Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Edible Campus Gardens on the U of U campus serve as outdoor laboratories and demonstration gardens to showcase the beauty and diversity of edible landscaping in an urban setting.

Food Studies serves to link individuals interested in food studies on campus and in the larger community to foster interdisciplinary food-related research and teaching collaborations that move the field forward and improve access to healthy foods in our own community.

Inter-university Training for Continental-Scale Ecology – ITCE emphasizes the use of stable isotopes in biogeochemical and ecological studies to prepare new scientists to tackle ongoing global climatic, ecological, and biogeochemical perturbations.

An interdisciplinary research center on campus.

The Rio Mesa Center provides opportunities for field-based interdisciplinary research and education that emphasize ecology and the environment and human-environment interaction.

The University of Utah has created a new, interdisciplinary faculty cluster focusing on areas of Society, Water, and Climate (SWC). This transformative cluster connects research on hydrology, air quality, climate change, societal response, and policy, seeking to meld multiple scientific perspectives to lead society towards sustainable water solutions in a changing world.

The Taft-Nicholson Center works to increase environmental literacy, boost environmental awareness and inspire personal connection to nature, bridging the arts and humanities with the sciences.

Joint effort between the Global Change and Sustainability Center, the Department of Biology and the Department of Atmospheric Science.

The University of Utah is a member of this partnership between government, research institutions, non-profits/foundations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and individuals working to address climate change in Utah.