green labs
Did you know that thousands of students pass through CU º£½ÇÉçÇø’s General Chemistry Teaching Labs every semester? As a result, small actions for efficiency by each student adds up to large impacts. The staff of the CU º£½ÇÉçÇø General Chemistry Teaching Lab Program have been paying attention to find and implement modifications for sustainability in the teaching labs.
Utilizing the CUSG Energy and Climate Fund, the Environmental Center and Green Labs set out to replace the three most energy-intensive ultra low temperature (ULT) freezers on campus with new, top performing energy-efficient ULT freezers. After
The 26th annual Campus Sustainability awards program recognizes outstanding individuals and departments who demonstrate a sincere commitment to continuing the CU º£½ÇÉçÇø tradition of leadership and student participation in campus sustainability.
CU's helium recycling facility could pave the way towards helium reuse and recovery.
Surveying shows that CU º£½ÇÉçÇø students want access to green chemistry education as part of their chemistry coursework.
The Luger Lab, a Biocemistry labÌýheaded by PIÌýKarolin Luger, hasÌýwon the CU º£½ÇÉçÇø Freezer Challenge, put on by CU Green Labs. The CU º£½ÇÉçÇø competitionÌýhappened in conjunction with theÌýInternational Laboratory Freezer
This year, CU º£½ÇÉçÇø was awarded Honorable Mention in the first-everÌýInternational Laboratory Freezer Challenge,Ìýcoordinated through a partnership between theÌýInternational Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL)ÌýandÌý