Four students wearing purple T-shirts posing with big earth balls

The Office of Sustainability student employees at the 2022 Earth Day Street Fair

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  • Students posing with painted jars holding pothos clippings.

    Mexsa Club Event

    Students from the Mexican Student Association painted jars for newly propagated plants.

    Photo credit: Alisson Vera
  • Jauna Vitale at podium kicking off the ERJN Spring Summit

    Environmental and Racial Justice Spring Summit

    Jauna Vitale, the Office of Sustainability's Assistant Director, kicked off the ERJN Spring Summit.

    Photo credit: Joann Lee
  • Students trying plant-based chicken nuggets.

    Plant-Based Food Festival

    The NYU community was able to explore a wide array of plant-based foods during this food festival.

    Photo credit: Alisson Vera
  • Students on line waiting for free icescream.

    Earth Day Street Fair

    NYUers were able to enjoy free plant-based ice-cream at NYU's Earth Day Street Fair.

    Photo credit: Alisson Vera
  • Student learning more from an employer at the Green Jobs Fair.

    Green Jobs Fair

    NYU's inaugural Green Jobs Fair connected students with employers and organizations in all kinds of sustainability fields.

    Photo credit: Alisson Vera
  • Students assembling plant-based meal kits.

    Plant-Based Meal Kits

    Plant-based meal kits were available through GrubHub for students to make a homemade meal at home!

    Photo credit: Alisson Vera
  • NYUers posing for a picture at a chefs table event.

    Earth Day Chef's Table

    NYU Eats hosted a plant-based chefs table event for the NYU community.

    Photo credit: NYU Eats
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2024 FEATURED EVENTS

Environmental and Racial Justice Network Spring Summit 

April 11 | April 12 | In-Person & Virtual

The Environmental and Racial Justice Network hosted a two-part ERJN Spring Summit. The in-person fireside chat on Thursday focused on food justice. The Spring Summit also featured a virtual component on April 12 with guest speakers Jasmine Davenport, the Senior Advisor for Climate Justice at the EPA, and climate scientist, strategist, and advocate, and Dr. Robert Bullard, founder of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University and credited as being the ‘Father of Environmental Justice’.

The Climate Opera Project

April 22 | April 23 | April 27 | April 28 | BAM & John A. Paulson Center

The Climate Opera Project was a collection of four 15-minute operas for Earth Day 2024 that depicted unlikely heroes as the planet nears the impending cataclysm of human-influenced natural disasters. From a vengeful polar bear watching its habitat disappear to a water-stealing cactus, The Climate Opera Project tackled the climate crisis with humor and hope.

Green Jobs Fair

April 23 | 12 - 3 pm ET | Kimmel Eisner & Lubin Auditorium | Kimmel 405

NYU’s inaugural Green Jobs Fair, an interdisciplinary career fair, connected organizations with students who have the skills to tackle intricate sustainability and climate-related challenges.

2024 COMPETITION

NYU Climate & Sustainability Opinion Essay Competition 

Submission Deadline: Friday, April 12 at 5 PM

Write an opinion essay in which you make a short, persuasive, evidence-based argument related to the climate crisis and the challenges of sustainability. The essay should be between 750-1000 words. Winners have now been announced!