
Events
The Office of Sustainability is involved in various events throughout the year.
- Campus Sustainability Month: October
- National Solar Tour: October
- Bra Recycling Drive: October
- Game Day Challenge: Fall Semester
- Winter Coat and Clothing Drive: November/December
- Campus Race to Zero Waste: Spring Semester
- E-Cycle Drive: March
- Earth Month Events: April
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Zoology major Allison Remick and environmental studies major Madeline Desmond spent several weeks in Kent State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program…
Students SURE Research Program Will Offer Return on Investment; Kent State Today; September 2, 2024
Zoology major Allison Remick and environmental studies major Madeline Desmond spent several weeks in Kent State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program…Image

A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-…
Ohio Butterfly Monitoring Offers Insights Into Broader Ecological Trends; Kent State Today; August 27, 2024
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-…Image

A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-…
Ohio Butterfly Monitoring Offers Insights Into Broader Ecological Trends; Kent State Today; August 21, 2024
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-…Image

A uses a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to aquatic ecosystems are contributing to the global climate crisis.
Researchers map aquatic-based, human-driven impacts on climate change; Kent State College of Arts and Sciences News; June 20, 2024
A uses a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to aquatic ecosystems are contributing to the global climate crisis.This spring, the Lawrence & Sandra Armstrong Gallery inside Kent State University's John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design hosted an inspiring exhibition
IN A FLASH: DESIGNING WONDROUS WALLS; Kent State Today; June 17, 2024
This spring, the Lawrence & Sandra Armstrong Gallery inside Kent State University's John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design hosted an inspiring exhibitionImage

Kent State University earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.Kent State placed first in the large campus division for Food Organics waste, for diverting…
KENT STATE PLACES FIRST IN NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION; Kent State Today; June 3, 2024
Kent State University earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.Kent State placed first in the large campus division for Food Organics waste, for diverting…Image

Victoria Humphreys, '13, found her way as a communications professional in Washington, D.C., due to her passion for helping advance Native American communities, including her own. After attending a guest lecture from Associate Professor Stephanie Danes Smith (COMM and MDJ) about…
Victoria Humphreys '13
Victoria Humphreys, '13, found her way as a communications professional in Washington, D.C., due to her passion for helping advance Native American communities, including her own. After attending a guest lecture from Associate Professor Stephanie Danes Smith (COMM and MDJ) about…Image

RESEARCHERS MAP AQUATIC-BASED, HUMAN-DRIVEN IMPACTS ON CLIMATE CHANGEA set of cotton fabrics placed in Breakne
RESEARCHERS MAP AQUATIC-BASED, HUMAN-DRIVEN IMPACTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE; College of Arts and Sciences; May 29, 2024
RESEARCHERS MAP AQUATIC-BASED, HUMAN-DRIVEN IMPACTS ON CLIMATE CHANGEA set of cotton fabrics placed in BreakneImage

Each year the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) hosts a competitive request for proposals which are reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel, awarding seed grants with funding up to $12,000 for…
ESDRI Seed Grants Enable Early-Stage Research on Indigenous Land Conservation, Carbon Stabilization, and Invasive Species; ESDRI News; May 15, 2024
Each year the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) hosts a competitive request for proposals which are reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel, awarding seed grants with funding up to $12,000 for…Campuses Divert 105 Million Single-Use Plastics from Landfill During 2024 Campus Race to Zero Waste CompetitionBy: Alex…