"As educators, we need to recognize that addressing climate change needs to be infused into everything we do. We are responsible for empowering young people to take control of this situation," says Dr. Colleen Duncan, who represented the college at the United Nations climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Ecological restoration, which aims to rehabilitate an ecosystem that has been disturbed or damaged, has the potential to become a new form of outdoor recreation that benefits both people and the planet.
Colorado State University is the No. 5 green college according to The Princeton Review’s annual Top Green Colleges list.
The Impact MBA at the Colorado State University College of Business has been named the No. 4 Better World MBA in the United States and No. 20 globally by Corporate Knights. It is the second consecutive year the international publication has ranked the innovative, sustainability-focused Impact MBA among the world’s best.
The Zero Waste Team is a student-led group at CSU, working to ensure that waste is properly separated for recycling, composting and the landfill. They’re also educators, spreading knowledge about proper waste management practices to foster a culture of zero waste on campus.
The CSU Sustainability Fund is accepting applications for FY23 funding. Sponsored by the President’s Sustainability Commission, this fund supports sustainability initiatives around the University. This will be the third year for the fund, building on the previous year’s successes.
CSU is the recipient of more than $12 million for sustainable agriculture research under a new $2.8 billion federal program, the USDA recently announced.
Annie Overlin and two co-workers in Pueblo County illustrate the increasing breadth and depth of CSU Extension's reach.
Colorado State University is a host institution for the 2022 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Global Conference.
CSU is at No. 2 for 2022 in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainable Campus Index Rankings, Doctoral Institutions. That follows back-to-back No. 1 rankings, four times overall in the top spot and never finishing below fourth.