Upcoming Events
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Friday January 17, 2025, 12:00 pm - Friday April 25, 2025, 1:30 pm
Zoom
The GSLI's Experts in Residence program is now open for the 2024-2025 school year. You can sign up for office hours with one of seven sustainability professionals and impact entrepreneurs.
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Monday February 24, 2025 - Thursday February 27, 2025, All day
William C Powers Student Activity Center Ballroom North (2.410)
Join Planet Texas 2050's annual symposium, Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, 2025. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialogue and exchange, the symposium will explore diverse and intersecting aspects of resilience.
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Tuesday February 25, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Rowling Hall
Join us for an inspiring talk with one of America's foremost environmental journalists and communicators, Andrew Revkin!
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Wednesday February 26, 2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 am
The "Connecting Students to Climate Research" workshop, facilitated by the UT-City Climate CoLab, bridges the gap between academia and municipal climate initiatives by empowering students to align their interests with meaningful research opportunities.
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Wednesday February 26, 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Jester Plaza on 21st and Speedway
Visit UT Farm Stand’s on-campus market to purchase local and sustainably grown produce, bread, honey and their famous hibiscus tea. BYOBags and stock up on seasonal groceries.
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Thursday February 27, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Rowling Hall
GSLI and CLE are hosting Professor Alison Taylor of NYU Stern, author of Higher Ground, at 4 pm on 2/27 in Rowling Hall, RRH 4.416. Join us for a great event!
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Thursday February 27, 2025, 11:58 pm - 11:59 pm
Fund your social or environmental impact venture through the Sustainability Education and Enterprise Development (SEED) Challenge! Deadline to apply is 2/27.
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Friday February 28, 2025, 11:55 pm - 11:59 pm
The University of Georgia Entrepreneurship Program invites student entrepreneurs from any college or university to apply to the 2025 UGA Next Top Entrepreneur Competition with their business and/or idea. Finalists will be invited to compete on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Athens, Georgia.
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Sunday March 2, 2025, 11:58 pm - 11:59 pm
Ready to combat the threats of climate change, access, and more through business, financial, and social systems? Want to prepare yourself to be a sustainability leader and problem solver in any career? Apply to the Global Sustainability Leadership Minor!
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Monday March 3, 2025, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1400 Barton Springs Road
Hosted by the Austin Chapter of CleanTX in collaboration with Dr. Michael Webber and Professor John Butler, this monthly meetup is a chance to connect with students and professionals interested in clean energy.
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Thursday March 6, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
MAI 212
Have a passion for environmental and social sustainability? Interested in what UT grad students are working on? Wondering how to take your sustainability values with you after you graduate? Join us for Sustainability on Tap!
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Friday March 7, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Zoom
Reduce waste at your future events! Resource Recovery's Zero Waste Events team offers this training for staff and faculty event planners who are interested in composting at their events.
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Friday March 7, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs department of Business, Government and Society will be continuing our Environmental Economics research series over the course of the Spring 2025 semester. Come hear from academics and subject matter experts in the field.
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Sunday March 9, 2025, 11:58 pm - 11:59 pm
Does your organization have a sustainability challenge? Are you looking for student talent? Consider applying to the 2025 LIFT cohorts! Corporate and nonprofit LIFT (Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas) clients receive 10-12 weeks of support from top UT Austin students. They work on an endless range of challenges, such as selecting sustainability reporting frameworks or creating go-to-market strategies for a sustainable product.
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Wednesday March 12, 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Jester Plaza on 21st and Speedway
Visit UT Farm Stand’s on-campus market to purchase local and sustainably grown produce, bread, honey and their famous hibiscus tea. BYOBags and stock up on seasonal groceries.
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Scheduled
Wednesday March 12, 2025, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Zoom
Start composting in your breakroom! In this 30 minute session, we will play a Jeopardy-style game to test your knowledge of what does and does not belong in the compost bin.
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Thursday March 20, 2025, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Gregory Gym
Come find some cute pieces for only $1 each!
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Monday March 31, 2025 - Friday April 4, 2025, All day
UT Energy Week 2025
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Scheduled
Wednesday April 2, 2025, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Multiple Locations
Come recycle your alkaline batteries safely with Resource Recovery!
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Scheduled
Wednesday April 2, 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Jester Plaza on 21st and Speedway
Visit UT Farm Stand’s on-campus market to purchase local and sustainably grown produce, bread, honey and their famous hibiscus tea. BYOBags and stock up on seasonal groceries.
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Scheduled
Friday April 4, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs department of Business, Government and Society will be continuing our Environmental Economics research series over the course of the Spring 2025 semester. Come hear from academics and subject matter experts in the field.
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Scheduled
Monday April 7, 2025, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1400 Barton Springs Road
Hosted by the Austin Chapter of CleanTX in collaboration with Dr. Michael Webber and Professor John Butler, this monthly meetup is a chance to connect with students and professionals interested in clean energy.
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Scheduled
Thursday April 10, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Zoom
Reduce waste at your future events! Resource Recovery's Zero Waste Events team offers this training for staff and faculty event planners who are interested in composting at their events.
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Scheduled
Thursday April 10, 2025, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Rowling Hall
Join the GSLI in celebrating top student founders at our 6th annual SEED (Sustainability Education and Enterprise Development) Challenge!
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Scheduled
Friday April 11, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs department of Business, Government and Society will be continuing our Environmental Economics research series over the course of the Spring 2025 semester. Come hear from academics and subject matter experts in the field.
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Scheduled
Wednesday April 16, 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Jester Plaza on 21st and Speedway
Visit UT Farm Stand’s on-campus market to purchase local and sustainably grown produce, bread, honey and their famous hibiscus tea. BYOBags and stock up on seasonal groceries.
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Scheduled
Wednesday April 16, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Zoom
Start composting in your breakroom! In this 30 minute session, we will play a Jeopardy-style game to test your knowledge of what does and does not belong in the compost bin.
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Scheduled
Monday April 21, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Zoom
LIFT (Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas) pairs student consultants with companies to help solve sustainability-related challenges.
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Scheduled
Friday April 25, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs department of Business, Government and Society will be continuing our Environmental Economics research series over the course of the Spring 2025 semester. Come hear from academics and subject matter experts in the field.
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Scheduled
Monday May 5, 2025, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1400 Barton Springs Road
Hosted by the Austin Chapter of CleanTX in collaboration with Dr. Michael Webber and Professor John Butler, this monthly meetup is a chance to connect with students and professionals interested in clean energy.
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Scheduled
Friday May 9, 2025, 11:58 pm - 11:59 pm
Please join our McCombs partners at the Harkey Center for the McCombs Entrepreneur Summer Fellowship for an exciting grant opportunity!
This grant is for undergraduate start-up founders who can benefit from funding to continue working on their startups through the summer months. The application is currently open through the Harkey website and the deadline for application is May 9, 2025.