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 undergraduate and graduate micro-credentials in sustainability and land ethics.
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.
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.
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.
Ready to launch a career in sustainability? Check out Pursuing a Career in Sustainability and Environmental Protection to discover how the University of Cincinnati empowers students to pursue impactful careers.
June 24, 2026
UC Professor Amy Townsend-Small talks to Resources Radio about her examination of escaped methane from natural gas lights in Boston and Cincinnati.
May 28, 2026
University of Cincinnati researchers found natural gas streetlights in Cincinnati and Boston leak far more methane and carbon monoxide than stoves or water heaters and cost cities far more than LED lighting.
March 27, 2026
ABC News turned to a University of Cincinnati expert in methane emissions for context about a new study that found urban methane emissions are far higher than previously known.