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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø has been ranked fourth among baccalaureate institutions in the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index, retaining its gold status through AASHE’s STARS program.

As part of the 2024 cohort of Summer Field School Fellows, Mary Thomas Powell ’26 and Charlie Tourbaf ’25 are conducting hands-on environmental research.

A new study featuring Professor of Earth and Environmental Geosciences Amy Leventer has revealed the presence of canyons off Antarctica that serve as pathways for relatively warm ocean waters to move toward the continent.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø’s annual celebration of sustainability, the 13 Days of Green, kicked off on April 10 this year.

Guacamole dusted with crispy, crushed black ants. Nachos covered in cricket cheese sauce. Brownies flavored with mealworm powder. These were just a few of the entomological delicacies enjoyed by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø students, faculty, and staff during a recent visit by Chef Joseph Yoon, the self-proclaimed edible insect ambassador and founder of Brooklyn Bugs.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø has been recognized as a top performer in the 2023 Sustainable Campus Index, securing the third position among baccalaureate institutions.

At the Office of Sustainability’s Free Store, students can take home a variety of goods, free of charge.

April 10–22, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø celebrated 13 Days of Green, inspiring and empowering students, faculty, and staff to embrace a sustainable future.

On March 9, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø welcomed Robin Wall Kimmerer to Memorial Chapel for a talk on her bestselling book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants.

In this episode of 13, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø’s sustainability staff members talk biomass — the primary heat source for the University — and how burning locally sourced wood chips helped Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø on its path to carbon neutrality.