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Climate Fiction Reading Group

MOVED TO VIRTUAL; follow registration link! Join the World History Center to discuss Tentacle by Rita Indiana part of the Center’s Climate Fiction Reading Group! The novella is available to read as an e-book here via University of Pittsburgh Library System.  Plucked from her life on the streets…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/event/climate-fiction-reading-group/
Growing Your Own Native Plants from Seeds Starts Now: Lunch & Learn

Native plants are important for our local ecosystems and especially for our local pollinator populations. But, growing native plants from seed requires a bit of planning ahead. In learn how to start native seeds now (yes, before winter!)…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/event/growing-native-plants-seeds/
Pitt Sustainability Challenge Announced: Calling Creative & Innovative Thinkers

The University of Pittsburgh has active sustainability efforts and initiatives across disciplines, domains, and scales — as detailed in the Pitt Sustainability Plan and Pitt Climate Action Plan. This includes reaching carbon neutrality by 2037. To support this…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/pitt-sustainability-challenge-announced-calling-creative-innovative-thinkers/
Solar Tables Info Session

Stop by to learn more about… • Pitt’s new solar tables • Pitt’s Climate Action Plan • The Gaucho Solar Project and Pitt’s transition to renewable energy There will also be sweet treats!

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/event/solar-tables-info-session/
Gender Equality in Public Administration Event

Where are the women in environmental & climate change governance? Join the Gender Inequality Research Lab (GIRLatPitt)’s November 29 webinar to hear the data & key findings of their new policy brief with the UN Development (UNDP), revealing…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/event/gender-equality-in-public-administration-event/
Strong Women, Strong Girls

Pitt’s chapter of Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG) supports the national nonprofit organization focused on empowering women and girls through intergenerational mentoring. Pitt college women mentor girls in third, fourth, and fifth grades throughout the Pittsburgh region once…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/student-organizations/strong-women-strong-girls/
Geology Club

Pitt’s Geology Club (GeoClub) is a community for students interested in the Earth Sciences, which include, but are not limited to, Geology, Environmental Science and Studies. It’s a fun group of people who are enthusiastic about rocks, the…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/student-organizations/geology-club/
Tree Tender Training (Asynchronous, 2022-23)

Love trees and want to learn how to care for them in Oakland or your home neighborhood? Help Pitt grow Oakland’s tree canopy by becoming a certified Pitt Tree Tender. All Pitt employees and students are eligible to…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/event/tree-tender-asynchronous-2022-23-july/
Tree Tender Training (Asynchronous, 2022-23)

Love trees and want to learn how to care for them in Oakland or your home neighborhood? Help Pitt grow Oakland’s tree canopy by becoming a certified Pitt Tree Tender. All Pitt employees and students are eligible to…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/event/tree-tender-asynchronous-2022-23-june/
Tree Tender Training (Asynchronous, 2022-23)

Love trees and want to learn how to care for them in Oakland or your home neighborhood? Help Pitt grow Oakland’s tree canopy by becoming a certified Pitt Tree Tender. All Pitt employees and students are eligible to…

https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/event/tree-tender-asynchronous-2022-23-may/