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Fall 2009 Call for Project Proposals
Phil Zapfel | September 18, 2009

Apply for project funding from the student Green Fees

 
Sustainability summer interns save thousands
Phil Zapfel, W&M Sustainability Fellow | September 4, 2009

As interns for the Committee on Sustainability (COS), Tyler Koontz '09 and Judi Sclafani '11 spent their summer months evaluating William & Mary's recycling and waste services. Thanks to that work - and a recommendation by the students - the College will now save $40,000 annually.

 
Greenhouse gas emissions reduced 16% since 2002
Phil Zapfel, W&M Sustainability Fellow | August 27, 2009

William & Mary reduced its carbon emissions 16 percent per square foot of building space since 2002, according to the College's first official greenhouse gas inventory released this week.

 
W&M's beautiful, new Miller Hall completed
Erin Zagursky | August 7, 2009

Construction on the 166,000-square-foot Alan B. Miller Hall, located at the corner of Jamestown Road and Ukrop Way, has been completed, and the building is ready for its first full semester of classes beginning Aug. 24.

 
Taller reefs key to oyster restoration
David Malmquist, VIMS | July 31, 2009

Study shows taller reefs in large sanctuaries are key to successful native oyster restoration.

 
W&M ranks high in Princeton Review survey
Brian Whitson | July 28, 2009

William & Mary's faculty, libraries and student contentment help rank the college among the nation's very best in annual Princeton Review ranking.

 
WM names Zapfel ('09) first sustainability fellow
staff | July 17, 2009

William & Mary's Committee on Sustainability named a sustainability fellow for the 2009 -2010 academic year, the first in the school's history.

 
Sustainability Interns to Green W&M Dining Services
jeseku | May 5, 2009

Aramark and William and Mary Dining Services will be hiring three (3) student Sustainability Interns for the 2009-2010 academic year.

 
Living Green: W&M Eco-House Approved
Lauren Edmonds | March 9, 2009

Environmentally sustainable special interest housing approved.

 
Harnessing the Sun's Power
Seth Aubin and Irina Novikova | February 9, 2009

New project will demonstrate the viability of harnessing solar energy to supplement campus power as a part of the College of William and Mary's sustainability initiative.

 
Taking the Chill Off
Pat Van Zandt | January 21, 2009

Is your work area or dorm too cold for your comfort this winter?

 
Swem to Install SensorSwitches
Pat Van Zandt | January 21, 2009

One of the recently-awarded grants from the Committee on Sustainability will go towards energy-saving SensorSwitches.