Sustainability Education & Research
Innovations for Sustainable Solutions
Opportunities are endless to incorporate sustainability into research and learning. From degree programs to research projects to living-learning programs, students and faculty learn, enhance, and find support for addressing sustainability issues.
By utilizing the campus as a living lab, our campus community develops leadership, innovation, and sustainability solutions to address the Grand Challenges of our time — ranging from climate change to hunger to clean water shortages. The University of Maryland offers students hands-on opportunities to develop the skills to solve sustainability dilemmas, alongside the visionary faculty who champion environmental progress.
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Majors, Minors & Graduate Programs
Explore potential education opportunities that lead to a career in the forefront of sustainability
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Sustainability Minor
Take courses taught by industry leaders in the field of sustainability
Sustainability Teaching Fellows
Supporting professors integrate sustainability into course curricula across disciplines through workshops, stipends, and more
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Living & Learning Programs
Collaborate with like minded peers for exciting service and learning opportunities beyond the classroom
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Sustainability Advisors
Peer educators provide sustainability lessons to hundreds of UMD classes
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Student Projects
Projects for students looking to join or generate sustainability opportunities on campus
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Education Dashboards
Data exploring SustainableUMD's commitment to education for sustainability