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A student presents a scientific poster to a person

Penn State EnvironMentors awarded top honors at National Science Fair

June 27, 2024

Students shop for fresh produce at the Feed the People farm stand in the HUB-Robeson Center

Penn State 4th in US, 51st globally in 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

June 13, 2024

Four people pose around a tree in front of a city street

The man behind Philadelphia's green future

June 10, 2024

Hintz Family Alumni Center lawn on a sunny day with the Old Main bell tower in the background

Penn State remains strong in 2025 QS World University Rankings

June 04, 2024

Two students in lab coats and goggles

Penn State Sustainable Labs Program concludes second year, expands on successes

May 21, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

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SustainaLions, new Employee Resource Group announced

May 08, 2024

Young woman kneels facing camera to plant grasses

Arboretum seeking volunteers for 'Palmer Plant-Out' at new art museum

May 07, 2024

A sculpture made of Old Bay tins

Great Valley hosts artwork made from waste by Trashy Women artist collective

May 01, 2024

Birder holding binoculars looks at the sky

Shaver’s Creek Birding Cup fun for experienced, inexperienced birders alike

April 29, 2024

A woman standing in front of a poster presentation at a conference.

Threads for Med Ed student club prioritizes sustainability in innovative ways

April 26, 2024

A group of people talking about a poster project at a symposium.

Student and Community Engagement Symposium held at Penn State Berks

April 26, 2024

Two students in an office

Phillip Diouf is recognized as a John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 20, 2024

Pin-Hsuan Tseng recognized as a John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 20, 2024

Olivia DiPrinzio recognized as a John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 19, 2024

Two students dig with a shovel in a field outside

Harman Singh recognized as John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 19, 2024

A person holds a sign that says Student Farm in front of a brick wall

Jenna Seigworth selected as John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 19, 2024

Six people take a selfie with a wastewater treatment plant in the background

Penn State students are helping Pennsylvania communities reduce carbon footprint

April 19, 2024

Climate Solutions Accelerator

Penn State Climate Consortium awards 11 climate action workshops

April 18, 2024

Glass structure in Arboretum children's garden

Arboretum demonstration shows ways to prevent lethal bird-window collisions

April 15, 2024

Art postcards created from marine debris

Penn State celebrates the 2024 Sustainability Award winners

April 13, 2024

A woman sitting on an indoor bench.

Miss Pennsylvania brings fast fashion conversation to Penn State

April 09, 2024

Spring Flowers at Penn State University Park

April continues Earth Month events across University Park campus and others

April 01, 2024

Diandra Esparza, Executive Director of Intersectional Environmentalist

Leader in Intersectional Environmentalism to visit Penn State

March 29, 2024

Buck named recipient of Barash Award for Human Service

March 26, 2024

A group of people sitting in a room together listening to a speaker.

Penn State to host second annual Sustainability Summit

March 20, 2024

Three people serving sausage patties at Maple Harvest Festival

Shaver’s Creek Maple Harvest Festival marks 40th anniversary

March 18, 2024

Three individuals adjust a piece of lab equipment.

Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy

March 13, 2024

Eco-poet ties narratives of protecting insects to larger themes of resilience

March 11, 2024

Stars gold seal graphic

Penn State rates highly in the STARS sustainability performance rating

March 10, 2024

Two logos, one is TerraSafe and one is Penn State.

TerraSafe Materials and Penn State partner on sustainable packaging solutions

February 27, 2024

A group of people who have received an award next to a Council of Sustainable Leaders banner.

Nominations open for the 2024 University-wide Sustainability Awards

February 26, 2024

An image of author Geoff Dembicki

Penn State Sustainability to host climate author and reporter Geoff Dembicki

February 02, 2024

Sandhill crane looks out over lake at Shaver's Creek

Female sandhill crane is newest resident of aviary at Shaver’s Creek

January 25, 2024

A protest by waste pickers at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, highlights the movement by waste workers globally to organize for rights that will be discussed at a January 31st talk.

Sustainability events highlight labor and civil rights in waste industry

January 25, 2024

Student tending to plants in a greenhouse.

