Join the bicycle program and get free access
to the showers at the campus fitness center.
LEED GoldThe new education and research building at UMass Chan Medical School, named the Paul J. DiMare Center, is certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Buildings Council. See article, March 2025.
Trash walkingImagine saving enough plastic trash bin liners in one year to cover 1,350 football fields. That is just one of the potential benefits of the centralized trash program now in play across the campus. See article, March 2025.
Cold cashA Mass Save incentive program that offers discounts for purchasing energy efficient laboratory grade freezers and refrigerators is gaining popularity across campus. In 2024, UMass Chan labs used the incentive program 25 times to replace old -80° freezers and high-performance refrigerators See article, December 2024.
Holiday clothes swappingThere were plenty of sweaters, most of which are not ugly at all. On Dec. 5, people strolled through the Medical School lobby, some dropping off clothes and all perusing the tables and racks filled with clothing left by others, looking for a stylish fit. See article, December 2024.
Stormwater—we can dig itMost of the rainwater or melting snow that runs off UMass Chan Medical School’s Worcester campus ends up in Lake Quinsigamond. But first, it passes through catch basins in the campus drainage system designed to trap material carried by the water flow and thus protect the lake. See article, June 2024.
UMass Chan is a Bee CampusUMass Chan Medical School is now a certified Bee Campus, meeting standards set by a national organization to help sustain pollinators for their essential role in the health of the environment. See article, May 2024.
Climate change drives curriculum changeFrom the growing range of once-only tropical diseases to the impact of extreme heat and violent storms, the toll on human health wrought by climate change is being integrated into the UMass Chan Medical School curriculum. See article, Feb. 2024.
A bright idea saves energy at Pine Tree lotAll of the lighting poles and fixtures in the Pine Tree parking lot and along South Road adjacent to the lot have been replaced with fixtures that use less than half of the electricity of the old ones, while providing better uniform illumination of the parking area. See article, February 2024.
