Students

As UVA’s Decarbonization Academy knicks off its fourth summer session, former fellow Ryan Faddis reflects on his exciting and meaningful experience in the program.  

UVA grads, go green on your big day! From skipping balloons to recycling properly, here are five easy ways to make your graduation more sustainable.

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 Gavin, Joanne, and Randy.

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.

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 Zack, Carrie, and Glenn.

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.

UVA Dine and the Nitrogen Working Group collaborate weekly on the "Taste Cart" event to educate students about how food choices can reduce their Nitrogen Footprint. The Taste Cart highlights different sustainable, local ingredients to encourage students to make low-impact eating choices.
 

Pickleball continues to be one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. Recently a member of the UVA’s championship-winning pickleball club, Will Clarkson, took the initiative to start pickleball recycling at UVA. Hear the play-by-play in this Q&A.

Are you interested in becoming involved with the Charlottesville community and volunteering in a sustainable way? These 10 organizations all offer great volunteer opportunities, from leading trail hikes to removing invasive species.

Meet members of our UVA community–students, faculty, engineers, facilities staff, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Get to know them and be inspired with the stories of these change-makers’ efforts happening on Grounds, both large and small! Below meet Jim, Yatra, and Allie.