Penn State Sustainability to host environmental-oriented career webinar Jan. 25

January 24, 2024

1968 Memphis Sanitation workers' strike. Photo by Richard L. Copley

Penn State Sustainability releases slate of spring events focused on eco-action

January 12, 2024

A box truck in a loading dock

$3.3M grant awarded for Penn State electric vehicles, charging infrastructure

January 11, 2024

A black and white image of Martin Luther King speaking at a podium

Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy honored with events at Penn State

January 08, 2024

State DCNR, community explore Penn State Sustainability efforts

December 20, 2023

Ten students pose at Penn State's Nittany Lion shrine.

Behrend Global Boarders students attend sustainability and culture conference

December 19, 2023

Sustainability graphic

Faculty invited to two virtual discussions on new sustainability program

December 12, 2023

Fall leaves on trees changing color on the Behrend campus

Seven Penn State campuses unite to launch Commonwealth Arboreta Network

December 12, 2023

A female student reaches up while installing a section of a high tunnel growing space.

Behrend high tunnel extends growing and giving season

December 07, 2023

Two students picking flowers

Penn State ranks 4th in US in 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability

December 05, 2023

Paul Shrivastava

Penn State Smeal’s Shrivastava appointed as co-president of The Club of Rome

November 28, 2023

A rendering of the future Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building, showcasing areas where bird-friendly features will be implemented.

Future Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building to feature bird-friendly glass

November 27, 2023

SCC participants and Graphic Design Graduate Students on a visit to Thompson Woods for a wayfinding study.

Campus and Community Sustainability Expo to be held Dec. 7

November 17, 2023

Nittany AI Challenge Ideation Workshop set for Nov. 30

November 15, 2023

Here is a picture of Gavin Maxson (now a third year Ag Sci) next to the MASH (Motion And Sash Height) sensor he built and installed in Dr. Steve Chmely's lab last year. He has returned as a second year SLA and is serving in Dr. Liana Burghardt's lab.

Penn State’s Sustainable Lab Ambassador Program earns national recognition

November 14, 2023

Image of house torn from foundation by river flooding from film "Flood Bound"

First 2023-24 'Soundings' film screening to focus on Appalachian region flooding

November 09, 2023

A close-up image of a plant

Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosts regional sustainability meeting for campuses

November 01, 2023

A person stands in front of an illustrated cornucopia.

Sustainability Showcase events to feature Diné Chef Freddie J. Bitsoie Nov. 2-9

October 31, 2023

Mamphela Ramphele speaking with discussant Erica Smithwick at one of the speaking engagements hosted by Penn State Sustainability.

Penn State Sustainability events highlights global environmental, social justice

October 26, 2023

several solar panels arranged on the snowy ground, with mountains in the background

Penn State hosts SPARK 2050 energy summit to ignite energy transformation

October 11, 2023

Dr. Mamphela Ramphele

Anti-apartheid hero and scholar Mamphela Ramphele visiting Penn State

October 04, 2023

Penn State Behrend faculty member Michael Rutter charges an electric vehicle at a charging station on campus.

New EV charging stations support sustainability at Penn State Behrend

September 22, 2023

Person crouches in dirt with a shovel

EnvironMentors program seeks faculty, undergraduate and high school students

September 19, 2023

President Bendapudi and Lara Fowler pose with student representatives from EcoReps

Sustainability Institute is renamed 'Penn State Sustainability'

September 07, 2023

Students working on new landscape plantings at University Park campus.

Sustainable landscape workshop to seek input for University Park campus

September 01, 2023

Movie poster for the 1940 film The Grapes of Wrath

Intersections sustainability film program kicks off with 'The Grapes of Wrath'

August 16, 2023

Arboretum volunteers standing with vegetables being donated

Arboretum donates hundreds of pounds of produce to State College Food Bank

August 07, 2023

Workers in orange vests alongside the road holding black garbage bags.

