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Student Organization Spotlight: Chatham's Society of Ecological Restoration
Chatham’s newest student organization, the Chatham chapter for the Society of Ecological Restoration, speaks for the trees! Learn more about how this club uses power tools and community to help restore native species to our Eden Hall campus.
Morgan Block, MSUS '19 is revitalizing Pittsburgh housing through sustainability
Morgan Block, MSUS ‘19 acts as the current sustainability project manager at the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Learn how his search for equity in sustainability led him to Chatham’s Masters of Sustainability program and how his hands-on learning experiences, and coursework aid him in his current role.
Students Stopping Food Waste
In honor of Stop Food Waste Day, we spoke with students Claire Raines ‘22 and Goldie Seddon ‘22 on the great works they are doing to stop food waste and how we can all follow suit.
Student Profile: Mya Green
Mya Green ‘22 is a Sustainability student who dreams of improving the world through food. Learn more about her, her aspirations, and her advice on eating sustainably in this for-students, by-students feature!
Course Highlight: Agroecology
What course combines critical thinking, sustainable practices, anti-racism, social justice, and more? Agroecology! Student Chenoa Baker interviews Assistant Professor of Agroecology Dr. Chris Murakami on the dual courses Basic Agroecology and Growing Sustainably Lab as part of our student-driven Course Highlights series!
Splendor in the Grass: Chatham's Agroecology Demonstration Garden
Agroecology is the science of sustainable, equitable food systems. Chatham’s agroecology garden puts this science into action with practices including recycling nutrients as much as possible, taking advantage of natural relationships in the production of food, and building healthy soil to mitigate the need for pesticides.
Student Profile: Madeline Hennessey
Not only is Madeline Hennessey ‘21 a Sustainability and Women’s & Gender Studies double-major, she’s also a gardener, researcher, archer, social activist, and bread maker. Learn more about her and how she plans to use the fusion of her passions to build a greener and more equitable future in this for-students, by-students feature!
Q and A with the new Dean of the Falk School of Sustainability
In August, Lou Leonard, JD, became the new dean of the Falk School of Sustainability & Environment. We sat down with him to get to know him a bit.