Office of Sustainability
Building a Sustainable Campus and a Greener Future.

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students plant a cherry tree together in the Storrs campus, Arbor Day 2021

UConn Office of Sustainability

The UConn Office of Sustainability leads the way for campus sustainability efforts. We provide guidelines, direction and support for sustainability in all sectors, from infrastructure to student outreach, and create programs that enhance engagement and awareness around sustainable practices and behaviors at UConn and in the community.

Action Areas

Students from EcoHouse and Spring Valley Farm hand out potted plants during the university's Earth Day celebration along Fairfield Way on April 22, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Experiential Learning

Science 1 building on Oct. 4, 2023. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Operational Performance

Onyeka Obiocha, left, executive director of CTNext, chats with Cody Simms of MCJ Collective during the Future Climate Venture Studio showcase in the Innovation Partnership Building on April 20, 2023. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)

Academics & Research

Sustainability News

A then-and-now comparison of the timing of seasonal events helps translate the abstraction of climate change into the reality of actual life

Andy Zhang is also president of the Undergraduate Student Government and is involved in a number of environmental groups

Fish that swam next to the dinosaurs are once again appearing in CT waters

‘We are aiming to educate the next generation workforce to understand that food production is important but at the same time it should not come at the cost of losing our planet’


News from the Office of Sustainability

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