2023

Students in the community garden
Featured News
Nearly $90,000 from the Ohio EPA will go toward equipment to convert food waste into fertilizer.
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Colin Ravin ’24, left, and Chase King ’24 stand in front of Denison’s new Chevy Bolt.
Denison Magazine
Colin Ravin ’24 and Chase King ’24 team up with Chris Wolfington ’90 to make the case that the future of the college’s vehicle fleet is electric.
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Alumni
Cornell Professor Meredith Holgerson '09 has been selected as a 2023 Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
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Field Trips
Invasive Species lab as part of Professor Spieles' Restoration Ecology class.
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Chase King '25 and Colin Ravin '25 with the electric vehicle
Announcements & Updates
Denison has added an electric vehicle, a Chevy Bolt, to its campus fleet.
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2022

Tait Ferguson '23 at the Philmont Scout Ranch
Internships
Tait Ferguson ’23 wants to impact democracy. A class on political ecology opened his eyes to new possibilities.
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2021

George Gastis ’92, pictured with his wife, Laura Lee Gastis ’91
Denison Magazine
George Gastis’ vertical urban farm in Colorado supplies food to his on-site restaurant—just one part of his farm-to-table dream.
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Jonathan Fairbanks ’88
Denison Magazine
As Founder and Managing Partner of Houston-based GEC, Jonathan Fairbanks ’88 is helping to fund the future of energy.
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Suni Harford
Denison Magazine
Suni Harford ’84 one of the most powerful women in finance, on how a rising environmental and social consciousness has transformed investing—and forced
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The pollinator habitat at Denison University's solar array
Featured News
Denison University has been recognized for its efforts to create natural pollinator habitats on its campus.
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Sarah Davis ’94, Chief Ranger at Yellowstone National Park
Denison Magazine
How Sarah Davis ’94 works to protect the park from the people and the people from the park as Chief Ranger at Yellowstone.
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2020

Featured News
Denison University’s commitment to sustainability is being recognized by state and national organizations.
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Cody Grasser '09
Alumni
Leading Ohio's Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever, biologist Cody Grasser '09 partners with the USDA, ODNR, and the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
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Advice & Tips
Arbor Day celebrates the role of trees in our lives and promotes tree planting and care.
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What's Happening
It's Earth Day 2020 - Take a moment today to step outside and appreciate our Earth - the blue pebble in our solar system.
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Weston Massachusetts sign
In the News
Alan Orth '71 began advocating for the environment while a student at Denison and brought a sustainable culture to his hometown of Weston, MA.
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Internships
The Sustainability Professionals Initiative gives students practical skills to land a job and lead toward positive social and environmental impacts.
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2019

Sarah Davis '94
In the News
A 20-year National Park Service veteran, Sarah Davis '94 is the first female Chief Park Ranger at Yellowstone National Park.
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Lily Gross '19
In the News
Change-maker Lily Gross '19 is working with Bon Appetit, creating positive change by educating consumers and supporting more sustainable products.
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Solar panel in a bed of sunflowers
Featured News
Denison University’s pollinator-friendly solar array is the first of its kind in the State of Ohio.
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Service & Awareness
Denison celebrates Earth Week with a week-long series of events designed to get you outside to appreciate our living environment.
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Swasey Chapel
Featured News
Certification as a Wildlife Habitat, as well as a Tree Campus USA, are examples of Denison's work toward sustainability.
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Nathalie Miebach artwork
Exhibitions
The Weather Variations, Connecting Data, Sculpture, and Music through the work of artist Nathalie Miebach
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2018

Announcements & Updates
Denison is on Sierra Club's top 100 list of cool schools for sustainability.
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student walking up stairs with trees in the background
Featured News
Denison's campus is known for its beautiful trees, and with more than 3,000 trees and an arboretum, the college also is a 'Tree Campus USA.'
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2017

Solar panels
Announcements & Updates
Denison partners with solar and energy experts to open a solar array later this year that will provide more than 2 megawatts of energy.
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campus tree
Announcements & Updates
Sustainability initiatives at Denison University have made some great strides this summer with EV charging stations and accreditation for the arboretum.
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Aerial Drone Photo of Denison Campus
Recognition & Accolades
The Sierra Club has recognized Denison University for its work in sustainability as a 2017 "Cool School."
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President Weinberg signs Paris Agreement open letter
Announcements & Updates
President Weinberg has signed a Paris Agreement open letter together with U.S. state, local, business and higher ed leaders.
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2016

denison doane administration bldg
Announcements & Updates
Denison will move forward on a solar array, furthering its commitment to sustainability.
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