A national leader in Science, Environment & Sustainability education
Where science and policy meet, OHIO leads
Whether you are passionate about cleaning up our waterways, mitigating climate change or creating better policy around sustainability, Ohio University delivers the experiences that prepare you to be an advocate for the environment. We are leading the conversation with public-private partnerships, research and experiential learning to find solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems.
Explore how our degrees and certificates will prepare you for a variety of careers in science and technology, business and industry, government and public affairs, which can help protect our air, water and land, and help move our communities forever forward.
Here you won’t just study these efforts, you will roll up your sleeves and learn firsthand how to lead them. At OHIO experience is everything. Students and faculty put science to work: building green roofs, cleaning up acid mine drainage, testing conservation efforts—even growing plants on the International Space Station.
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Sustainability and Climate Action Plan
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