UNC GREEN LABS HOSTS DR. PATRICIA BASTA IN FALL 2021 LECTURE
On December 9th, UNC Green Labs hosted our last quarterly talk of the year with Dr. Patricia Basta of UNC’s own BioSpecimen Processing Facility. This past August, Dr. Basta’s Lab won The Freezer Challenge, a nationwide cold storage contest coordinated … Read more
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Green Labs Certification Program for Fall 2021
The certification program at UNC Green Labs is finally here! There are five levels of Green Labs Certification: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Green. To become certified, begin by clicking this link to download the Green Labs Certification V1 application as … Read more
UNC’s Basta Lab wins 2021 Freezer Challenge!
This past August, UNC’s own BioSpecimen Processing Facility, lead by Dr. Patricia Basta, won The Freezer Challenge, a cold storage contest coordinated by My Green Lab and the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories. Over two hundred and twenty-two labs, representing 113 research … Read more
Summer 2021 Lecture about Disposable Mask Recycling with Dr. Shine
In July 2021, UNC Green Labs received a recorded lecture about Fisher’s TerraCycle recycling programs from Dr. Shine, one of Fisher’s reps at UNC. She focused on how both the disposable mask and nitrile glove recycling programs work, as well … Read more
UNC Green Labs Hosts Blair Pollock in Spring 2020 Lecture
On Tuesday, February 18, UNC Green Labs Hosted Blair Pollock from Orange County Solid Waste for our Spring 2020 lecture. Mr. Pollock, as a longtime solid waste expert, provided some valuable insight about methods labs can use to reduce plastic … Read more
UNC Green Labs meets with the chancellor to discuss future endeavors
On Thursday, Aug. 29, UNC Green Labs met with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz. UNC Green Labs gave a presentation on what the organization does, in hopes of future support from the Chancellor. The presentation was about current programs and implementations as … Read more
UNC Green Labs holds first quarterly talk about how to recycle right
On Monday, Sept. 23, UNC Green Labs held their first quarterly talk. During this meeting, Amy Preble and Olivia Gambocarto from UNC’s Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, gave a presentation on their Recycling Right campaign. “Olivia Gambocarto and … Read more
Green Spotlight: Elaine Wauthier
UNC lab manager takes extra steps to divert waste Elaine Wauthier is a Research Analyst in the department of Cell Biology and Physiology. As manager and researcher in Lola Reid’s lab in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Elaine … Read more
Carolina People: Meet Obadele (Obie) St. George of Energy Services
Carolina People is a feature in each issue of the University Gazette that asks UNC-Chapel Hill employees questions about the work they do. Obadele (Obie) St. George is an Energy Engineer at UNC Energy Management who helps identify energy-saving opportunities … Read more