Global Sustainability

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Sustainability Leadership Award

2023 Sustainability Award Nominations Now Open

Environmental sustainability as envisioned by UVA’s 2030 Sustainability Plan represents the University’s commitment to making the world a better place and being a good neighbor locally and globally, today and in the future.

Winter Education Abroad Fair

Newcomb Ballroom

Join the International Studies Office for the Winter Education Abroad Fair. Learn more about the many different study abroad programs available for UVA students. Meet with UVA faculty program directors, program providers, and host universities. We hope to see you there!

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Tents in a field with mountains in the back

Alternative Spring Break Trips

Various Off-Grounds Locations

ASB will conduct our Spring Break trips to Maine, the Florida Keys, San Francisco, Joshua Tree, and Zion during Spring Break. As is our organization's mission, these trips will involve participants conducting service activities for the benefit of the community they are visiting.

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(Photo from Creative Commons)

UVA Landscape Architects Seek To Fight Flooding the Natural Way

The UVA Architecture/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project will study several sites in the Chesapeake Bay to find ways of stopping or slowing down the damage from changing environments and ecosystems.

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Due to the pandemic, Lucy Hirshland met Earth Brands’ co-founders, Misha Medvedev and Peter Frelinghuysen, in person a full year after being hired. (Contributed photo)

Student Entrepreneur Vows To ‘Make Sustainability Cool’ With Eco-Friendly Cups

University of Virginia third-year student Lucy Hirshland’s mission is to disrupt the plastic industry and make sustainability cool among younger generations. She’s joined Earth Brands, a sustainable products company offering environmentally conscious alternatives to single-use plastic products. Hirshland is the company’s head of growth.

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(U.S. Department of Defense photo)

What Is a ‘Flash Drought’? And How Did It Contribute to the Deadly Maui Fires?

In the aftermath of the Maui fires, government now looks to better understand the conditions that led to the disaster.

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Mike Haas

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Become a Mentor with Early Visions

Give back to the community by getting involved with Early Visions! This mentorship and arts program by the Fralin Museum of Art at UVA and the Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia connects University student mentors and local 3rd–5th graders for weekly art experiences. Mentors and mentees learn about and from one another while making art together! Applications due Nov. 10; decisions made Dec. 15.