College of Public Health researcher works to improve sanitation worldwide

March 01

The UN estimates that, by 2050, one in four people will live in a country with shortages of fresh water. As it is now, nearly 2 billion people use water sources that are

Engineering students improve urban farm in senior design project

December 14

As a Temple student living just southeast of Main Campus, Brett Riley, ENG '18, would often ride his bike past an urban farm at 8th and Poplar streets, in North

Temple programs co-winners of environmental stewardship award

August 10

Temple's Give + Go Green and Surplus Property programs are co-winners of the Daniel G. Weisenbach Environmental Stewardship Award. The award is given by the Professional

Temple sets 350K-pound goal for 2018 RecycleMania contest

January 29

Temple has been participating in RecycleMania, a nationwide competition among colleges, for a decade—and Director of Sustainability Kathleen Grady has a feeling this year

All of the lights

September 20

Students walking into the renovated Howard Gittis Student Center food court can't help but notice the new dining options, modern furniture and inviting layout. It just

Bin there, done that

August 24

Every fall since 2000, student leaders and staff from various Temple departments and student organizations have visited students living in the communities around Main

Running a surplus

May 16

As Eric Grzybowski, Temple's surplus property coordinator, walks through the university's off-campus warehouse space in North Philadelphia, he passes by a sea of office

EPA ranks Temple among top colleges for green power use

February 17

Temple uses more than 55 million kilowatt-hours of green power each year—enough to power more than 5,000 average American homes. That use of green energy recently earned

Alumnus endows $100K scholarship for sustainable tourism

November 29

An endowment of more than $100,000 from a Fox School of Business graduate has created a scholarship fund to allow Temple students to pursue hands-on internships in

Tiny house at Temple's community garden

September 05

When you look around Temple's campus, the growth can't be hidden. The site for the soon-to-be library could be mistaken for an archeology site, nearly taking up an entire

Local champions

August 25

It might look like that student hauling buckets of compost up Broad Street is just taking out the trash. Look closer and you'll see that she's hauling pre-consumer waste

Rad Dish Co-op Café offers locally sourced food

October 01

The Rad Dish Co-op Café in Ritter Hall Annex, the only student-run food cooperative in Philadelphia, was born out of classroom projects and is now in its second semester

Using soot, artist draws mural on Montgomery Garage

October 01

From smokestacks to tailpipes, artist Caroline Rothwell collects carbon emissions and transforms this soot into delicate drawings of endangered plants.

Temple named a “green college” by the Princeton Review

May 14

Temple has been recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the 353 most environmentally responsible world-class colleges.

Bike sharing arrives in Philly and at Temple

April 23

It is about to get easier—and healthier—for Temple students, faculty and staff to get around campus and the city.

Students design tiny house for Temple garden

February 26

In the Office of Sustainability's recent Student Design Charrette, the stakes were high. And the competition specifications were so, so small.

Student-run café serves affordable local food

February 18

On Feb. 5, students, faculty and staff lined up in Ritter Annex, eagerly waiting to scoop up house-made hummus with organic carrots or to dig into a salad of locally

Students use Temple’s Sustainability Certificate to achieve diverse career goals

October 29

When Meredith Thomas, Class of 2014, completes her degree in journalism at Temple University this December, she will embark on a career path centered on helping make the

Bike Surplus Program offers affordable bikes to Temple students

September 29

For the many Temple University students living on or near campus, biking to class has become a popular means of transportation.

Student Center introduces new composting station

September 24

When Morgan Nemtuda, College of Engineering, Class of 2016, became involved with Students for Environmental Action (SEA) in 2012, the organization was already working to