City Semester student spends summer monitoring Pittsburgh’s three rivers

August 07, 2023

Student nurtures interest in sustainability through City Semester Pittsburgh

July 24, 2023

research posters on easels

EnvironMentors recognized at competition while building STEM skills for future

July 14, 2023

A photo of the inside of a laptop

Holding is believing when it comes to shopping for refurbished items, study says

July 11, 2023

stream sample with various plastics

Sounding the alarm on microplastic pollution

February 06, 2023

Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building

September 13, 2022

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A student presents a scientific poster to a person

Penn State EnvironMentors awarded top honors at National Science Fair

June 27, 2024

Students shop for fresh produce at the Feed the People farm stand in the HUB-Robeson Center

Penn State 4th in US, 51st globally in 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

June 13, 2024

Four people pose around a tree in front of a city street

The man behind Philadelphia's green future

June 10, 2024

Hintz Family Alumni Center lawn on a sunny day with the Old Main bell tower in the background

Penn State remains strong in 2025 QS World University Rankings

June 04, 2024

Two students in lab coats and goggles

Penn State Sustainable Labs Program concludes second year, expands on successes

May 21, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

placeholder image

SustainaLions, new Employee Resource Group announced

May 08, 2024

Young woman kneels facing camera to plant grasses

Arboretum seeking volunteers for 'Palmer Plant-Out' at new art museum

May 07, 2024

A sculpture made of Old Bay tins

Great Valley hosts artwork made from waste by Trashy Women artist collective

May 01, 2024

Birder holding binoculars looks at the sky

Shaver’s Creek Birding Cup fun for experienced, inexperienced birders alike

April 29, 2024

A woman standing in front of a poster presentation at a conference.

Threads for Med Ed student club prioritizes sustainability in innovative ways

April 26, 2024

A group of people talking about a poster project at a symposium.

Student and Community Engagement Symposium held at Penn State Berks

April 26, 2024

Two students in an office

Phillip Diouf is recognized as a John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 20, 2024

Pin-Hsuan Tseng recognized as a John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 20, 2024

Olivia DiPrinzio recognized as a John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 19, 2024

Two students dig with a shovel in a field outside

Harman Singh recognized as John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 19, 2024

A person holds a sign that says Student Farm in front of a brick wall

Jenna Seigworth selected as John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 19, 2024

Six people take a selfie with a wastewater treatment plant in the background

Penn State students are helping Pennsylvania communities reduce carbon footprint

April 19, 2024

Climate Solutions Accelerator

Penn State Climate Consortium awards 11 climate action workshops

April 18, 2024

Glass structure in Arboretum children's garden

Arboretum demonstration shows ways to prevent lethal bird-window collisions

April 15, 2024

Art postcards created from marine debris

Penn State celebrates the 2024 Sustainability Award winners

April 13, 2024

A woman sitting on an indoor bench.

Miss Pennsylvania brings fast fashion conversation to Penn State

April 09, 2024

Spring Flowers at Penn State University Park

April continues Earth Month events across University Park campus and others

April 01, 2024

Diandra Esparza, Executive Director of Intersectional Environmentalist

Leader in Intersectional Environmentalism to visit Penn State

March 29, 2024

Buck named recipient of Barash Award for Human Service

March 26, 2024

A group of people sitting in a room together listening to a speaker.

Penn State to host second annual Sustainability Summit

March 20, 2024

Three people serving sausage patties at Maple Harvest Festival

Shaver’s Creek Maple Harvest Festival marks 40th anniversary

March 18, 2024

Three individuals adjust a piece of lab equipment.

Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy

March 13, 2024

Eco-poet ties narratives of protecting insects to larger themes of resilience

March 11, 2024

Stars gold seal graphic

Penn State rates highly in the STARS sustainability performance rating

March 10, 2024

Two logos, one is TerraSafe and one is Penn State.

TerraSafe Materials and Penn State partner on sustainable packaging solutions

February 27, 2024

A group of people who have received an award next to a Council of Sustainable Leaders banner.

Nominations open for the 2024 University-wide Sustainability Awards

February 26, 2024

An image of author Geoff Dembicki

Penn State Sustainability to host climate author and reporter Geoff Dembicki

February 02, 2024

Sandhill crane looks out over lake at Shaver's Creek

Female sandhill crane is newest resident of aviary at Shaver’s Creek

January 25, 2024

A protest by waste pickers at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, highlights the movement by waste workers globally to organize for rights that will be discussed at a January 31st talk.

Sustainability events highlight labor and civil rights in waste industry

January 25, 2024

Student tending to plants in a greenhouse.

