 | Recycling Improves on Campus For the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2010 the campus posted an annual recycling rate of nearly 23 percent, as measured by tonnage of waste material leaving the campus. In the first four months of the current fiscal year, the rate has jumped to 30 percent. |
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 | More Preferred Parking Spots for Carpoolers Historically, the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the Medical School’s Worcester campus has been the car tailpipes of people who drive to campus each day, often one person per car. |
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 | For a Greener Holiday Season The sustainability goals at the Medical School extend beyond the limits of the campus. If students, faculty and staff adopt sustainable practices in elements of their home life, then we move closer to the overarching goal of a more sustainable community. |
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 | Growing Green at the Statehouse The Medical School was honored recently at the Massachusetts Statehouse with the presentation of a 2010 Leading by Example Award from the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs in recognition of the school’s successful initiatives to improve energy efficiency and sustainability on campus. |