Office for Sustainability

🌿 Looking for your community at UR? Stop by SpiderFest this Thursday, September 3, from 3:00–7:00 p.m. to explore the many student organizations on campus! Whether you’re interested in sports, business, volunteering, sustainability, or something totally new, there’s a group for you. Swipe through to discover a few sustainability-focused student groups to check out at SpiderFest! Stop by their tables, meet current members, and learn...

Trees do more than make our surroundings beautiful. They play a vital role in keeping our communities healthy, especially during the summer months. From cooling our neighborhoods and improving air quality to supporting wildlife and storing carbon, trees provide benefits that extend far beyond their shade. As temperatures rise, protecting and expanding the tree canopy is one way we can build more resilient communities for people and nature...

UR professors always have an appetite for learning something new. 🧠 And we were happy to provide them with a few sustainability ideas to chew on. Over the summer, the Office for Sustainability led this year’s cohort of the River City Project, a faculty development workshop that helps professors integrate sustainability topics into their syllabi. This workshop is a fantastic opportunity to connect with other environmentally-minded...

This summer, wildfire smoke became hard to ignore. 🔥 From hazy skies to air quality alerts, smoke from wildfires in Canada and across the U.S. traveled far beyond the flames, even reaching Virginia. But what happens when smoky skies become a part of childhood? A recent story from Grist explores how repeated wildfire smoke exposure can affect more than children's physical health. It can disrupt opportunities for play, affect learning, and...