Building Communities Around Sustainability

Food Summit examines healthy food for Mississippians

OXFORD, Miss. – Answers to the question “how do we get healthy food to Mississippians from the field to the table” will be examined Friday (March 1) during a Food Summit in Oxford. The University of Mississippi Department of Public Policy Leadership and the Appalachian Regional Commission, collaborating with the university’s Trent Lott Leadership Institute,Read the story …

Office of Sustainability

Established in July 2008, the Office of Campus Sustainability will build institutional learning capabilities in support of continual improvement in building design and operations, landscaping, procurement, energy and water conservation, waste minimization, recycling and service provision. We integrate sustainability principles across all operational areas of the university and collaborate with relevant sustainability education and researchRead the story …

Office of Sustainability

Established in July 2008, the Office of Campus Sustainability will build institutional learning capabilities in support of continual improvement in building design and operations, landscaping, procurement, energy and water conservation, waste minimization, recycling and service provision. We integrate sustainability principles across all operational areas of the university and collaborate with relevant sustainability education and researchRead the story …

Organic Oxford: Jim Morrison Discusses Organic Efforts at Ole Miss

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DM: Ole Miss Embraces Energy Conservation Law

A new state law will change the way energy is used in agencies across Mississippi. It requires all state agencies to submit energy management plans and meet energy reduction consumptions by the end of 2010. Read the story.