Nebraska Hernandez is a graduate student in geography at Penn State and a current environmental justice intern at the sustainability institute. He works with Nyla Holland, another Penn State graduate student and environmental justice intern, and Peter Buck, academic programs manager at the Sustainability Institute. Using his expertise and experience in geography and GIS (geographic [...]

Darlene Clark is a recently retired Assistant Teaching Professor from the College of Nursing at Penn State. She helped pioneer the incorporation of sustainability concepts into the college by creating a program to recycle clean medical waste products and bring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the nursing curriculum. Her work [...]

Dr. Sherri “Sam” Mason is the Director of Sustainability for Penn State Behrend. She has dedicated much of her research and work to sustainability and environmental chemistry. As a researcher, her work in freshwater plastics pollution led to the Microbeads Free Water Act of 2015. As a sustainability coordinator, she [...]

Leading the Way Q & A with Christine Tamburri: Is there anything specific that inspired you to get involved with sustainability issues? I have always had a love for the ocean, but after getting certified to SCUBA dive in 2016, I became obsessed with implementing sustainable practices to protect it [...]

Recipient, 2019 Jack Meredith Best Paper Award for the Journal of Operations Management for On the riskiness of lower-tier suppliers: Managing sustainability in supply networks Veronica, congratulations on the 2019 Jack Meredith Best Paper Award for On the riskiness of lower-tier suppliers: Managing sustainability in supply networks. What did this [...]

Leading the Way Q&A What is one action you take daily that contributes to a sustainable lifestyle? There are several I could cite, but I compost on a daily basis and have been doing this for several years. Removing food waste, in particular, from the waste stream is something I [...]

Leading the way Q & A: What is one action you take daily that contributes to a sustainable lifestyle? I avoid non-reusable plastics; e.g., water bottles, and keep home power use for heating and cooling to a minimum by adding clothing layers in winter, and by using passive cooling and [...]

Leading the way Q & A: What is one action you take daily that contributes to a sustainable lifestyle? I drive a hybrid vehicle, and have for 9 years. I also rinse out all cans for recycling, a requirement for recycling in Seattle where my family lived for the decade [...]

Leading the way Q & A: What is one action you take daily that contributes to a sustainable lifestyle? I really love the Sustainable Development Goals articulated by the UN. Using those concepts as a set of guiding principles for my life and our work is a good place to [...]

Leading the way Q & A: What is one action you've taken recently that contributes to a sustainable lifestyle? My wife and I are attracted by the convenience of prepared foods, and recently received a gift from our son of two weeks worth of meals shipped to us by mail [...]

Leading the Way Q & A: What is one action you take daily that contributes to a sustainable lifestyle? Professionally, we are always looking for ways to make our office a sustainable beacon for the University. Just recently we eliminated personal laser printers, and will be looking to move away [...]

During Spring 2019, the Sustainability Institute spoke with students and staff about projects and goals that advance sustainability at their campus and throughout the state. Their insight and ideas are below. Dave Slebodnik is helping to grow far more than food as a student farm educator at Penn State Beaver. [...]