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Pitt adds 4 micro-farms to dining halls & campus cafes, growing herbs, micro-greens, flowers, & more to provide ultra-local food to campus. Pitt Eats closed out the Fall 2021 semester with the largest installation of micro-farming units on any…

The University of Pittsburgh is very proud to have an AASHE STARS Gold rating for both 2021 and 2024. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (AASHE STARS) is…

The University of Pittsburgh achieved Silver Bike Friendly University designation in 2021, building on our 2018 Bike Friendly University Bronze designation. Our Pitt Sustainability Plan goal is Gold Bike Friendly University by 2025.

The University of Pittsburgh has been listed in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges since 2012. This listing uses data Pitt reports via our triennial AASHE STARS certification, with weightings across more than 25 data points, which…

In 2019, Pitt joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Green Power Partnership, joining other universities, businesses, and organizations working to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. In 2020, Pitt was ranked #30 on the U.S….

In 2021, the University of Pittsburgh moved up 120 places to rank in Sierra Magazine’s Top 125 Cool Schools nationwide, based on continued sustainability advancements and our  2021 AASHE STARS Gold rating. Published by Sierra Club, Sierra magazine…

The University of Pittsburgh first became a Bee Campus USA in 2020 — an honor we renew annually. Pitt is proud to be one of over 175 Bee Campus USA affiliates in the U.S., with 2020, 2021, and…