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The University of Pittsburgh is one of the first international signatories to the Cool Food Pledge, a global initiative to cut food-related greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2030. The University of Pittsburgh is among the first signatories —…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/pitt-signs-cool-food-pledge-to-cut-food-related-ghg-emissions/74th UN General Assembly forum on UN SDGs featured the University of Pittsburgh, the City of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University, & Pittsburgh Foundation. NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2019 — A forum during the 74th United Nations General Assembly…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/pittsburgh-sdg-leader-un-74th-assembly/Justin Kitzes’ macroecology team is working to build an automated classifier for nearly 600 bird calls so anyone could upload a sound file and get a list of which birds are present in the recording. The scarlet tanager…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/listening-in-techy-ecology-take-offers-fresh-insight-into-animal-kingdom/MCSI welcomes the first two Leonard Peters Faculty Fellows in Sustainability. These new Fellowships provide opportunities for two Pitt faculty members to focus on strategic MCSI goals over the 2019-20 academic year, helping positively impact Pitt’s research, education,…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/mcsi-2019-20-leonard-peters-faculty-fellows-in-sustainability/The University of Pittsburgh is piloting a water filter cartridge recycling program for ech2o cartridges in partnership with Millipore Sigma. The University of Pittsburgh Pitt is piloting a water filter cartridge recycling program for ech2o cartridges in partnership…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/water-filter-cartridge-recycling/Welcome to the University of Pittsburgh’s first cohort of Millennium Fellows, focused on the Sustainable Development Goals! In Fall 2019, the University of Pittsburgh welcomes its first ever cohort of Millennium Fellows. These 14 undergraduate students were selected…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/pitts-first-millennium-fellowship-cohort/Welcome to the University of Pittsburgh’s first cohort of Millennium Fellows, focused on the Sustainable Development Goals! In Fall 2019, the University of Pittsburgh welcomes its first ever cohort of Millennium Fellows. These 14 undergraduate students were selected…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/welcoming-pitts-first-millennium-fellowship-cohort-fall-2019/Pitt’s first electric vehicles are light-duty box trucks used for transporting mail, lab supplies, surplus property, library books, & other goods around campus. Pitt is driving toward its greenhouse gas reduction goals with the addition of new zero-emission…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/4-fuso-electric-box-trucks/August 2019 letter from Chancellor Gallagher on next steps for the University on addressing ESG criteria, investment screening, & sustainability Following the July 2019 release of the University of Pittsburgh’s Socially Responsible Investment Committee Report, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher released a…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/chancellors-socially-responsible-investment-committee-report-response-august-2019/Pitt first-year students have unlimited 30-minute bike-share rides for the 2019-20 academic year. PITTSBURGH, PA (August 26, 2019) — The University of Pittsburgh is partnering with the Healthy Ride bike share program to introduce first-year students to bicycling…
https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/university-of-pittsburgh-partners-with-healthy-ride-unlimited-30-minute-bike-share-rides-for-pitt-first-years-2019-20/