Attention: The 4th floor of Hunt Library will be closed for renovations for the remainder of the summer.
Carnegie Mellon University released its fourth Voluntary University Review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on April 1. The VUR catalogs activities by students, faculty and staff to advance the SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, and reflects Carnegie Mellon’s long-standing efforts to sustainably address society's most pressing needs.
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In one of many ongoing efforts to reduce the destruction caused by landmines globally, three Carnegie Mellon University students were selected by Mines Action Canada and CMU’s Sustainability Initiative to visit the United Nations and participate in the 21st Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction.
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A new short documentary film airing during the COP28 climate summit highlights Carnegie Mellon’s leadership in environmental research and education and the role of open source software to amplify the impact of these efforts.
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At Carnegie Mellon, the Sustainability Initiative is committed to amplifying sustainability efforts across education, research, and practices. Since finding a permanent home in the University Libraries, it has grown as a convener, bringing students, researchers, and other contributors together. Now, Director Alexandra Hiniker is finding ways to share her technical expertise and experience with an even broader group across the region through the DISCOVER network.
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This summer, the Sustainability Initiative interns — Ishwrya Achuthan Geetha, Bethel Endawoke, Camden Johnson, and myself — received an email with this as the subject line from Alex Hiniker, director of the Sustainability Initiative. We all excitedly responded “yes”. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to tour the United Nations, sit in on various sessions, engage with leaders across America, and truly to see the broader vision of our work at Carnegie Mellon.
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After a successful spring semester of community engagement and programming, the Sustainability Initiative is excited to expand our team. The 2023-2024 school year welcomes back last year’s interns and introduces three new interns.
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Director of Sustainability Initiative Alexandra Hiniker reflected on her spring 2020 mini course Local Advocacy for Global Change in a recent Department of Modern Languages feature.
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The ultimate goal of all this work is to help democracies deliver and envision sustainable futures where rights are realized.
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This past semester, “Local Advocacy for Global Change,” taught by Sustainability Initiative Director Alexandra Hiniker, helped students center equity while identifying links between environmental, social, and economic justice, and strategizing solutions to issues both at home and around the world.
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Stay up to date with all of the events on the Instagram page @SustainableCMU and find more information on the Sustainability Initiative website.
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