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Purpose: Universities are driving a creative and innovative approach to economic, social, and environmental change in line with the directions set by the Sustainable Development Goals. Green universities are higher education institutions that educate global citizens about the most important environmental challenges and shape their awareness, strive to minimize the environmental footprint of campus activities, and enable students and staff to understand and engage in ongoing research and development to work towards environmental sustainability and make it a priority. The aim of the article is to present the research in terms of the developing the concept of green and sustainable university. Design/methodology/approach: The research is based on the results of the international UI GreenMetric ranking. The research verifies the regression relationships between the evaluation of the costs of universities for energy conservation and climate change and their overall total evaluation and provides conclusions about the efficiency of sustainable universities. Findings: The analysis shows that the practices and initiatives at universities have to be accelerated towards sustainable development. In order to support universities in their green transformation, it is, therefore, necessary to create a research program and tools to support them at the national and regional levels. Research limitations/implications: We used The UI GreenMetric ranking. However, it is worth checking what criteria other such rankings follow and comparing their results. Social implications There is a weakness in cooperation between universities at sharing knowledge of successful management, implementation, research, and teaching in area of sustainable university change. To improve the situation, it is necessary to create a universal model for the maturity of a green university. Originality/value: The results of the analysis prove that the concept of green universities, although widely discussed and presented in global politics and rankings, does not find a corresponding level of practical application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study was conducted to determine the association of the common allele on chromosome 9p21 and poor glycemic control with a higher incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Results confirmed that the incidence of CAD was higher in patients with the 9p21 chromosome variant along with poor glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.

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