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Jessica Barthel is the passionate education coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. With a background in environmental science and experience in stormwater infrastructure, she is focused on engaging faculty and staff in sustainability efforts across campus, including the Sustainability Ambassador program. Read more here.

Researchers from North Carolina universities, including three UNC Charlotte faculty, are leading a $1.5 million dollar research collaborative focused on ways to use complex molecules in living organisms to create clean energy systems. Read more here.

A new podcast series from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks titled “de-CIPHERing Infectious Disease” aims to unravel the complexities of infectious diseases and environmental risks through conversations with leading experts.  Read more here.

If you are on campus this summer, you might notice new dumpsters and trucks. On Monday, July 1, the University’s waste-hauling contracts that split services between two companies took effect. Crown Waste and Recycling Systems LLC, a female-owned, Charlotte-based company servicing Mecklenburg and surrounding counties, is emptying campus trash dumpsters. Republic Services is continuing to service dumpsters […]

UNC Charlotte was recognized again by Times Higher Education for its commitment to sustainability in it’s 2024 International Impact Rankings. Charlotte ranks in six categories including: Read more here.

Queen Clover arrives as Allison Tietz, Dining Services Sustainability Coordinator, establishes a new Bee colony at the South Village Deck Beehives. Watch the video here.

UNC Charlotte’s Office of Sustainability dedicates April as Earth Month, bringing students events on campus to celebrate.   Through the month of April, UNC Charlotte will be celebrating Earth Month 2024 with a variety of events, such as film screenings, garden sales, tour series, and workshops, starting on April 3 and continuing through April 27. Read […]

Meet Jenny Washam, engagement coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. Learn how she engages students on campus, and about the wolf howling trip she took. Read more here.

Construction of new buildings is essential to UNC Charlotte’s rapid growth, but the long-term sustainability of the campus depends on the quality of those buildings. To guide high-performance design, the University’s Facilities Management Advisory Council adopted the goal of pursuing LEED Gold certification for all new construction and major renovation projects on campus larger than […]

UNC Charlotte has offered recycling services since 1990, and waste reduction efforts have increased. But the success of campus recycling services starts with UNC Charlotte students, staff and faculty, and the Waste Wizard is here to help! Read more here.