Sustainability@UC Week is a week full of events and activities related to sustainability and the environment for UC students, researchers, educators, staff, and the public. Events include a special guest lecture (open to the public), the presentation of the Sustainability Awards, workshops aimed at sustainability educators, campus tours, student activities, and more! Each year beginning in 2024, PEWS has been a proud host of Sustainability@UC Week, organized in collaboration with the UC Office of Sustainability, the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), and Student Government.
Save the Date!
The next Sustainability@UC Week will be January 25-29, 2027
See below for how to get involved!
Sustainability@UC Week 2027: Call for Poster Submissions
The Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS), Office of Sustainability, and the School of Environment and Sustainability are hosting a poster session during Sustainability@UC week. Graduate and undergraduate students from across UC are invited to present their research and other work related to sustainability from any disciplinary perspective. Submit a short abstract by November 13, 2026.
Poster Session: Thursday, January 28, 2027
Questions? Contact us at: engagingscience@uc.edu
Sustainability@UC Week 2027: Call for Sustainability Awards Nominations
The Sustainability Awards will be held during Sustainability@UC Week. Winners of each category will be honored at the ceremony and receive $250!
Award categories are as follows:
Student Award
This award recognizes a student, group of students, or student organization’s outstanding initiative and leadership related to sustainability. Awardees are innovative in their ways of solving problems to enhance UC’s culture of sustainability.
Qualifications: Must be a UC student, group of students, or student organization during at least one semester of the current academic year.
Teaching/Service (Faculty) Award
This award recognizes an outstanding faculty member who is dedicated to cultivating a culture of sustainability at UC. Awardees exemplify a strong commitment to sustainability through teaching and/or service.
Qualifications: Must be a current UC faculty member.
Staff Award
This award recognizes a staff member, office, or department’s outstanding initiative and leadership in their office and/or work. Awardees are dedicated to the enhancement of UC as a living laboratory and to integrating sustainability into UC operations.
Qualifications: Must be a current staff member, office, or department at the University of Cincinnati.
Research Award
This award recognizes an individual’s or team’s outstanding initiative(s) or leadership in research related to sustainability. Awardees are innovative in their ways of solving problems to enhance the culture of sustainability at UC and beyond.
Qualifications: The corresponding Principal Investigator must be a current UC faculty member and/or team. The research must have taken place within the past two years.
Self-nominations are encouraged. Submit by December 12, 2026.
Sustainability Awards Ceremony: Thursday, January 28, 2027
Sustainability@UC Week Community Tabling Event: Join Us!
Are you part of a local organization whose work relates to sustainability? Looking to connect with students across the UC campuses? We want YOU to represent your organization during our community tabling event!
Sustainability@UC Week 2027 is looking for exhibitors for a community tabling session. Open to any organization local to the Greater Cincinnati area.
Please send inquiries to engagingscience@uc.edu
Community Tabling Session: Thursday, January 28, 2027
Sustainability@UC Week 2026
Despite the snowstorm, the Sustainability@UC Week 2026 organizers (which once again included PEWS, the Office of Sustainability, the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), and Student Government) managed to put on a full week of exciting events. These included various sustainability-focused workshops, lectures, film screenings, and a PEWS-sponsored student poster and community tabling session. View the schedule of events from Sustainability@UC Week 2026 here!
This year’s guest speaker was Dr. Teresa Mares, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Vermont and Director of the Graduate Program in Food Systems, who spoke about Biting the Hand that Feeds US: Labor and Social Sustainability in the Food System.
Sustainability@UC Week 2025
Sustainability@UC Week 2025 was developed in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), Student Government, and many other organizations across UC, which allowed for the creation of a more extensive and wide-reaching program of events than in years past. Events included a campus opportunities fair, a collaborative grant planning workshop, a sustainable art show, and a film festival. View the schedule of events for Sustainability@UC Week 2025 here!
This year’s guest speaker was Dr. Niall Kirkwood, from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, who gave a talk titled Beyond Brownfields: Nature, Design and Urban Regeneration in the Post-Industrial Landscape.
Sustainability@UC Week 2024
The first Sustainability@UC Week was organized by PEWS in January 2024, with support from the Research2030 Initiative of the UC Office of Research and a UC Provost Office Faculty Award. The week featured a sustainability education lunch, a student organization workshop, and a public lecture by Dr. Mitchell Thomashow, a leader in environmental learning.
Get involved!
Have an idea for an event for the next Sustainability@UC Week? Get in touch! Learn more about our Sustainability Initiative here.
