What UMBC is Doing

44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020

397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016

26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020

Over 20 sustainability web tools to explore campus features, review green data, and measure your own impact

UMBC has a history of working to implement sustainable practices on campus while also researching sustainable opportunities in the classroom. These actions create and demonstrate positive social, economic, and environmental impacts both locally and globally. 

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AASHE STARS Seal Gold

second nature marks of distinction

2021 MDE Sustainability Leadership Award Winner

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UMBC leads in environmental science & tech. research

Dr Hrabowski extols UMBC's advances & in earth sciences

From the 2013 Legislative Testimony, Dr Freeman Hrabowski, III, UMBC President   According to the Higher Education Research & Development Survey, the campus ranks 18th nationally in...

Posted: March 11, 2013, 9:56 AM

Recirculating aquaculture to farm fish more sustainably

UMBC’s Dept. of Marine Biotech. is taking on the challenge

Fishing Without a Net In UMBC’s Department of Marine Biotechnology, Yonathan Zohar and his colleagues are creating sustainable fish farms that may revolutionize our notions of fishing and...

Posted: February 11, 2013, 12:42 PM

Research Scientist reduces runoff protecting Chesapeake Bay

Schwartz reduces compaction of soil, increasing infiltration

GREEN AND CLEAN Can Maryland’s green spaces help keep the Chesapeake Bay cleaner? Source: UMBC Magazine Stuart S. Schwartz, a senior research scientist at UMBC’s Center for Urban...

Posted: February 11, 2013, 12:35 PM