Explore News & Stories
Stay updated on all Pitt sustainability happenings!
Read news; learn about activities, achievements, and awards; and find out who is making a big splash in sustainability on campus and off. To get even faster updates, follow us on social media!
Featured
Take the 2022 Pitt Commuter Survey
Take Pitt's 2022 Commuter Survey to help inform future transportation planning.
Jennifer Barnes a Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 under 40
Jennifer Barnes a Pittsburgh Magazine's 40 under 40 (Pitt Purchasing's Diversity & Sustainability lead)
Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation’s 2022 Annual Report
Peruse the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation’s 2022 Annual Report for a glimpse into many progress points in the Pitt Sustainability Plan’s Exploration section.
News
Filter By
Take the 2022 Pitt Commuter Survey
Jennifer Barnes a Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 under 40
Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation’s 2022 Annual Report
Pollinator Week 2022
2022-23 MCSI Sustainability Research & Education Grant Recipients
Pitt’s Water Collaboratory Selected to Host Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Network
Celebrate Arbor Day
Summer 2022 Sustainability Undergraduate Research Projects, Advisors, and Student Participants
Earth Month 2022
Tree Campus Certification Received for Pittsburgh Campus
Four Pitt Eats Campus Locations Achieve Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant Designations
Pitt Achieves Silver Bike Friendly University Status
Global TreeZero Paper Shortage
Pitt Johnstown’s John P. Murtha Center Receives LEED Certification
Pitt Clean and Swap – March 9 and 10
Pittsburgh Campus Hillside Transformation
Celebrating Alumni: Black History Month 2022
Campus Race to Zero Waste 2022
Four Pitt Eats Micro-Farms Growing Greens for On-Campus Menus
New Solar Array for Pitt Bradford Engineering & Technology Building Awarded $230,000 Grant
2022 Pitt Sustainability Award Nominations Open!
Clutter for a Cause
2022 MCSI Faculty & Student Grant Programs Open for Application!
Just Transition Pittsburgh
Marshall Plan for Middle America Awarded Second Place in International Climate Challenge Cup
New Recreation and Wellness Center Will Champion Students’ Mental and Physical Wellness
Covestro and University of Pittsburgh Establish Groundbreaking Circular Economy Program
New Bike Infrastructure Made Possible by Pepsi Grant
The Heinz Endowments Gives $800,000 to Pitt’s Center for Sustainable Business
Pitt Highlighted in 2021 Sustainable Campus Index
Pitt Recognized as “Organization of the Year” by BikePGH
CONNECT Regional Climate Action Planning
Water Use Reduction Milestone Achieved
New Dashboard Highlighting Healthy Ride at Pitt Utilization
MCSI Taps David Sanchez as Associate Director
Pitt Theatre Production ‘Somewhere’ on Climate Collapse & Butterflies Was Also Sustainably Produced
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
2021 AASHE Global Conference in Sustainability Higher Education
Pitt Named One Of America’s 2021 “Cool Schools”
Pitt’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation Names Dr. Melissa Bilec New Co-Director
2021 Bike to Campus Week, September 20-24
2020 Real College Survey Results on Student Basic Needs
Pitt Celebrates Over 1 Million Square Feet of Certified Green Buildings
Diversity Forum 2021: Sustainability Sessions
Pollinator Week 2021: June 21-27
New Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research finds Benefits to Water Fluoridation
Earth Day 2021
2021 Momentum Grant for Transcending Disciplines to Advance Regional Water Equity
2021 John C. Mascaro Faculty Awards in Sustainability
Pitt Student Project Places Second in EPA’s 9th Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge
New Dashboards for Building Energy & Water Use Intensity (2014 – 2019)
2021 Sustainability Champions
Pitt Sustainability Efforts Recognized as AASHE STARS Gold
Dr. David Sanchez, 2021 Soska Wilds Outreach and Engagement Leadership Awardee
Thriftsburgh – Sustainability in Fashion & Thrifty Business in a Pandemic
Board Adopts Ad Hoc Committee Report on Fossil Fuel Investments
6 Pitt Dining Locations Now Live Well Allegheny Restaurants
Year of Engagement Grant Helps Pitt Hydroponics Club Expand Urban Greenhouse in a Food Desert
Bigelow Boulevard Transformation: Reimagined Streetscape Now Open
Campus Zero Waste Week 2021
New Sustainability Transcript Distinction Available to Recognize Focus In & Out of Classroom
Pitt Facilities’ Scott Bernotas Named to E+E 100
