Sustainability

Two shipping-container ‘digesters’ on the Pittsburgh campus transform more than a ton of scraps each month thanks to Kyle Wyche and Ecotone Renewables.

A research team including Pitt engineers used quantum chemistry to uncover design principles for generating sustainable alternatives to chlorine.

The League of American Bicyclists recognition is an upgrade from the University’s Silver status, earned in 2022.

The award was granted by the National Sustainability Society, a society for sustainability professionals.

The Dietrich School faculty member is partnering with the National Audubon Society and WildMon to harness artificial intelligence for the health of the planet.

With the highest possible rank bestowed by the U.S. Green Building Council rating system, the library becomes Pitt’s 19th building to earn LEED certification since 2005.

In this Q&A, Pitt Sustainability’s Emily Potoczny offers tips for how students, faculty and staff can recycle, compost and reduce their environmental impact without leaving campus.

The University’s ACS Student Affiliates group was recognized as an outstanding student community and picked up the society’s Green Chemistry Award.

The campus retained its certified sanctuary designation, which it first received in 2019.

Engineering students broaden their focus from lab benches to global supply chains with the help of industry in the Circular Economy Program.