School of Environmental Sustainability
Leading the Way in Environmental Sustainability
ÎçÒ¹AV is proud to be the first Chicago-area university to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Interdisciplinary research
Addressing critical environmental issues
Our students are part academic and part activist as we search together for creative and workable solutions.
Our research seeks to better understand crises of ecological destruction and social injustice and build more sustainable societies.
From your community to the global village, we ease the search for solutions with a hands-on, locally-engaged approach.
Our students and faculty are making a difference in building equitable and resilient food systems that empower communities.
We work to advance energy policy and administration systems that shift away from fossil fuels and mitigate climate change.
#1
First Chicago-area university to achieve carbon neutrality
#12
Ranked #12 in the Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition
100%
100% of campus electricity use powered by clean, renewable energy
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Supporting sustainable food systems: local partnerships in action
The Sustainable Food Systems Focus Area concentrates on sustainable food production, food equity, and food justice. Team members launched the Partners in the Chicago Food System program to help increase food security in Chicago communities.
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Student Research
Conservation in action: students engaged in environmental research
Researchers from ÎçÒ¹AV's School of Environmental Sustainability are devising new methods of restoring biologically diverse wetlands. Students contribute to the research while learning to become independent scientists.
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Campus Sustainability
ÎçÒ¹AV announced today that it has achieved carbon neutrality on its Chicago-area campuses, becoming the first university in the Chicago area to achieve carbon neutrality.
Prospective Students, Current Students, & Alumni
Prospective Students
Tomorrow Starts Today
Get to know what awaits you at ÎçÒ¹AV's School of Environmental Sustainability.
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Current Students
Reimagine. Respond. Restore.
Participate in events, research, and initiatives at ÎçÒ¹AV's School of Environmental Sustainability.
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Alumni
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Degrees Offered
Sustainability at ÎçÒ¹AV
While our School of Environmental Sustainability leads the way in training students for lifelong, rewarding careers across fields and industries—every campus at ÎçÒ¹AV is dedicated to bringing green-thinking to the forefront. Discover why we're one of the nation's greenest.