2020 Pitt Green Resident & Green Floor Results
Pitt Signs “All In” National Declaration on Climate Action & Clean Recovery
Dr. Eric Beckman Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Pitt Signs “All In” National Declaration on Climate Action & Clean Recovery
Art: The Campus Energy Constellation
Celebrating FY20 as Lowest Energy Use Intensity since 2008
Ad-Hoc Committee on Fossil Fuels, Fall 2020 Process
Pitt AIA 2020 Design Awards: Homewood CEC & Center for Urban Education
Pitt Shuttles Switch to Propane, Reducing Carbon Emissions
Pitt Fleet Expands Efficient, Hybrid, & Electric Options via Enterprise Partnership
2020-21 MCSI Leonard Peters Faculty Fellows
Welcoming Pitt’s 2020 Millennium Fellowship Cohort
Pitt on Top 30 Green Powered Universities List (July 2020)
Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Fossil Fuels Divestment
Pitt’s Commitment to Local Solar Energy
Bee Campus USA Certification for Pitt
Climate Solutions Grant Will Aid Oakland Energy Master Plan
Helium Recovery Making a Difference
Get to Know Polycarbin, 2020 Randall Big Idea Competition Grand Prize Team
Healthy Soul’s Pitt Blast Furnace Journey
Summer 2020 Sustainability Undergraduate Research Projects, Advisors, and Student Participants
2020-21 MCSI Sustainability Research Seed Grant Recipients
Pitt Earth Day Timeline, 1970 – 2020
Pitt Earth Day History, 1970 – 2020
Earth Day 2020 – 50th Anniversary
Fall 2019 Pitt Green Residents
Pitt Green Labs with 2020 Designations
Pitt Commits to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
Pitt Sustainability Dashboard Launched!
Hydroponics Club Grows Food For Those In Need, Teaches Methods to Local Kids
Pitt Pantry – From Research to a Real Need
Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) 2019 Supportive Staff Member Award Celebrates Erika Ninos
Center for Sustainable Business Launches
Tree Zero Paper
Multidisciplinary Global Waste Convergence Grant from NSF Awarded to Pitt-led Circular Economy Research
Pitt Signs Cool Food Pledge to Cut Food-Related GHG Emissions
Pittsburgh Spotlighted as Leader in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
Listening In: Techy Ecology Take Offers Fresh Insight into Animal Kingdom
MCSI 2019-20 Leonard Peters Faculty Fellows in Sustainability
Welcoming Pitt’s First Millennium Fellowship Cohort (Fall 2019)
4 Electric Box Trucks Come to Pitt
University of Pittsburgh Partners with Healthy Ride: Unlimited 30-Minute Bike Share Rides for Pitt First-Years (2019-20)
First Year Sustainability Bags (Fall 2019)
7 from Pitt on The Incline’s Who’s Next: Environment & Energy 2019 List
2019 MCSI Summer Undergraduate Sustainability Research Symposium
Pitt on Top 30 Green Powered Universities List (July 2019)
Pitt–Johnstown Is Pennsylvania’s First Campus Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
Athletics Donates to Managers On A Mission
2019-2020 Annual Seed Grant Program Recipients
Bee Houses Keep Pitt Abuzz
Let’s Clear the Air: Long-Term Environmental Justice Partnership in East End
Chancellor’s Letter to Fossil Free Coalition – April 2019
Fossil Free Pitt Coalition Letter to Chancellor, April 3, 2019
Pitt Wins the Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge, University Division
Pitt Food Recovery Heroes Receive PRC Zero Waste Excellence Award
Pitt Athletics Joins Green Sports Alliance
Pitt Joins U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership
MCSI 2019 Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity
Pitt Green Offices with 2019 Designations
University of Pittsburgh Receives Accolades From EPA For Food Recovery Achievements
Pitt Dining Halls Rank Gold in Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant Assessment
University of Pittsburgh to Purchase Local Hydropower
2019 Faculty Awardees of the John C. Mascaro Fellowships
Pitt Named Bronze Bicycle Friendly University for First Time
CommutePitt Wins $7,000 Grant From New American Road Trip
Pitt Sustainability Interns – 2018-19 Campus Roundup
The Aquaponics Project, a Pitt student group Wins Big
New Bike Lanes Added to Forbes Avenue
Food Recovery Efforts Applauded in City Climate Plan
New Glass Could Be Future of Solar Energy
Project Aims to Recycle the Unrecyclable
Dining Services Expands Sustainable Practices
Pittsburgh Institutions Are Trying to Reduce Food Waste, But at What Cost?
Pittsburgh Institutions are Trying to Reduce Food Waste, but at What Cost?
Pitt Unveils Sustainable Engineering Master’s Program
University of Pittsburgh Wins 2017 Sustainable Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge