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MEd in Environmental Education

  • Florida State University (FL)

The Master's Degree in Environmental Education is offered through the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and provides a comprehensive graduate program that prepares future professionals …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Engineering (MS)

  • University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)

The M. S. E. V. is a research-oriented degree in which the student writes, as a major part of the degree requirements, a thesis that defines, examines, and reports in …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Land Rehabilitation (MS)

  • Montana State University (MT)

This (cross-departmental) program emphasizes soil, vegetation and water sciences, and graduates are expected to be well versed in these areas in addition to the student's particular area of interest.

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Student Summit Opening Keynote with Varshini Prakash

  • Sunrise Movement (DC)

Varshini Prakash is the executive director and co-founder of Sunrise Movement, a movement of young people working to stop climate change, take back our democracy from Big Oil, and elect …

  • Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Science & Environmental Journalism (MA)

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Genetically modified foods … climate change … vaccines … stem cell research … evolution. Americans persistently misunderstand, misrepresent or disregard the science behind these hot-button issues and others. Courses in …

  • Posted July 10, 2020
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Campus Master Plan

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)

The UW- Madison's Campus Master Plan interweaves conservation, preservation, and sustainability through major transportation, landscape, green infrastructure, and other institution initiatives.

  • Posted Oct. 28, 2022
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Ecosystem Science & Policy; Marine Ecosystems & Society (BA/BS)

  • University of Miami (FL)

The Ecosystem Science and Policy program offers two undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Science (B. S. ) and a Bachelor of Arts (B. A. ). Students earning a B. S. …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Making Carbon Neutrality a Reality at Cornell

  • Cornell University (NY)

Cornell's 2035 neutrality goal is motivated by the belief that we have a responsibility to generate global solutions while addressing our own emissions by developing and demonstrating scalable solutions in …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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5 kW Rooftop Array: Admissions & Alumni Building

  • Seattle University (WA)

The Admissions & Alumni building's rooftop solar panels generate 3% of the building's electrical needs. The Student Center has solar panels mounted on a pole, the south wall and roof. …

  • Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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University of Delaware Energy Institute

  • University of Delaware (DE)

The overall mission of the University of Delaware Energy Institute is to marshal and expand the University's science, engineering, and public policy expertise in new and emerging energy technologies and, …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The university's role in sustainable development: Activating entrepreneurial scholars as agents of change

  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Inholland University of Applied Sciences
  • LM Thapar School of Management

The role of (entrepreneurial) universities as change agents in regional economic development has been highlighted previously, but how they can drive regional sustainable development in developing countries has been largely …

  • Posted April 5, 2019
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Beyond Buzzwords: Deconstructing Justice within Sustainability

  • University of California, Berkeley (CA)

Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become tokenized buzzwords within sustainability in higher education. As sustainability professionals, how do we deconstruct these words to the systemic issues of racial, ethnic, economic, …

  • Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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The Inside View on Factors That Affect Progress Towards Sustainability in Higher Education

  • Antioch University Midwest (OH)

The magnitude of change required for most campuses to make significant progress towards sustainability is profound. In spite of the ever-increasing number of campuses hiring sustainability officers, directors, coordinators and …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Environmental Geoscience (Emphasis)

  • Idaho State University (ID)

A geology master's degree may be awarded with the annotation “Emphasis in Environmental Geoscience” added if the student completes the requirements for a master's degree plus at least 9 credits …

  • Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Environment and Resources (PhD)

  • Stanford University (CA)

E-IPER's PhD in Environment and Resources degree program is designed to enable students to become first-rate interdisciplinary researchers and acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in both academic and …

  • Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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USG Sustainability Committee Fund

  • University of Denver (CO)

The Sustainability Committee, known as SusCom for short, is dedicated to motivating and activating the student body toward a more sustainable lifestyle by providing funding for various sustainability- and environmentally-related …


Water Science (BS)

  • University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's water science major includes instruction in water science, natural resources, biological and physical sciences and mathematics and statistics, as well as in the humanities, social sciences …

  • Posted Aug. 30, 2018
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Environmental Science (BA)

  • Northwest University (WA)

