MCSI 2024 Grant Opportunities Open for Faculty & Student Groups
The Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI)’s 2024 grant applications are open! Each program aims to help faculty and students engage in sustainability research, education, and outreach.
Pittsburgh’s Water Quality Tributaries Analysis
In the year 2021, the Water Collaboratory and 3 Rivers Waterkeeper secured funding through the University of Pittsburgh’s Year of Engagement Program. Their mission: to gather 100 samples from the tributaries that nourish the Ohio, Monongahela, and Allegheny Rivers. Over the course of four quarters, from August 2021 to May 2022, these dedicated teams meticulously collected samples from 25 distinct locations. The findings that emerged were eye-opening, revealing heightened levels of both nutrients and metals coursing through our river systems.
2023 Business Sustainability Camp Recap Report
Did you miss the Center for Sustainable Business‘s Sustainability Camp on August 10, 2023?
Read through this great recap document about the day’s discussions and the synergies between academia and industry in addressing sustainable business challenges and more. Summary topics include:
October 2023 Pitt Green Spotlight: STEEL Lab
The Pitt Green Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting Pitt’s Green Offices & Labs!
Green Speakeasy: Grounded Justice
Join us October 5 for the first Green Speakeasy of Fall, Grounded Justice.
We’re showcasing generative discourse with four female BIPOC environmentalists from the Pittsburgh region regarding our collective environmental justice futures and possibilities for interdependent, earth-oriented, and radically just ways of being in community and in nature.
Ecotone Renewables Is The Pitt Sustainability Challenge’s $300,000 Winner
Following months of process and deliberation, the Pitt Sustainability Challenge winner was selected at a public pitch event on September 14, 2023.
Ecotone Renewables beat out 5 other finalists to win a $300,000 implementation grant to advance carbon neutrality to the benefit of the Pitt community.
September 2023 Pitt Green Spotlight: Sustainable Design Labs & Pitt Eats’ Main Office
The Pitt Green Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting Pitt’s Green Offices & Labs!
Request a First-Year Sustainability Presentation Today
Did you know the Pitt Sustainability team provides in-course opportunities for first-year students to learn about Pitt’s sustainability offerings?
August 2023 Pitt Green Spotlight: Fullerton Lab & Pitt-Bradford Student Affairs
The Pitt Green Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting Pitt’s Green Offices & Labs!
Pitt & Vesper Energy Cut Ribbon on New Gaucho Solar Project near Pittsburgh International Airport
On August 16, 2023, the University of Pittsburgh and Vesper Energy officially cut the ribbon on the Gaucho Solar project. Built on 68 acres on the border of Findlay Township (Allegheny County) and Independence Township (Beaver County), it the largest solar project in Southwestern Pennsylvania to-date — and one of the largest solar projects in Western Pennsylvania, with about 55,000 solar panels generating electricity. The 20-megawatt solar farm sits near Pittsburgh International Airport.
Rooftop Solar Installed On Pitt Bradford Campus
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is celebrating the installation of a 108kW rooftop solar array on the state-of-the-art George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building on the Pitt-Bradford campus in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Now operational, it is expected to produce 116,500 kWh of electricity each year, offsetting approximately 40% of the building’s total electricity use.
Pitt Water Collaboratory Report on Drinking Water Quality, Affordability, & Transparency in Allegheny County
The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach released a new report: “Measuring Up: Grading Drinking Water Quality, Affordability, and Transparency Practices in Allegheny County Water Systems.”
Sustainable Business Micro-Credential Launched
The new Sustainable Business micro-credential offered by the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business provides essential skills and knowledge to understand the crucial role of sustainability across various functions within an organization, leading to improved business performance and positive societal outcomes.
Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation’s 2023 Annual Report
Peruse the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation’s 2023 Annual Report for a glimpse into many progress points in the Pitt Sustainability Plan’s Exploration section.
2023 Pitt Sustainability Literacy & Culture Survey Results & Takeaways
The Pitt Sustainability Literacy & Culture Survey assesses the sustainability knowledge, practices, opinions, and preferences of University of Pittsburgh students, faculty, and staff. Given every 3 years, survey results are used by the Pitt Sustainability team to evaluate and evolve current and future sustainability offerings.