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Answer the Sustainability-Related Trivia and Win a Banner Bag or a Tote Bag

Earth day Celebration 2024 @ AUC Tahrir CultureFest

  • American University in Cairo (Cairo)

Sunday, April 21, 2024 Reconnecting People: Better Together Reveal of the Third Edition of AUC's Sustainability Report, 2024: Learn about AUC's newest sustainability report, which showcases our University ...

  • Posted April 24, 2024
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Earth Day Recycling Drive

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
  • Casella (VT)

Student group Waste Watchers, the MIT Office of Sustainability staff, and MIT's waste hauler Casella led an Earth Day event to collect small electronics for specialty recycling. The event ...

  • Posted April 24, 2024
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MIT adds another pollinator garden installation

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)

MIT students at MacGregor House worked with horticulturalist Grace Coburn to plant two new raised gardens filled with pollinator plants. The planter gardens are the latest installation building off MIT ...

  • Posted April 23, 2024
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Earth Day Beach Cleanup

  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory held a beach cleanup for their beach on the campus. This was organized through the Sustainability Committee as an attempt to bring the lab community together ...

  • Posted April 23, 2024
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UM wishes Happy World Earth Day 2024: Planet vs Plastic!

Happy World Earth Day 2024: Planet Vs Plastic! UM promotes its Action Plan on Single-Use Plastics and Disposable Items Reduction

  • University of Malaya

Universiti Malaya Sustainable Development Centre (UMSDC) wishes all of you Happy World Earth Day 2024 with the theme 'Planet vs Plastic'

We invite you to join us with our 4 ...

  • Posted April 23, 2024
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Trash Talk and Eco Actions: ISU's Green Gathering

Live Green, Speak Green: Sustainable Stories from Iowa State University

  • Iowa State University (IA)

Captured on the vibrant South Library Lawn, this moment epitomizes the spirit of Earth Day at Iowa State University. Here, students, faculty, and Ames community unite, exemplified by a lively ...

  • Posted April 23, 2024
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Students earn a coveted t-shirt by learning from over 20 campus and community organizations on Earth Day

Beat the Hell Outta (BTHO) Climate Change

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Texas A&M University students learn from over 20 campus and community organizations at a Campus Earth Day event in Rudder Plaza to earn a BTHO Climate Change t-shirt.

  • Posted April 23, 2024
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Lyon Software Earth Day 2024 Clean Up

  • Lyon Software (OH)

The Lyon Software team cleaned up our business park for Earth Day.

  • Posted April 23, 2024
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Two UNC Charlotte students plant a tree

UNC Charlotte Campus Beautification Day

  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)

University of North Carolina Charlotte staff, students, faculty, and alumni planted trees and picked up litter around campus on April 17th in celebration of Earth Month.

  • Posted April 23, 2024
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Sparty Taking a Ride on Our Blender Bike

How Michigan State University and Sparty Celebrate Earth Month

  • Michigan State University (MI)

These pictures are from our Environmental Education Fair that Michigan State University's Office of Sustainability hosted in partnership with MSU student leadership. Our beloved mascot Sparty came to visit ...

  • Posted April 17, 2024
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Get all the 17 SDGs!

Get all the 17 SDGs for the Earth

  • Mahidol University (Bangkok)

At Mahidol University, we work hard to push SDGs agenda to all members. We don't just teach about SDGs, but we live the SDGs.

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Biggest Hour For Earth

  • Technological University Dublin (Dublin)

Campaign message:

The countdown for Earth Hour is on! Since its beginnings, Earth Hour has been known for the symbolic 'lights off' in support of our planet. But this year ...

The Sink, a student-run coffee shop, implements reusable dishware and fair trade coffee when serving beverages at the Tufts University campus center.

Reusable Goods Used at Student Run Coffee Shop

  • Tufts University (MA)

The Sink, a student-run coffee shop, implements reusable dishware and fair trade coffee when serving beverages at the Tufts University campus center.

06/02/2021 - Boston, Mass. - Dr. Maribel Rios, Professor of Neuroscience , poses for a photo in her lab with Stella Xiyun Chen, doctoral candidate in Neuroscience, and Alice Meng, doctoral candidate in Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology, on June 2, 2021. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)

Sustainability researchers at Tufts University

  • Tufts University (MA)

Dr. Maribel Rios, Professor of Neuroscience at Tufts University, in her lab with Stella Xiyun Chen, doctoral candidate in Neuroscience, and Alice Meng, doctoral candidate in Cellular, Molecular and Developmental ...

Designing Antiracism Curricula Fellowship Program

Designing Antiracism Curricula Fellowship Program

  • Boston University (MA)

The Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University launched a new fellowship program in Fall 2022 that provides financial support to enable faculty members to develop or redesign courses within ...

