Get to know people in our UVA community–students, engineers, professors, researchers, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes, both big and small, toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Meet Jenny, Gauri, Jessica, and Ian.
Tackling waste as a large university is not for the weak! Chad DeWitt, student engagement coordinator, gives you an up close look at how trash is turned into treasure with the help of our amazing student Zero Waste Ambassadors.
From letter writing to organizing zero-waste basketball games, the Office for Sustainability’s 19 Sustainability Student Employees accomplished a great amount over the 2023–2024 academic year. Discover how their work is transforming the UVA community and inspiring a greener future.
From letter writing to organizing zero-waste basketball games, the Office for Sustainability’s 19 Sustainability Student Employees accomplished a great amount over the 2023–2024 academic year. Discover how their work is transforming the UVA community and inspiring a greener future.
Everyday members of our UVA community–students, faculty, engineers, facilities staff, and medical professionals–are making impactful changes toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Through our new monthly "Faces of Sustainability" series, we aim to recognize their efforts and inspire you with the stories of these change-makers’ efforts happening right here on Grounds, both large and small!
Happy International Composting Week! In this blog we dig into why and how we turn leftover spaghetti and napkins into rich, fertile soil.
Green Games, initiated by UVA's Office for Sustainability, is a concerted effort to redirect waste generated at home athletics events away from the landfills. Read more about what goes on behind the scenes.
UVA hosted the third annual Atlantic Coast Conference Sports Sustainability Conference from June 21-23, 2023 at the University of Virginia.
