Sustainability at Ohio State
Ohio State is a comprehensive land-grant research university with more than 600 faculty and research scientists in sustainability education and research; thousands of passionate students who take advantage of 900 courses that support sustainability learning; an enduring mission to serve our local and global communities; and a strong commitment to sustainability in its campus operations.
The complex challenges of sustainability and the need to improve social, economic and environmental conditions underscore the need for the deep integration Ohio State has across a breadth of disciplines including natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, engineering, public health, business, law, planning, policy, arts and humanities. These academic units and other internal partners such as research labs and centers, Student Life, and Administration and Planning departments collaborate and leverage our research and knowledge toward a more sustainable and resilient campus as well as our local and global communities.
View the 2020-2021 Ohio State Sustainability Achievements brochure
What's new at the Sustainability Institute
Apply to join the Sustainability Institute's Student Advisory Board
Sustainability Institute approves grants that save/reuse water on campus
Ohio State retains AASHE STARS Gold rating
Materials
Sustainability Institute brochure
Sustainability Institute Strategic Plan
2022 Sustainability Institute Annual Report
Ohio State Climate Services for Business
Stay connected
SustainNews: Sharing Ohio State research, education, operations and outreach sustainability successes
Sustainability Institute Faculty Newsletter: Updates and opportunities for Ohio State faculty and researchers
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Do Renewable Energy Needs Ask too Much of Rural Americans? A View from Ohio
SENR Seminar Series: Research and Experiences in Water Management and Planning
Sustainability and Phronesis: Does the "Ohio State Way" Help Us Live Well?
Grace Gutierrez, an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University, recently completed a four-month research abroad project in Norway. Gutierrez studies forest ecology within the School of Environment and Natural Resources, with a special emphasis in plant interactions with the environment.