Since the beginning of time, humans have been tasked with a special job: being stewards of God's creation. And we're still figuring out how to best care for the oceans, …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental & Land Use Law Certification

  • University of Virginia (VA)

One of the greatest challenges facing the world today is to foster sustainable communities and ensure the environment's long-term health. Meeting this challenge requires land use and environmental policies grounded …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Campus-Wide Change: Turn Down for Watt

  • Northern Michigan University (MI)

Northern Michigan University's EcoReps and Facilities Management hosted the first Turn Down the Lights campaign during Sustainability Week in March 2018. During this week, corridor lights were turned off in …

  • Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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From Controversy to Collaboration: Case Studies for Environmental Community Engagement

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

Campus sustainability professionals are well positioned to lead public engagement and environmental community relations efforts for their college or university. One obvious reason is that environmental impacts from the institution's …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Advocating for Sustainability

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

During Fall 2015, the Sustainability Advocate program was instated in each of the Panhellenic sorority chapters with house facilities at the University of Arizona. The advocate's job is to educate …

  • Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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10 kW Ground Mount Array: Harvard Forest

  • Harvard University (MA)

A renewable energy source was commissioned at Harvard Forest in 2007. Moss Hollow, LLC (Lunenburg, MA) completed installation of a 10KW solar array next to the new Facilities Barn. Support …

  • Posted Oct. 19, 2011
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138 kW Roof Top Mount Global Change Institute Building

  • University of Queensland (QLD)

The Global Change Institute (GCI) living building is UQ's flagship sustainability project, providing a focal point for the university’s initiative in sustainable education and research.

The GCI building has been …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

  • University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)

The mission of the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS or the Center) is to research, develop, and advance sustainable food and agricultural systems that are environmentally sound, …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Making a difference by marking the difference: constituting in-between spaces for sustainability learning

  • Leuphana University of Lüneburg

Transdisciplinarity as a mode of addressing sustainability challenges was a guiding principle in establishing Germany's first Faculty of Sustainability at Leuphana University of Lüneburg in 2010. The different study programs …


Natural Resource Ecology and Management (MS)

  • Oklahoma State University (OK)

Graduate programs in the Department offer the MS in Natural Resource Ecology and Management with specializations in Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology, Forest Resources, Rangeland Ecology and Management, and Wildlife Ecology …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2019
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The Bearathon: Striving to be America's greenest student-run half marathon

  • Baylor University (TX)

The Bearathon is a student-led half-marathon and 5k held every spring semester and serves as the Student Foundation's main fund raising event. Over the course of the last two years …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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How university students assess the planetary boundaries: A global empirical study

  • Technical University of Dortmund
  • Goethe University Frankfurt

In order to effectively address global environmental problems, it is important that future decision-makers in society are aware of the safe operation space for humans, which is limited by the …

  • Posted June 15, 2023
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Pittsburgh Climate Initiative In Review

  • Carnegie Mellon University (PA)

The Pittsburgh Climate Initiative (PCI) is a collaborative effort designed to lead Pittsburgh's residents, businesses, government, and institutions of higher learning in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The Pittsburgh …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Ralphies Green Stampede: Innovative Zero Waste Events at CU-Boulder

  • University of Colorado Boulder (CO)

In 2008, Folsom Field became the first major sports stadium in the nation, professional or collegiate, to collect all materials in recycling or compost containers, eliminate trash cans and transform …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Engaging Housekeeping Staff for Zero Waste Success

  • The Ohio State University (OH)

Contamination of single-stream recycling is one of the most significant obstacles to waste diversion. While campus culture promotes recycling, users do not reliably recycle correctly. The result is a contaminated …

  • Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Beyond problem solving: Engineering and the public good in the 21st century

  • University of Sydney (NSW)

Problem solving is upheld as a defining feature of engineering identity, and the ability to solve problems is built into engineering curricula as a learning outcome and a graduate attribute. …


STARS and GRI: Finding the Common Ground

  • Ball State University (IN)

This paper describes a comparative examination of these respective Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and makes clear the value in using both reporting tools as universities seek to position their sustainability efforts …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Mitigating Air Travel Emissions: Measuring, Pricing and Collaboration

