U Michigan Connects Two Solar Arrays Totaling 730 KW
The university's North Campus now includes both rooftop photovoltaic panels and solar carports with a combined generating capacity of approximately 730 kilowatts. These sites raise the combined solar electric generation on-campus to 2.5 megawatts out of the university's goal of developing 25 megawatts of solar generation across university properties.
U North Carolina Greensboro Links Community-Engaged Research to SDGs
Over the last year, the university aligned all of its community engaged research with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals using Collaboratory. Collaboratory began at the university’s Institute for Community and Economic Engagement as a solution for organizing and reporting campus-wide community engagement activity.
U Minnesota Moves Forward to Return Land to Indigenous Community
The university recently supported the transfer of 3,400 acres of the Cloquet Forestry Center land, the primary research and education forest for the university, to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. This action fulfills recommendations for the return of Indigenous lands from the TRUTH Project: Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing. Moving forward, the university will partner with the Fond du Lac Band to finalize agreements that create new opportunities to strengthen forestry and natural resources education, research and stewardship.
U Chicago to Offer Free Tuition to Families With Income Below $250K
Starting in Autumn 2027, the university will guarantee free tuition for undergraduate students from families that have annual income less than $250,000. It will also provide free housing and meals and other fees for students from families with income less than $125,000.
