Where art meets Earth: UMD’s ENST Earth Day event brings creative energy to environmental action

By Alex BurkeThe University of Maryland Department of Environmental Science and Technology celebrated Earth Day during its “Intersecting the Environment and Art” presentation at the Animal Sciences and Agricultural Engineering Building on Tuesday.  The event brought together professors, artists and museum professionals to explore the often-overlooked relationship between environmental responsibility and artistic and institutional practices.  Artwork and behind-the-scenes practices from the Baltimore Museum of Art … Continue reading Where art meets Earth: UMD’s ENST Earth Day event brings creative energy to environmental action

UMD demonstrates its commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2025 through various sustainability projects

By Hayden Whirley In 2021, University of Maryland President Darryll Pines announced that the University of Maryland will achieve university-wide carbon neutrality for all scopes of emissions by 2025. Three years later, the university remains proactive in advancing sustainability and climate efforts. Carbon neutrality is defined by a balance between the greenhouse gasses the world produces and the removal of those gasses from the atmosphere, … Continue reading UMD demonstrates its commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2025 through various sustainability projects

Students assemble at Hornbake Plaza to demand divestment on Earth Day 

By Sanya Wason “We demand divestment!” was loudly heard across Hornbake Plaza on Monday as the student organization 17 for Peace and Justice gathered its members.  The club demanded environmental justice this Earth Day, including the University of Maryland’s divestment, or separation from, major fossil fuel companies.  Elena Rangelov, the co-president of 17PJ and a sophomore computer science major, said the club wanted to protest … Continue reading Students assemble at Hornbake Plaza to demand divestment on Earth Day