A student has their picture taken while holding a caterpillar at a biodiversity event with The Caterpillar Lab during Brandeis' Year of Climate Action

Photos of Brandeis' Year of Climate Action

  • Brandeis University (MA)

For supporting the SCI 2023 publication, photos of Brandeis' Year of Climate Action

All incoming first-year and transfer undergraduate students at Cornell University complete a new sustainability module online entitled "Mission Sustainability"

Closing the Sustainability Skills Gap,

  • Cornell University (NY)

Submitting these images for blurb going into the SCI : Please submit one or more images for consideration by Friday, September 1 to AASHE’s Campus Sustainability Hub by following the ...

A summer graduate fellow with the USC Dornsife Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Lanja Karadaghi, demonstrates the research they are conducting in the lab.

Environmental Lab Research

  • University of Southern California (CA)

A summer graduate fellow with the USC Dornsife Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Lanja Karadaghi, demonstrates the research they are conducting in the lab.

A graduate fellow with the USC Dornsife Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Thabassum Ahammad, demonstrates the research they're conducting in the lab.

Lighting up the lab

  • University of Southern California (CA)

A graduate fellow with the USC Dornsife Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Thabassum Ahammad, demonstrates the research they're conducting in the lab.

Students from the USC Dornsife Environmental Studies program visited the SA Recycling center located on Terminal Island in San Pedro. The students toured the facility and learned about the entire process of metal recycling.

Learning About Metal Recycling

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Students from the USC Dornsife Environmental Studies program visited the SA Recycling center located on Terminal Island in San Pedro. The students toured the facility and learned about the entire ...

Students with USC Dornsife's Nuzhdin Lab employ molecular biology and bioinformatic techniques to better understand the interactions between genotype and phenotype across a wide range of organisms. The lab is interested in how these techniques can be applied to aquaculture in Southern California.

Field Research

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Students with USC Dornsife's Nuzhdin Lab employ molecular biology and bioinformatic techniques to better understand the interactions between genotype and phenotype across a wide range of organisms. The lab ...

A USC diver attaches seaweed to a prototype of a device called the “kelp elevator.” Raising and lowering kelp on the elevator accelerates its growth, proving the potential for mass-produced seaweed to power vehicles with biofuel harvested from the ocean.

Optimizing kelp growth

  • University of Southern California (CA)

A USC diver attaches seaweed to a prototype of a device called the “kelp elevator.” Raising and lowering kelp on the elevator accelerates its growth, proving the potential for mass-produced ...

WMU student presenter

Western Michigan University Bronco Challenge for Sustainable Impact

  • Western Michigan University (MI)

Full outcome, story: https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71723

$60 million in climate and energy research

$60 million in climate and energy research

  • University of Virginia (VA)

$60 million in climate and energy research - University of Virginia is investing $60 million in research related to climate adaptation and clean energy through its Grand Challenges Research Initiatives. The ...

$60 million in climate and energy research - University of Virginia is investing $60 million in research related to climate adaptation and clean energy through its Grand Challenges Research Initiatives. The effort will fund up to 14 new faculty members in multiple schools and an interdisciplinary postdoctoral program. Included is an emphasis on mentoring the next generation of environmental leaders, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring.

$60 million in climate and energy research

  • University of Virginia (VA)

$60 million in climate and energy research - University of Virginia is investing $60 million in research related to climate adaptation and clean energy through its Grand Challenges Research Initiatives. The ...

Johns Hopkins University exceeded its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 51% by 2025 several years early through a long-term agreement with Constellation. The solar agreement is the largest among Maryland-based institutions and resulted in the development of a new solar facility, known as the Skipjack Solar Center, which provides the university with 250,000 MWh of clean power annually meeting two-thirds of its electricity demand.

JHU achieves greenhouse gas reduction goal through solar agreement

  • Johns Hopkins University (MD)

Johns Hopkins University exceeded its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 51% by 2025 several years early through a long-term agreement with Constellation. The solar agreement is the largest among ...

W&L's off-site solar array

W&L's new off-site solar array

  • Washington and Lee University (VA)

W&L partnered with solar developer SE1 to construct an array that generates electricity equal to 100% of W&L's annual electricity consumption. The solar power will go onto the regional ...

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Austin Community College, Rio Grande Campus LEED Platinum Renovation Project

  • Austin Community College (TX)

Austin Community College LEED Platinum Renovation - The Rio Grande Campus project involved the renovation of a nearly 100-year-old campus building, and is the first LEED Platinum certification for Austin Community ...

Kogod Business School at American University

American University Kogod Business School

  • American University (DC)

Kogod Business School at American University framed by green trees and flowers from the campus Arboretum. The school has banners reading "Building a more sustainable world through business." and displaying ...

The Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs is one of the college's 11 campuses. and is home to one of the largest solar arrays in Colorado. Besides providing clean energy to thousands of nearby energy customers, the array, which can be seen directly behind the campus's buildings in this photograph, is designed to offset 100% of the electricity use of three CMC campuses, advancing the college towards its 2050 carbon neutrality goal.

Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley campus solar array

  • Colorado Mountain College (CO)
  • Ameresco, Inc. (MA)

The Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs is one of the college's 11 campuses. and is home to one of the largest solar arrays in Colorado. Besides ...

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Saint Mary's College Garden

  • Saint Mary's College of California (CA)

Saint Mary's half acre campus garden is a source of healthy, fresh and sustainable fruits, herbs, vegetables and honey for students, staff and faculty.

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Saint Mary's College Earth Day Vegetable Plant Giveaway

  • Saint Mary's College of California (CA)

Saint Mary's College's half-acre garden, The Legacy Garden, is a source of fresh fruits and vegetables on campus for students, staff and faculty. The garden also hosts an ...

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Saint Mary's College of California Dining Hall Photo

  • Saint Mary's College of California (CA)

Saint Mary's College iconic Oliver Hall serves all on-campus students as well as staff, faculty and campus visitors. In 2022, Saint Mary's College switched its food service provider ...

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Saint Mary's College of California Dining Hall Photo

  • Saint Mary's College of California (CA)

Saint Mary's College iconic Oliver Hall serves all on-campus students as well as staff, faculty and campus visitors. In 2022, Saint Mary's College switched its food service provider ...

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Notre Dame makes historic compensation investment, surpassing $75 million

  • University of Notre Dame (IN)

Landscape crew managing greens in front of the golden dome

The photo above was taken at Lo’i Kalo Park on Oahu, Hawai’i, with Ola Niuhelewai Peer Mentors harvesting kalo.

Ola Niuhelewai

  • University of Hawaii Honolulu Community College (HI)

“Ola Niuhelewai!” Niuhelewai Lives! Ola Niuhelewai is a five-year project (10/1/2020 to 9/30/2025) entirely funded by a U.S. DOE Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions ...

Dynnika, a Navajo student majoring in public health with an emphasis on environmental health at the University of Arizona, is president of American Indian Student Initiatives. This student-run organization helped install solar panels throughout Navajo Nation, providing clean and renewable energy to families.

Ensured Tuition Coverage for Native American Undergraduates

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The new University of Arizona Native Scholars Grant program, the first of its kind for a public Arizona university, guarantees that tuition and mandatory fees for Native, Arizona Resident, undergraduate ...

Participants at the 2023 Wilkes Climate Summit, University of Utah

Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy, University of Utah

  • University of Utah (UT)

New Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy - University of Utah announced in August 2022 the creation of the interdisciplinary Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy to promote research ...

SUNY ESF campus in Syracuse, N.Y.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

  • State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Students working with campus-grown food at the Yale Farm

Sustainable Food Production at Yale

  • Yale University (CT)

Yale is being recognized as a Top Performer in the category of Diversity & Affordability in the 2023 SCI.

Yale researchers examining a subject in the Yale Science Building lab.

Yale university Researchers

  • Yale University (CT)

Yale is being recognized in the 2023 SCI as a Top Performer in Research.

ETEC building at the University at Albany

ETEC building at UAlbany

  • University at Albany (NY)

Aerial photo of the ETEC (Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex) LEED Platinum certified building at the University at Albany. The building houses our Departments of Atmospheric and Environmental Science, Department ...

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Agora Pond

  • Université de Sherbrooke (QC)

The natural amphitheater, with its pond, has been landscaped to preserve biodiversity, and is a popular place for the Université de Sherbrooke community.

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Back to school

  • Université de Sherbrooke (QC)

The start of the new academic year at the Université de Sherbrooke is an opportunity for the university community to take advantage of the campuses and its beautiful nature in ...

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Student on the Main Campus

  • Université de Sherbrooke (QC)

The Université de Sherbrooke, nicknamed the “Green University”, provides its community with various extraordinary green spaces.

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Main Campus from the air

  • Université de Sherbrooke (QC)

The Université de Sherbrooke, nicknamed the “Green University”, offers its community a wide range of opportunities to take advantage of Quebec's natural beauty.

10,000-gallon rainwater cistern

10,000-gallon rainwater cistern

  • Muhlenberg College (PA)

Terrace showing outline of Fahy Commons 10,000-gallon rainwater cistern.

rainwater harvesting control and filtration system

Rainwater harvesting control and filtration system

  • Muhlenberg College (PA)

Rainwater from the Cistern is treated and used for toilet flushing.

The roof of UVM's George D. Aiken Center, A LEED Platinum building, is comprised of eight small "watersheds," six of which are planted with flats of vegetation. Faculty and students use the roof and its drainage water to test stormwater management strategies.

UVM_rooftop and interior

  • University of Vermont (VT)

A class on stormwater management meets on the roof of UVM's George D. Aiken Center

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Historical garden

  • Université de Sherbrooke (QC)

Since 2018, a professor specializing in cultural food history and his students from the Department of History of the Université de Sherbrooke have established a historical garden on the university ...

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