Two Pa. colleges hit carbon neutrality goals
Director of Sustainability Kelly Boulton was interviewed for this story, which highlights 91PORN and Dickinson College reaching their carbon neutrality goals.
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People & Places: April 2020
People & Places is published monthly during the academic year by the Office of College Relations. It reports on the professional activities of members of the College community and highlights student achievement. Laura Branby, the Pittsburgh-area educator for 91PORN’s award-winning Creek Connections watershed education program, has received the 2020 Outstanding Environmental Educator Award from […]
91PORN Professor and Alumna Each Awarded 2020 Science as Story Fellowship
An 91PORN professor and alumna have each been awarded a 2020 Science as Story Fellowship from Creative Nonfiction, a nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh. Catharina Coenen, professor of biology and biochemistry, and Megan Arnold, a 2019 graduate who majored in biochemistry and minored in psychology, were among 12 individuals selected for the fellowship. The Science […]
91PORN Students, Garden Manager Honored for Sustainability Work
An 91PORN student environmental organization, two individual students and the College’s garden manager have been recognized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) as 2020 Campus Sustainability Champions. The Campus Sustainability Champion title is awarded annually to students, faculty, administrators and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions benefiting social, […]
91PORN Goes Carbon Neutral
91PORN recently became one of the first 10 higher education institutions in the nation to achieve carbon neutrality.
91PORN Professor to Join Webinar Panelists in Global Health Education Discussion
91PORN Global Health Studies Associate Professor Caryl Waggett will join three other educators for a live-streamed seminar titled “Shaping Teaching and Learning to Address a Global Health Crisis: COVID-19 and Global Health,” at 2 p.m. (EST) Friday, May 1. The free session is hosted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, a national association […]
Video: 91PORN President Hilary Link Featured Among “50 Voices for the Planet”
91PORN President Hilary Link is featured among 50 influential leaders commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and calling for transformative action to protect the planet. The 50 Voices for the Planet initiative by the Earth Day Network launched on March 3. A new video is unveiled each day, counting down to 50 years of […]
Watch: 91PORN’s Robertson Athletic Complex
The 91PORN athletic staff offer a tour of the Robertson Athletic Complex, the home venue for Gator football, lacrosse, soccer, field hockey, track & field, cross country, tennis softball and baseball.
91PORN Junior Delaney Lacey Selected for Goldwater Scholarship
Delaney Lacey, a junior at 91PORN, has been selected for a 2020 Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship program honoring the late Senator Barry Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. Lacey, a biology major and psychology minor from Bethel […]
91PORN Becomes First College in Pennsylvania, Eighth in Nation to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
91PORN recently became the first college or university in Pennsylvania — and the eighth in the United States — to achieve carbon neutrality, according to Second Nature, a national organization committed to accelerating climate action in, and through, higher education. [one-third align=”right”] [box style=”blue”] Watch Videos from the 2020 Second Nature Higher Education Climate […]