Photographs

Introduction

AASHE’s photo library showcases high-resolution photographs that depict one or more aspects of sustainability on campus.

At a Glance

1196
Total Resources
397
Organizations
25
Countries
43
U.S. States & Territories
10
Canadian Provinces

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1196 resources

End-of-Year Party for Graduating Interns

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Graduating interns from the USC Office of Sustainability pose with their certificates of appreciation in front of the mural in the campus Sustainability Hub.

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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Concordia University's Earth Week BioBlitz

  • Concordia University

Concordia community members gathered on Loyola campus to participate in the 2024 City Nature Challenge (BioBlitz). This is an international competition encouraging citizen scientist to help out the scientific community …

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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PCC Earth Week 2024

  • Portland Community College (OR)

We celebrated Earth Week at Portland Community College (PCC) with over 30 events throughout the week! We hosted tours and planting parties in our on-campus Learning Gardens, upcycling workshops in …

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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USC Peace Garden Seed Giveaway

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Student volunteers gather at the USC Peace Garden to harvest and label seeds collected from the garden to give away.

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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Arts & Climate Collective Festival

  • University of Southern California (CA)

USC students participate in the annual Arts & CLimate Collective Festival during Earth Month.

  • Posted April 29, 2024
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Nebraska Native Pollinator Garden at Creighton University

  • Creighton University (NE)

For Earth Day 2024, students, faculty and staff were invited to prepare the Nebraska Native Pollinator Garden, located on the Creighton University campus in Omaha, NE, for its next growing …

  • Posted April 29, 2024
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Earth Fest Celebration for Earth Month at Oklahoma State

  • Oklahoma State University (OK)

Each year on Earth Day, we hold our campus Earth Fest, bringing together sustainability-focused student and faculty groups. The event features information about Energy Services, SGA sustainability initiatives, and various …

  • Posted April 29, 2024
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Walk to the Beach

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Students, faculty, staff, and community members enjoying a walk to Missouri River on a nice spring day.

  • Posted April 26, 2024
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Students at the Earth Day Fair

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

These photos depict students enjoying the USD Earth Day Fair by making air plant terrariums with the USD Environmental Club

  • Posted April 26, 2024
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Walk To The Beach

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

We have a great place to walk near our magnificent Missouri River. North Alabama Bend is located 2 miles southwest of Vermillion. Few people in the Vermillion area know where …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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USD Earth Day Fair

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Stop by the MUC to meet with local organizations and learn more about their sustainability efforts. Also enjoy fun, sustainable crafts and activities like decorating your own reusable tote bag …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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Stargazing Party

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Telescopers! invites everyone to a Stargazing Party at the Spirit Mound parking lot. We will begin by observing the Moon and learning about different craters. When the sky gets completely …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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Party For The Planet

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Greening Vermillion and the Vermillion Area Farmers Market are teaming up to provide fun for all ages at the Earth Days Farmers Market. Greening Vermillion will host a Party for …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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Mending Circle Lunch & Learn

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Join us for a special Lunch & Learn: The Mending Circle, a club presentation and demonstration by Elliza Mollman. This program will shed light on the love to mend, darn, …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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Earth Days Trivia

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Join in for an Earth-themed night of trivia. Just gather a team and compete for a top spot! For the 1st place team, all members (up to 6 total) get …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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Dunston Lecture

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Workshop: Dr. Susan Dunston, Professor Emeritus of English and Philosophy at New Mexico Technical College, will be leading an interactive workshop on teaching nature writing and environmental literacy for students …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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Braiding Sweetgrass Discussion

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

Synopsis: As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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UMD Students Celebrate Earth Day at EarthFest Event

  • University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

Hosted by the University of Maryland's SGA Sustainability Committee, Office of Sustainability, Dept. of Resident Life, & Residence Hall Association, EarthFest is a fun outdoor festival to celebrate Earth Month …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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Un-Can-It for the Planet

  • Johnson County Community College (KS)

An annual event where student unpackage expired food from our Student Basic Needs Center and compost it, and students and staff are also able to bring expired or stale food …

  • Posted April 25, 2024
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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's sustainability efforts …

  • 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 also …

  • 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's …

  • 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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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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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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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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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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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 the …

  • Posted April 17, 2024
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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.


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, …


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.


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

  • 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 …


Photos of Brandeis' Year of Climate Action

  • Brandeis University (MA)

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


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 …


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.


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.


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 …


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 is …


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 …


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

  • 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. …


$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. …


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 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 power …


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 …


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 …


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 providing …


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.