Environmental Studies

Second Annual Data Science Day

In March, the University of Pittsburgh hosted its second annual Data Science Day, bringing together students, faculty and industry

Congratulations to Poushalee Banerjee on being awarded the Arthur & Barbara Pape Endowment Award!

This award from the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology (PLE), University of Pittsburgh, for her research proposal. This grant will help further my ongoing research work on Eastern Hellbenders. This vulnerable amphibian species has been a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) since December 2024.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

On Saturday, May 3, we were honored to celebrate the accomplishments of our students! 

GES Class of 2025!

Multiple GES students were recognized at the annual PittSustainability Awards as Student Sustainability Champions! 

These graduating students made significant contributions to sustainability both on- and off-campus during their time at Pitt. We look forward to seeing what they accomplish as alumni!

Congratulations to:

GES Environmental Studies instructor - Mark Collins: the practical and empathetic “poet of life experience”

Here's a link to the article.

Sustainable Engineering in Iceland - Spring Break 2025

GES Environmental Studies student, Megan Duda, shares how her experience with the Sustainable Engineering in Iceland course deepened her knowledge of thermodynamics. 

The Sustainable Food Systems class, taught by Corey Flyyn, spends most weeks at an urban farm learning and working with community leaders. This week we had the privilege of helping Ebony Lunsford-Evans, better known as Farm Girl Eb, get her urban farm in the West End, 1 Sound Farm, ready for the winter.