  • Arizona State University (AZ)
  • Duke University (NC)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
  • University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

Presenters will discuss their approaches to tracking airline miles, estimating emissions, and counter-acting these emissions. Carbon neutral air travel requires data availability to accurately estimate emissions, but perhaps a larger …

  • Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Diversity in Higher Education Information Technology: From Today's Workforce to Tomorrow's Leaders

  • University of Richmond (VA)

The information technology (IT) workforce serves many vital functions in higher education, supporting campus computing needs ranging from advanced research and business and administrative operations to student learning and technology …

  • Posted Sept. 5, 2019
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Bentley Arena

  • Bentley University (MA)

Bentley Arena, the nation's first LEED Platinum certified standalone ice arena.


Aramark Supporting Arizona State University's Commitment to Zero Waste through Operations and Educational Outreach

  • Aramark (PA)

Monitoring the waste stream by minimizing our environmental footprint by reducing, reusing, and recycling waste. Supporting closed loop waste management processes and committing to innovative practices to reach an absolute …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Ocean Research

  • Columbia University (NY)

The World Surf League is investing $1.5 million in first-year funding for ocean science at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory as part of an innovative new philanthropy called WSL PURE. …

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Bull's Cycle Challenge

  • University of South Florida St. Petersburg (FL)
  • University of South Florida (FL)

April is here and it is time to enjoy the amazing Florida weather on a BIKE!!

The Office of sustainability, Student Government and The Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF), at …

  • Posted April 21, 2021
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Stronger Together - Aligning Milwaukee's Institutions and Civic Agencies for Large-Scale Renewables

  • Marquette University (WI)
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College (WI)
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)

Urban land use, regulated utility markets, and up-front financing play into the challenges for renewable energy in Milwaukee, WI, as it does for many institutions across the country. On-site installations …

  • Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Green Gurus Unite! Discussing the Promise and Perils of Becoming Your School's Moral Compass

  • University of Louisville (KY)
  • Aramark (PA)

We were flooded with requests to set something up to continue the conversation at the conclusion of our lively, well-attended 30-minute 'High Priests of Sustainability?!' presentation at AASHE 2017. This …

  • Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Serving Sustainability to Sun Devils: ASU's Award for Ecologically Healthy Food Services

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

Serving Sustainability to Sun Devils is Arizona State University's award program for ecologically healthy food services. The mission of Serving Sustainability to Sun Devils is to provide a comprehensive mechanism …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Who's Afraid of Goods & Services? Prioritization in a Vast Scope 3 Category

  • Yale University (CT)

Has your institution struggled with choosing which categories within “Purchased Goods and Services” and “Capital Goods” to focus your efforts on? This session aims to help you assess this, not …

  • Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Green Fee

  • Hollins University (VA)

Funds will be collected by the university each semester from all undergraduate students and directed toward environmental projects that directly support the university's commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas production …


Soil Erosion Service Project

  • Oregon State University-Cascades Campus (OR)

Students, staff, and faculty at the OSU-Cascades participated in an erosion control service project lead by OSU-Cascades Sustainability Program on a construction site on Oregon State University's campus in Bend, …

  • Posted April 29, 2021
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Alternative Energy Initiatives

  • University of Idaho (ID)

This $1.75 per full time student, per semester fee provides funding to innovative student-led campus projects relating to alternative energy and green infrastructure to further the university's goal of carbon …


Building Powerful Partnerships: Lessons from Portland's Climate Action Collaborative

  • Portland State University (OR)

There is growing interest in partnerships between universities and communities and how such collaborations can help address the wicked challenges facing the world today. This article traces the development of …

  • Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Cornell University Moves Beyond Coal

  • Cornell University (NY)

One of the biggest roadblocks on the climate neutrality pathway is coal. Approximately 50% of our nation's electricity comes from coal. In 2008, 13,000 tons of coal was associated with …

  • Posted June 29, 2010
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McGill Celebrates its STARS Platinum Rating

  • McGill University (QC)

The McCall MacBain Arts building lit in green in order to celebrate McGill University's achievement of a Platinum STARS rating in March 2024. Thanks to the efforts of the McGill …