The mission of the University of Pittsburgh Green Fund is to finance and support student-initiated projects and programs that make Pitt’s operations more environmentally sustainable, socially equitable, and energy efficient.
The center endeavors to create an integrated community of researchers at Pitt who focus their intellectual talents on rendering society more sustainable.
Enables students at the University of Pittsburgh to become experts in circular economy principles, informed by Covestro LLC's successes in this area, and ultimately create circular, sustainable products and service solutions.
Through the integration of a creative, multidisciplinary curriculum, groundbreaking research, and social engagement, Pitt is working to educate every member of its faculty, staff, and student communities on sustainability, while creating innovative contributions to a more sustainable world.
A program focusing on providing advanced education to graduate students to identify and solve sustainability issues in the context of the triple bottom line of environmental, societal, and economic problems.
he primary goals of the Sustainability Distinction are to provide students with a mechanism to gain recognition and “credit” for their outside-the-classroom endeavors and broaden the number of undergraduate students participating in sustainability activities throughout campus.
The University of Pittsburgh has a number of sustainability-focused and related academic research centers. In addition to research collaborations, additional University of Pittsburgh centers include sustainability-related community partnership and outreach.
The aim of the Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability is to provide undergraduates the opportunity to enhance their education by including sustainability in their course of study.
Courses at Pitt
Pitt offers courses and conducts research in areas such as Climate Change, Air Quality, Materials & Waste, Water, Social Justice, Circular Economy, Transportation, and more.
