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Join us for National Pollinator Week in 2021 from June 21 to 27 Can you imagine life without some of your favorite foods? Pollinators are integral to the growth of 75 to 95% of all the Earth’s plants…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/pollinator-week-2021-june-21-27/Peruse the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation’s 2021 Annual Report for a glimpse into many progress points in the Pitt Sustainability Plan’s Exploration section. Established in 2003, the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI) is our university-wide sustainability center focused…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/mascaro-center-for-sustainable-innovations-2021-annual-report/In the Fight Against Tooth Decay: May the Fluoride Be With You! The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water has recently taken a deeper look into fluoridation of community water systems in Pennsylvania through evaluation of already established scientific literature and conducting…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/new-pittsburgh-collaboratory-for-water-research-finds-benefits-to-water-fluoridation/Did you know? You can recycle your regalia after graduation at any of the University Stores, April 30 -May 31! Bachelor’s and master’s regalia from the University Store is made from 100% post-consumer recycled PET (the most common plastic material used in…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/regalia-recycling/April 22, 2021, is the 51st celebration of Earth Day. Celebrate with us across Pitt and in Pittsburgh with virtual events and education The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, was a national “teach-in” event focused on…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/earth-day-2021/The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water’s partnered “Transcending Disciplines to Advance Regional Water Equity” project received 2021 Pitt Momentum Funds Teaming Grant. The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water’s partnered “Transcending Disciplines to Advance Regional Water Equity” project received 2021 Pitt Momentum…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/2021-momentum-grant-for-transcending-disciplines-to-advance-regional-water-equity/Get introduced to the 2021 Mascaro Faculty Awardees in Sustainability who represent the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability and departments across the University of Pittsburgh. We’re pleased to announce the 2021 John C. Mascaro Faculty Awards in Sustainability from…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/2021-john-c-mascaro-faculty-awards-in-sustainability/A cross-disciplinary group of Pitt undergraduate students won 2nd in the U.S. EPA’s RainWorks Challenge, Master Plan Category. A Pitt student group project earned second place in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ninth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge. The…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/pitt-student-project-places-second-in-epas-9th-annual-campus-rainworks-challenge/Unveiling 2 new interactive Pitt Sustainability dashboards focused on University building energy and water usage from 2014 through 2019. We are proud to unveil 2 new interactive Sustainability Dashboards focused on building energy and water usage intensity! Developed over…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/new-dashboards-for-building-energy-water-use-intensity-2014-2019/Congratulations to our 25 Pitt Sustainability Champions for 2021! In recognition of their leadership and commitment to Pitt Sustainability, 25 members of the University community have been selected as 2021 Pitt Sustainability Champions. We would like to celebrate…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/2021-sustainability-champions/