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Green Gator of the Month: Shannon Sawtell

UF student recycling and performing waste management

Green Gators are members of the University of Florida community that are making a sustainable impact on a daily basis.

Free to UF: Global Conference on Sustainability

Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education 2022

Free, virtual global conference on sustainability. Don’t miss the chance to commit to The Urgency of Now at #GCSHE.

Behind The Scenes With Our Intern Team

Take a look at the incredible work the Outreach & Communications interns are doing to share important messaging with the UF community!

Communications Internship

UF student interns holding buttons.

The Office of Sustainability is now hiring Communications Interns for the Fall 2023 semester. Students must be available 10 hours per week and demonstrate a commitment to using communications to improve engagement in the sustainability community at UF.

Action of the Month: Set Your Summer Sustainability Goal

Sunflowers

June 2022 Brought to you by the Office of Sustainability and the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute. Summer… the time of year we look forward to filling with vacations, revisiting traditions, and taking a break from the routine. For students, this can mean a pause from daily homework and exams or the chance to pursue […]

Action of the Month: Ease Your Eco-Anxiety

Pink flowers on campus

May 2022 Written by Chloe Dill, Office of Sustainability Intern and Second-Year Psychology Major, in collaboration with the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute. People who are concerned about climate change, environmental degradation, and other sustainability challenges may be experiencing what is called eco-anxiety. This can include emotions of grief and guilt and the sensation of […]

Action Of The Month: Become A Community Scientist

Group of community scientists at UF

April 2022 Written by Alexis Irvin, Office of Sustainability Intern, in collaboration with the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute. Understanding nature and its complexities, from severe weather trends to the unique migration patterns of local species, can be complicated. Even more daunting is the idea of understanding how these systems are changing, which can have significant […]

The Return of Campus Earth Week Highlights Positivity and Collaboration

After a two-year hiatus as an in-person celebration, Campus Earth Week was hard to miss in 2022. In addition to being back in person, this year the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) & the UF Office of Sustainability partnered to co-host the 2022 UF Campus Earth Week events. Throughout the week, attendees were invited […]

Our Community, Our Planet: Campus Earth Week 2022 Panel

Earth Week Panel 2022

Join us at the UF Campus Earth Week Panel to hear how people in Gainesville are finding local solutions to looming environmental problems!

Green & Clean: Campus Earth Week 2022

Green & Clean UF Campus Earth Week 2022

As Part Of UF Campus Earth Week…  Join Office of Sustainability and the Thompson Earth Systems Institute for the next Green & Clean on Saturday, April 9th as part of UF Campus Earth Week 2022! We need YOUR help to make this the biggest clean-up and invasive species removal of the year at UF! We […]