Penn State Sustainability to host environmental-oriented career webinar Jan. 25

January 24, 2024

1968 Memphis Sanitation workers' strike. Photo by Richard L. Copley

Penn State Sustainability releases slate of spring events focused on eco-action

January 12, 2024

A box truck in a loading dock

$3.3M grant awarded for Penn State electric vehicles, charging infrastructure

January 11, 2024

A black and white image of Martin Luther King speaking at a podium

Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy honored with events at Penn State

January 08, 2024

State DCNR, community explore Penn State Sustainability efforts

December 20, 2023

Ten students pose at Penn State's Nittany Lion shrine.

Behrend Global Boarders students attend sustainability and culture conference

December 19, 2023

Sustainability graphic

Faculty invited to two virtual discussions on new sustainability program

December 12, 2023

Fall leaves on trees changing color on the Behrend campus

Seven Penn State campuses unite to launch Commonwealth Arboreta Network

December 12, 2023

A female student reaches up while installing a section of a high tunnel growing space.

Behrend high tunnel extends growing and giving season

December 07, 2023

Two students picking flowers

Penn State ranks 4th in US in 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability

December 05, 2023

Paul Shrivastava

Penn State Smeal’s Shrivastava appointed as co-president of The Club of Rome

November 28, 2023

A rendering of the future Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building, showcasing areas where bird-friendly features will be implemented.

Future Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building to feature bird-friendly glass

November 27, 2023

SCC participants and Graphic Design Graduate Students on a visit to Thompson Woods for a wayfinding study.

Campus and Community Sustainability Expo to be held Dec. 7

November 17, 2023

Nittany AI Challenge Ideation Workshop set for Nov. 30

November 15, 2023

Here is a picture of Gavin Maxson (now a third year Ag Sci) next to the MASH (Motion And Sash Height) sensor he built and installed in Dr. Steve Chmely's lab last year. He has returned as a second year SLA and is serving in Dr. Liana Burghardt's lab.

Penn State’s Sustainable Lab Ambassador Program earns national recognition

November 14, 2023

Image of house torn from foundation by river flooding from film "Flood Bound"

First 2023-24 'Soundings' film screening to focus on Appalachian region flooding

November 09, 2023

A close-up image of a plant

Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosts regional sustainability meeting for campuses

November 01, 2023

A person stands in front of an illustrated cornucopia.

Sustainability Showcase events to feature Diné Chef Freddie J. Bitsoie Nov. 2-9

October 31, 2023

Mamphela Ramphele speaking with discussant Erica Smithwick at one of the speaking engagements hosted by Penn State Sustainability.

Penn State Sustainability events highlights global environmental, social justice

October 26, 2023

several solar panels arranged on the snowy ground, with mountains in the background

Penn State hosts SPARK 2050 energy summit to ignite energy transformation

October 11, 2023

Dr. Mamphela Ramphele

Anti-apartheid hero and scholar Mamphela Ramphele visiting Penn State

October 04, 2023

Penn State Behrend faculty member Michael Rutter charges an electric vehicle at a charging station on campus.

New EV charging stations support sustainability at Penn State Behrend

September 22, 2023

Person crouches in dirt with a shovel

EnvironMentors program seeks faculty, undergraduate and high school students

September 19, 2023

President Bendapudi and Lara Fowler pose with student representatives from EcoReps

Sustainability Institute is renamed 'Penn State Sustainability'

September 07, 2023

Students working on new landscape plantings at University Park campus.

Sustainable landscape workshop to seek input for University Park campus

September 01, 2023

Movie poster for the 1940 film The Grapes of Wrath

Intersections sustainability film program kicks off with 'The Grapes of Wrath'

August 16, 2023

Arboretum volunteers standing with vegetables being donated

Arboretum donates hundreds of pounds of produce to State College Food Bank

August 07, 2023

Workers in orange vests alongside the road holding black garbage bags.

City Semester student spends summer monitoring Pittsburgh’s three rivers

August 07, 2023

Student nurtures interest in sustainability through City Semester Pittsburgh

July 24, 2023

research posters on easels

EnvironMentors recognized at competition while building STEM skills for future

July 14, 2023

A photo of the inside of a laptop

Holding is believing when it comes to shopping for refurbished items, study says

July 11, 2023

stream sample with various plastics

Sounding the alarm on microplastic pollution

February 06, 2023

Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building

September 13, 2022

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