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Eleven new Faculty Fellows were appointed to the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS).

The Urban Honey Bee Project’s new beekeeper in residence is creating art and educating the public with her practice.

On July 1, SLS will launch the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education.

The interdisciplinary Environmental Science (ENVS) degree program, developed by faculty in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences, is now enrolling students interested in a wide variety of environment-related careers.

The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Physicist Steven Chu was the first person appointed to the U.S. Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize. On April 26, he will deliver a public lecture at Georgia Tech on climate change and innovative paths towards a more sustainable future.

21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree.

ECE’s Russell Dupuis among honorees

Although construction won’t begin until the spring semester of 2017, students have been working since 2015 to design the Solar Home at Georgia Tech that will be entered in the next Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

The expanded undergraduate degree offerings are designed to continue Georgia Tech’s reputation for academic rigor — and also reflect trends in student interests, as well as current and forecasted needs in the job marketplace.