochester Earns an "A-"College Sustainability Report Card
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O'Brien Hall earns LEED Gold certification for sustainable design and construction
April 22, 2013: The University of Rochester's newest campus residence, O'Brien Hall, has earned LEED® Gold certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) for its sustainable construction, landscaping, and operations. O'Brien Hall is the first LEED-recognized building on River Campus and joins the Medical Center's Saunders Research Building—also LEED Gold—in the University's official portfolio.
Latest News
April 10, 2013
Phi Beta Kappa Panel Discussion "Perspectives on Hydrofracking: Implications of Shale Gas Extraction for New York"
Watch archived video of panel discussion, download presentation slides
March 29, 2013
University's Data Center Earns Recognition for Energy Efficiency
Rochester Review: March 2013
"Green is everyone's business" Alumna Irene Berkowitz Stillings ’61 to head new Green Chamber of Commerce
February 28, 2013
Former Secretary of Energy Steven Chu '70 to deliver commencement address
Upcoming Events
"Protecting the Great Lakes Forever" (.pdf)
Forum: April 25 at MCC
Workshops: April 26 at RIT
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar
Friday, April 26, 3 p.m.
Hutchison Hall