UNM Sustainability Studies Program

07/31/2024

We're going to be at the Build Your Backyard Refuge Day on September 21st from 9:30am to 1pm.

Come check out our table. We hope to see you there!

05/01/2024

It’s almost been a week since our 14th Annual Sustainability Expo! Here are some special moments from this year’s Expo!

Thank you to all the students, faculty, staff, and vendors for coming together! See you next year 🐺

04/25/2024

STARTING AT 10:30 am! See you @ CORNELL MALL!

04/24/2024

Only 1st left!

Can’t wait to see you tomorrow from 10:30am-2:30pm!

04/23/2024

We are 2 days away from this years Sustainability Expo! Swipe to see some of the awesome vendors, entertainment, and on campus resources!

04/22/2024

Happy Earth Day Lobos! We are kicking off our countdown to this years Sustainability Expo!

We are 3 days away! So please plan to join us on Thursday, April 25th on Cornell Mall from 10:30am-2:30pm! Come enjoy live entertainment, food, local vendors, and swing by our booth to get info on our program!

03/29/2024

Join us for the Food Systems Coffee Hour! Our first one will be tomorrow at 9am in Bandelier Hall West, Room 104. See you there!

02/23/2024

This scholarship supports a Sustainability Studies student during a semester-long food systems internship (preference will be given to students eligible for the Pell Grant). The recipient will enroll in the SUST402 internship course in the fall of 2024. All eligible Sustainability Studies students are urged to submit their applications!

Apply Here: https://forms.office.com/r/Knb0y5BukC

02/20/2024

Join Us! Friday February 23 from 11-1pm for our monthly visioning round table.

Come share your opinion on how an academic department can be rooted in a process of student vision and agency. Everyone is welcome all past, present, and future SUST students are invited!

We will be starting off this session with student Anna Marklin in a process which more deeply connects our emotions and feelings with our visions!

Lunch will be provided as usual! See you there!

02/06/2024

We are proud to announce our first annual Spring Gathering! Join us to discover the program, chat with current students and indulge in complimentary snacks from UNM catering. You will hear from students who will be sharing their experiences with capstone projects, internships, and other exciting topics. Stay tuned for a full itinerary and more details!

01/16/2024

Join us for a student visioning session! Join us to see how our program can be a leader for transitions to sustainability in NM and help us improve the program along the way.

Mark your calendars- we also have sessions scheduled for Friday February 23rd, and Friday March 22nd.

See you there!

01/09/2024

Still looking for a spring class? Get outside and gain hands on experience this spring in the Lobo Gardens

11/08/2023

Hey Lobos! It’s that time in the semester again to start looking at courses for Spring 2024! Have an interest in sustainability? Then enroll into one of our courses!

10/18/2023

Join us at the Lobo Gardens Fall Party this Thursday, Oct. 19th from 4-6pm! There will be refreshments and a guest speaker.

We hope to see you there!

10/17/2023

Join us for the 2nd Visioning Roundtable! Come share your awesome ideas or expand on ideas from the previous roundtable! (lunch and refreshments provided)

Open for all to join students, faculty, and people of the community!

09/28/2023

REMINDER! Dr. Ben Warner is having a talk tomorrow in Mitchell Hall Room 102 from 3-4pm

refreshment will be provided in the lobby of Bandalier Hall East at 2:30pm

09/26/2023

Our FALL 2023 Reading Guide is OUT!

Check out our website to see what books our SUST faculty recommend you read. And check back periodically to see what we’ve updated it with!

LINK IN OUR BIO!

09/25/2023

We're always looking for volunteers! Roll up your sleeves and join us to get your hands dirty in the on-campus garden. Drop in on any Monday and Tuesday from 4:00 PM to 6:15 PM and Fridays from 10:00 AM to 12:15 PM. Soak up the sun and help out with some gardening magic! Find us on the corner of Campus Blvd and Vassar Dr, across from Alvarado Hall.

09/12/2023

We’d like you to join us for our Student Vision Roundtable! (lunch and drinks provided)

Come share your ideas with us.

09/11/2023

SSP faculty Andreas Hernandez and Ben Warner and SSP administrator Sarah Blake toured the sustainable concrete lab of engineering professor Maryram Hojati. They were joined by Sandra West from the Albuquerque Sustainability Office and Amy Rosbrough from the New Mexico Climate Change Bureau.

Professor Hojati and her student Daiquiri Zozaya are conducting cutting edge research on sustainable concrete that is appropriate for local environments and has a far less ecological impact. Traditional concrete has a significant carbon footprint - some estimate up to 8% of total carbon emitted annually. Professor Hojati's lab is working on concrete that has a much lesser impact or even stores carbon in the ground through adding ingredients such as biochar. They are currently working with Native communities on appropriate forms of sustainable concrete for NM, as well as how to use sustainable concrete on the Moon and on Mars.

Professor Hojati is excited to work with City and State officials to help guide the use of sustainable concrete. In the South of the State, officials are interested in using sustainable concrete to fill up old oil wells. Professors Hernandez and Warner hope that SSP can continue to grow as a networking hub to link governance and NGO's with sustainability expertise around UNM.

08/30/2023

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow. Overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times data investigation revealed. These declines are threatening irreversible harm to the American economy and society as a whole.

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.

08/28/2023

Check out this new position with The Transformation Network! Open to all students regardless of work study award

Apply through UNM Jobs!

08/21/2023

Hey Lobos! We are so excited to announce this awsome event we are running along side the UNM Outdoor Adventure Center, focusing on learn bicycle safety and beginner knowledge! With hands on activites!

FREE OF CHARGE! Tickets open up August 23rd @ 11:30am. Link in our bio

08/10/2023

Check out the article in our bio to read about Nic’s capstone project and how it’s benefiting UNM students!

07/25/2023

Hey Lobos! Still looking for an upper division to take this coming semester? SUST 334 Environmental Justice Practicum still has a few spots left so ENROLL NOW!

07/12/2023

Check out this awesome opportunity with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center!

APPLY NOW!

07/06/2023

Welcome to our new series, Sustainability in ABQ! Where we introduced you to different businesses with sustainable practices! This week it’s Little Green Bucket

Check out who they are, how it works, and current job openings!

06/09/2023

Hey Lobos! As we begin sessions of NSO we would like to show you how quick and easy it is to register for our Sustainability Studies courses in just 7 steps!

Don’t forget to check out our Courses Highlight on our Instagram page to check out what courses we are offering for FALL 2023

06/01/2023

Looking for an Internship? Well check out Citizens Climate Higher Education. They are looking for interns for Fall 2023 in a multitude of different positions.

Check out their website for information on different positions and for the application!

05/24/2023

Guess What!? Sustainability related jobs are the 2nd employment growth area over the next five years!

Click the link in our description to read the full article!