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New High St. residence hall

New Dickinson College Residence Hall Gains LEED Platinum Status

The new High Street Residence Hall joins five other LEED-certified buildings on campus.

Portrait of Barbara Brown Wilson

Dickinson College to Host Lecture on Sustainable Urban Planning

Barbara Brown Wilson, a leader in sustainable urban and environmental planning, will discuss ways to build resilient communities in vulnerable neighborhoods during a lecture at Dickinson.

Students walking through campus.

Liberal-Arts Solutions to Global Food Problems

A Fulbright scholar reflects on the value of Dickinson's liberal-arts education in addressing the pressing global challenge of food and nutrition insecurity.

Photograph of a snow scene with a house and a car in the driveway.

Photography Exhibition at Dickinson College Explores Human Impact on Nature

Dickinson will host an exhibition highlighting photographers whose work examines the fractured landscape and humans’ impact on their natural surroundings.

Portrait of Beth Norcross

Wesley Lecturer Looks at Spirituality and Sustainability

Founding Director of the Center for Spirituality in Nature Beth Norcross will deliver the annual Wesley Lecture at Dickinson, “Church of the Wild: A New and Old Way of Experiencing Spirituality."

Portrait of Macarena Gomez-Barris

Exploring The Responses to 'Extractive Zones'

Cultural critic, author and academic Macarena Gómez-Barris will explore artistic and activist responses to extractive industries in South America.

Recognized for its strides in raising awareness of the threats facing pollinators, Dickinson College is the 56th Bee Campus USA in the nation.

Dickinson College Named a Certified Bee Campus USA Affiliate

Recognized for its strides in raising awareness of the threats facing pollinators, Dickinson College has become the 56th certified "Bee Campus" in the nation.

Photo of a woman repairing a bicycle.

Dickinson College Named a 'Gold Bicycle Friendly University'

The League of American Bicyclists has honored Dickinson with a gold Bicycle Friendly University award in recognition of the college’s achievements in promoting bicycling on campus.

Sophie Kivlehan '21 in Rector, a favorite studying spot.

Podcast: Dickinson College Student Discusses Landmark Climate Change Lawsuit

In this episode of "The Good," Dickinson student Sophie Kivlehan '21 discusses her involvement in a landmark federal lawsuit over climate change.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maggie Douglas introduces a specialized look at changing patterns of pesticide use and their effects in the environment.

Dickinson College Faculty Research Reveals Surprising Information About Pesticide Use

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maggie Douglas discovers that the environmental effects of genetically engineered agriculture are more complex than previously believed.

A flooded street

Dickinson College Research Examines How Natural Disasters Affect Poverty

Student-faculty research looks at the economic wake of nature’s path.

Students take shuttle buses to a local polling place throughout the day. Signs such as these point the way.

Dickinson Gets Out the Vote With Shuttles and Bikes to the Polls

Dickinson gets out the vote with Election Day shuttles, group bike rides to the polls and a nonpartisan watch party.

Tom O'Donnell, an ALLARM volunteer, loves the great outdoors, and he's learning how to protect it.

Seeking a Smaller, Greener World

Tom O’Donnell ’19 puts learning into action through global research on glacial lakes, an internship in a wastewater treatment lab and local community service.

Dickinson's new 3-megawatt solar array

Princeton Review Names Dickinson College No. 4 'Top Green College'

Rounding out a year full of accolades for leadership in sustainability education and operations, Dickinson has been ranked fourth on The Princeton Review’s annual list of “Top 50 Green Colleges."

Dickinson College EcoChallenge Team Helps Cut Over 9,400 Pounds of CO2

More than 200 Dickinsonians joined in the higher-education sustainability competition to help cut 9,427 pounds of CO2.

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