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Eric Klinenberg to be featured as Colloquium on the Environment speaker April 9

March 25, 2025

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Penn State Sustainability hosts online films depicting stories of resilience

March 25, 2025

A group of students dressed to sort waste

EcoReps reduce waste at basketball games in February, host Earth Hour in March

March 18, 2025

A woman poses in front of a Penn State-themed background.

Online energy and sustainability policy degree programs changed this grad’s life

February 26, 2025

A man climbs a rock wall

Penn State Sustainability to screen two short films on access to the outdoors

February 24, 2025

Students draw trees at a table in school

Public Relations students increase impact and capacity of eating disorder center

February 24, 2025

Climate Solutions Accelerator

Penn State Climate Consortium awards 5 workshops focused on climate solutions

February 19, 2025

Two people in lab coats check a bottle of chemicals

Sustainable Labs Program increases participant engagement, welcomes new labs

February 10, 2025

A group of people in wheelchairs outdoors

Sustainability film highlights structural inequality in pandemic health outcomes

February 05, 2025

Adrian Miller and text that reads Black Chefs in the White House

Penn State campuses celebrate, commemorate Black History Month 2025

January 24, 2025

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Penn State Sustainability offers engaged scholarship trainings and resources

January 21, 2025

Panel discussion will explore outcomes, key takeaways from COP29

January 17, 2025

Poster for the film An Injury to One

Spring 2025 Sustainability events highlight resilience and community building

January 14, 2025

Ayodeji “Ayo” Oluwalana

Changing the way Penn Staters think about waste and recycling

January 13, 2025

Kayla Mathew, Katie Chverchko, and Alexandra Karasik representing MKTG 442, partner: Organic Climbing

Sustainable Communities Collaborative Expo draws record attendance

December 17, 2024

People work in a community garden on a beautiful, sunny day with blue skies

Penn State ranks second in the US in 2025 QS sustainability rankings

December 10, 2024

Man sitting in a desk chair

Caps off: Soon-to-be graduate values journey, finds 'second home' at Abington

December 09, 2024

A group of students visit a State College Borough facility

Sustainable Communities Collaborative partnership with Borough flourishes

November 27, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Nov. 20

November 20, 2024

Sue and Mort Fuller

Fuller family offers $23.3 million gift, stewardship of historic property

November 18, 2024

A person stands next to a screen during a SustainaLions presentation.

SustainaLions Employee Resource Group unites employees in sustainability efforts

November 15, 2024

Headshots of Olivia DiPrinzio and Morgan Dawkins

Schreyer students speak to trustees on importance of Penn State honors college

November 08, 2024

Penn State Sustainable Labs Program kicks off third year with cohort of 21 labs

November 08, 2024

Tawnya Brant stands in a field wearing a long braid and a red Chef jacket.

Sustainability to host Indigenous food sovereignty leader and chef Tawnya Brant

November 07, 2024

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre students gain hands-on research experience

November 06, 2024

A man receives a certificate at a ceremony.

Local Climate Action Program and World Campus alum honored in Orange County

November 01, 2024

A group of students at a football game tailgate event.

Penn State Tailgate Ambassadors help make game days less trashy

October 31, 2024

Two people work on a laptop together.

Graphic design students help ClearWater Conservancy develop new visual identity

October 24, 2024

A man in a rain jacket is pictured kneeling near a coastline for the "Newtok" documentary film poster.

Penn State Sustainability to screen 'Newtok' for Intersections Film Series

October 10, 2024

SustainPSU and Pa. GreenGov Council offer sixth annual monthly webinar series

October 09, 2024

Solar panel array with sheep grazing underneath.

Penn State cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half; targets future goals

September 30, 2024

Diane Burko poses in her studio

Penn State Sustainability to host lecture with artist-activist Diane Burko

September 26, 2024

SustainPSU and Pa. GreenGov Council host annual Commonwealth Sustainability Week

September 26, 2024

Tim Palmer poses with students during a classroom visit.

Tim Palmer visits as part of the Sustainability Showcase Speaker Series

September 24, 2024

A person uses a drill to install a Nittany Lion mural

Great Valley unveils Nittany Lion mural made of upcycled bottle caps

September 18, 2024

Exterior image of the front entrance to the State Theatre in State College

Penn State Sustainability hosts screening of pro-democracy film at State Theatre

September 16, 2024

Faculty invited to join the Engaged Scholarship Community of Practice

September 10, 2024

A man smiling in front of a bookshelf.

Penn State Sustainability to host photographer, author and alumnus Tim Palmer

September 09, 2024

Summit to connect K-12 educators and Penn State for a more sustainable future

September 06, 2024

Chingwen Cheng at right accepts a certificate from a leader of the Association of Pacific Rim University Sustainable Cities and Landscapes at left.

Stuckeman School lauded for sustainability focus at international conference

August 29, 2024

Hand on calculator with icons floating in air representing sustainability principles

Penn State launches new online, non-credit certificate in sustainability

August 26, 2024

A student holds his hand up with the two-fingered peace sign

Penn State Sustainability kicks off fall in celebration of student civic action

August 26, 2024

Old Main bell tower seen through armillary sphere sculpture

Penn State welcomes new cohort of Emerging Academic Leaders for fall 2024

August 20, 2024

Vulture poses with the cover of book "Vulture."

What’s to love about vultures? Conservationist, author offers insight

August 08, 2024

City Semester Pittsburgh student focuses on sustainability, community engagement

July 31, 2024

Lisa Iulo holding a trophy in front of a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon backdrop.

Architecture professor named DOE Solar Decathlon Faculty Award winner

July 29, 2024

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

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

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

Two students dig with a shovel in a field outside

Harman Singh recognized as John Roe Sustainability Impact Awardee

April 19, 2024

Olivia DiPrinzio recognized as a 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

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