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STARS Platinum - the highest
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We self-generate 100% of our energy use
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The state's only 4-star Certified Green Restaurants® (we have 2)
Sustainability runs deep at UNH, and is our future
We've been STARS Platinum rated since 2017, it's the highest level of sustainability performance from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). It's a distinction of less than 10 universities and colleges in the country. Our practices, successes, and future solutions are a university-wide effort by faculty, staff, and students.
Discover your place in sustainability
Sustainability Dual Major
UNH is one of the only universities in the country to offer a Sustainability Dual Major – a powerful experience to better understand any major from a sustainability perspective. Combine your education with the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to create a more sustainable future. Learn More
UNH Leading the Way on New Hampshire’s First-Ever Food System Strategic Plan
UNH Leading the Way on New Hampshire’s First-Ever Food System Strategic Plan
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UNH Positions Students, Businesses to Thrive in Wake of SEC Climate Disclosure Ruling
Sustainability programs prepare students for in-demand jobs and companies for compliance
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Internship Makes a Difference Close to Home
Internship Makes a Difference Close to Home
Skye Loto finds flexibility with Semester for Impact
ArticleSustainability Events
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December6Deadline extended! Learn how to calculate a carbon footprint, then work on a te a.m. (with a peer mentor to support you!) to help a local organization calculate theirs – a skill employers are actively seeking. Open to ALL majors; 2 credits. Paul students: satisfies 1 BiP.
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December18
Bring your knowledge and enthusiasm to strengthen international partnerships; apply for funding to travel in the summer of 2025. Through the International Changemaker Grant, you will: · Work alongside a group of students and a faculty or staff mentor· Partner with a non-profit to develop a project geared to address a sustainability related problem· Get funding to cover the cost of travel, housing and incidentals, up to $15,000 SUMMER 2025 TRIPS: Apply by December 18, 2024
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December20PAID summer '24 Sustainability Fellowship positions open December 20, 2024! Don’t think your field of study connects with sustainability? Increasingly, skills from all fields are needed to advance sustainability. And we fr a.m.e sustainability broadly – as defined by the UN 17 Sustainable Develo p.m.ent Goals.Students from ALL majors and ALL graduate progr a.m.s are encouraged to apply - here's how:Step 1. Read our host organizations’ project descriptions on our website on or after December 20.Step 2....
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January7
noon - 1 p.m., As the 2025 UNH Sustainability Alumni Webinar Series kicks off, the Sustainability Institute and Alumni Relations are delighted to bring you a timely event that will discuss the policy we need for a sustainable future – a future that ensures a prosperous economy, resilient infrastructure, and the healthy, thriving ecosystems on which we all depend. We are delighted to introduce Dr. Stephen Bird, the new Director of the Carsey School of Public Policy to the UNH Sustainability...
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February55 p.m. - 5 p.m., Join the Sustainability Institute at the Sustainability Cafés! They are a great way to keep in touch with people involved in sustainability on c a.m.pus, to meet new people, and catch up with old friends! All UNH students welcomed!Gather with us in The Den at Holloway Commons (HoCo) on the second floor. Grab your food at HoCo and then meet upstairs for a shared dinner.If you do not have a meal swipe, reach out to this email and we can coordinate appropriate accommodations.
