Sustainability
This alumna is building a bike-friendly campus
Meet Lucy Klug, Pitt’s mobility specialist, who is working to make sustainable transportation options more accessible on the Pittsburgh campus.
This professor’s insect collection will help measure ecosystem health across the continent
Mary Mulcahy spent the summer trapping, sorting, weighing and tracking key species around Bradford.
People eating beef are less likely to live near the industry’s pollution, Pitt researchers found
The National Science Foundation study is the first to map county by county the impact of nitrogen from the U.S. cattle supply chain.
These grazing goats helped the Pitt grounds crew clear a hillside
The herd provides a fossil fuel free solution to combating invasive vines and underbrush.
This alum’s handbags are good enough to eat
OK, not really, but they are made from fruit.
Pitt was recognized with the NACUBO Excellence in Sustainability Award
The sole university recognized by the organization this year, Pitt earned the honor for its Climate Action Plan.
These former Pitt Med students designed a lab plastic recycling system
Now, Polycarbin founders James O’Brien and Noah Pyles are back to help University researchers reduce their environmental impact.
Pitt earned its first Times Higher Education University Impact Ranking
The rankings are based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Pitt-Johnstown’s Engineering and Science Building earned a LEED certification
It’s Pitt's 18th LEED-certified space.
Pitt alumna Kate Moran is using technical innovation to combat climate change
The award-winning researcher and engineer’s adventures have included advising the Obama administration and taking Arctic expeditions to advocate for global sustainability.