Cooperatively creating a just and ecologically thriving world.
Welcome to the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS) at the University of Cincinnati! We are a community of scholars and students dedicated to understanding and meeting the world’s environmental challenges. The School of Environment and Sustainability is home to the Environmental Studies BS and BA, minors in Environmental Studies and Environmental Analysis and Policy as well as microcredentials in sustainability.
SEaS brings together expertise in the biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities to create a transdisciplinary approach to problem solving both in the classroom and beyond. Students, faculty, and staff in SEaS co-create impactful action that can meet the seemingly insurmountable challenges we face.
Why study Environmental Studies (EVST)? Our students are passionate about understanding the ecological, historical, ethical, and cultural contexts of environmental problems. Environmental studies students learn how to communicate effectively and translate scientific knowledge. The program trains students to develop the writing, critical thinking, lab and field-based skills necessary to succeed in environmental and sustainability research, policy, law, planning, natural resource management, wildlife studies, journalism, and other diverse fields. Research, internship, co-op, and study abroad opportunities offer experiential, professional, and hands-on learning. Learn more.
April 25, 2025
UC Associate Professor Bob Hyland talks to WCPO about the latest findings of UC's environmental testing at Burnet Woods.
January 22, 2025
The University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences is gearing up for the second annual Sustainability@UC Week to take place Jan. 27-Feb. 1. With a week full of events and activities, students, researchers, educators, staff and the public are invited to participate and get involved in sustainability at UC.
December 11, 2024
The Billings Gazette highlighted tips by UC Assistant Professor Teri Jacobs to celebrate the holidays in a more sustainable way.
Initiated in the fall of 2023, SEaS is built for the future. Created in response to student and faculty demand for a comprehensive hub of environmental research and teaching, SEaS is also UC’s response to external social and political urgency. We are home to new degree programs in sustainability and our faculty undertakes research that will help solve local and global environmental problems. SEaS continues to develop curricular and research programs that increase the visibility and understanding of environmental issues on campus, in our community, and across the globe.
Greetings!
Welcome to the newsletter from the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), the home of Environmental Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. The School is thriving and students, faculty, and alumni continue to address pressing challenges facing the Greater Cincinnati area and the planet. SEaS is the home of the Environmental Studies B.S. and B.A., as well as two minor tracks, which combined, will serve around 300 students.
Because of our alumni support, we can provide unparalleled experiential learning opportunities to our current students from study abroad opportunities in Brazil, Costa Rica, and Germany to research experiences in the local area on gaslight emissions.
We continue to thrive with partnerships in the Greater Cincinnati Area as well as through co-curricular and extracurricular partnerships with student organizations on campus, such as Leaders for Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP), Net Impact, UC Students for Burnet Woods, the Horticulture Club, Ornithology Club, and Mountaineering Club, amongst others.
SEaS is also excited to partner with the UC Center for Field Studies. We encourage you to check out its programming. Open throughout the week, its 17.6-acre parcel of land is one of the university’s most advanced teaching and research facilities.
Our faculty continue to grow and so does the impact of its work at UC. Dr. Amy Townsend-Small was awarded a fellowship in sustainability for the current academic year. As part of this inaugural cohort of Provost Faculty Fellows, she will have a more intense and focused opportunity to develop her skills in university-level leadership.
Want to stay invovled? Here is how:
We look forward to hearing from you.
Take care,
Laura Zanotti, PhD
Director and Professor
School of Environment and Sustainability
