Sustainability Institute at Ohio State
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Building a more sustainable and resilient future for all

The Sustainability Institute integrates, supports and leads sustainability across the university to:

• Promote sustainability and resilience teaching and learning • Catalyze interdisciplinary research that drives discovery and innovation • Engage public and private sector partners to develop and apply sustainable solutions • Integrate sustainability scholarship with campus activities to engage students in research and experiential learning • Provide a competitive advantage in attracting exceptional new talent, students, partnerships and resources

CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY

OF EARTH DAY AT OHIO STATE

Click here to learn what Ohio State faculty, staff and students are doing to advance the mission of Earth Day 2020.

 

The Sustainability Institute at Ohio State

Today, our planet’s life support systems are rapidly transforming. The ecosystems that sustain us are fluctuating, due to continued population growth, resource consumption, environmental degradation and climate change.

As a society, we stand at a crossroads between a sustainable and resilient future and one that leaves future generations to deal with unprecedented environmental change, resource scarcities and growing social inequities.

At Ohio State, we are poised to make lasting contributions to solving many of the world’s most complex and pervasive challenges. Our interdisciplinary research capacity, culture of problem solving and strategic partnerships with private industry, public agencies and non-governmental organizations offer countless opportunities to create transformational change in Ohio and around the world.

The time to act is now.

View the Sustainability Institute brochure

Read the Sustainability Institute Strategic Plan

View the 2018-2019 Ohio State Sustainability Achievements brochure

Ohio State University Sustainability Goals

 

 

 

 

About The Sustainability Institute

Ohio State is a comprehensive land-grant research university with hundreds of faculty in sustainability, thousands of passionate students, an enduring land-grant mission, and a strong commitment to sustainability in its campus operations. We are dedicated to leveraging our research and knowledge to enable more sustainable and resilient communities in Ohio, our nation and the global community. 

Over 600 faculty and research scientists are engaged in sustainability research; we teach more than 1,000 courses that support sustainability learning; and we are engaged in Ohio communities and around the world to improve social, economic and environmental conditions.

The Sustainability Institute at Ohio State
3018 Smith Laboratory
174 W. 18th Avenue
Columbus, OH  43210
614-247-4762
sustainability@osu.edu

On the web:  si.osu.edu
On social media:  @OhioStSustain

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SustainNews: Stories about sustainability initiatives undertaken by the university in research, student engagement, campus sustainability and collaborations with the public and private sector

Sustainability Institute newsletter for Ohio State faculty 

Student Life's Students and Sustainability newsletter for Ohio State undergraduates

 

 

 

+Sustainability Student Featured as Research and Innovation Showcase Speaker

July 29, 2020

Each year the Research and Innovation Showcase celebrates the collective impact of research and creative inquiry at Ohio State and beyond by recognizing talented Buckeye innovators and their discoveries. One highlight of the event each year are the spotlight speakers — researchers sharing their passions and why they do what they do. Although the event could not take place due to COVID-19, the spotlight speakers are still sharing their perspectives through virtual talks. 

Callia Tellez, a spring graduate in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, created her talk: Conservation from the local level up: a lesson from the farmers of the Great Lakes Basin. Her talk shares that solving our environmental crises requires collective effort. Tellez was involved in research efforts as an undergraduate student, which contributed to her interest in water quality in the Great Lakes region and the creation of an early warning system for harmful algal blooms. 

View Tellez’s Research and Innovation Showcase: Spotlight Speaker presentation.    

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