Recycling bins on the Coral Gables campus
>> 220

Tons of waste the University recycled last year
>> 18

Tons of paper the average American uses in a lifetime
>> 18

Gallons of oil conserved by recycling 18 tons of paper
>> 6,840

DNA samples UM researchers and colleagues analyzed in a recent multiple sclerosis study
>> 23,000

Estimated total genes in the human genome
>> 23,000

Single-letter variations in DNA coding researchers scanned in the MS study
>> 500,000

Letters sent per year to the Postal Service’s Operation Santa Claus in New York
>> 500,000

Routes the Wellness Center measured for its Walking Counts program
>> 1,300

Length of the route between the Ponce Garage and the Memorial Building
>> 0.91 miles

Average time to walk 0.91 miles
>> 16.5 minutes

Time it would take track star Michael Johnson to run 0.91 miles
>> 2.4 minutes

Sources: University of Miami Business Services, Clean Air Council, United States Department of Agriculture, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, BBC News, The New York Times, University of Miami Wellness and Recreation, USA Track and Field