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With the Cool Food Pledge, NYU Takes a (Plant-Based) Bite Out of Climate Change
By taking the Cool Food Pledge, NYU commits to reducing food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030, making plant-powered progress against climate change.
Sustainability at NYU: 7 Ways to Go Greener at Home
Want to get a jump start on that NYU carbon-neutral life while you’re stuck at home? Here are seven ways to participate in NYU sustainability initiatives even when you’re not on campus.
Sustainability Assistant: A Student Job that Makes NYU Greener
This position is an opportunity to see what it's like to make an environmental impact at an institutional level.
Club Spotlight: CS+Social Good Uses Tech for a Better World
This club is here to help you turn thought into action.
Environmental Justice Education Reimagined by Green Grant Recipients
Through Start:Empowerment Alexia and Kier bring environmental justice education into high schools. An NYU Green Grant helped them expand their reach.
Pushing for Social Impact During a Pandemic
Bincheng Mao founded the East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination. And with the help of an NYU Social Impact Grant, they launched the Minority Defense Initiative to combat discrimination in the face of COVID-19.
Sustainability Initiatives: Reducing Single-Use Water Bottles on Campus
This new policy is one step along NYU’s path to carbon neutrality by 2040.
Engineers for Social Impact Learn to Listen First, Then Act
The Engineers for Social Impact program at NYU Abu Dhabi teaches students how to be long-term partners with global communities.
In Support of the Pan-African Passport
NYU Abu Dhabi student spent the summer driving across more than 6,000 miles of eastern and southern Africa. Victor's aim was to raise awareness for a Pan-African passport.