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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
"Reinvent Your Waste" by Tyler Kanczuzewski
Please join ND Energy and Student Government for a motivational presentation on the challenges of waste management and the opportunities to reinvent waste as a valuable resource. Tyler Kanczuzewski, local entrepreneur and sustainability expert, will discuss his recent book, Reinvent…
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
ND-ECI Seminar: Stefano Castruccio
Please join the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative for a seminar presented by Stefano Castruccio, Associate Professor in the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Notre Dame.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Ruskin Lecture: Robin Wall Kimmerer: What Does the Earth Ask of Us
The Reilly Center, and the Glynn Family Honors Program, are delighted to bring Robin Wall Kimmerer to campus as this year's Ruskin Lecturer. She is the author most recently of the best-selling Braiding…
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Biological Sciences Seminar: Dr. Kimberly Novick
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Sports and Sustainability Meet and Greet
Are you a big fan of sports? Interested in sustainability? Join the Sport, Media, and Culture minor in welcoming Lew Blaustein and Dr. Madeleine Orr for a Sports and Sustainability Meet and Greet! Ask them all your questions about sports and sustainability in college, professional, and Olympic athletics.…
Monday, March 4, 2024
Sports, Environment, and Sustainability Discussion
Have you ever thought about how sports and the environment are connected? Are you an athlete wondering what your role in the green movement is?
Join Professor Annie Coleman's Sport and Environment class in welcoming Madeleine Orr and Lew Blaustein to her class on Monday, March 4th! Orr and…
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
ND-ECI Seminar: Qi Li

Please join the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative for a seminar presented by Qi Li, Assisstant Profesor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University.
The title of her talk is "Understanding the Impacts of Urban Canopy on the Lower Atmosphere: A Microscale Perspective
and Implications Beyond".
Thursday, March 21, 2024
CEEES Challenges and Innovation Seminar: "Environmental Considerations in the Planning and Design of Transportation Projects" by Greg Benz '76

Join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences for its…
Friday, March 22, 2024
St. Mary's Lake Clean Up
In honor of World Water Day, join the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative (ND-ECI) for an afternoon of service dedicated to our beautiful campus ecosystem. ND-ECI's annual lake clean-up will take place Friday, March 22, 2024 from 2:30-4:30 PM at St. Mary's Lake.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Biological Sciences Seminar: Dr. Robert Holt
Please join the Department of Biological Sciences for a seminar featuring Dr. Robert Holt, Eminent Scholar and Arthur R. Marshall, Jr., Chair in Ecological Studies at the University of Florida.
Originally published at biology.nd.edu.
Friday, April 12, 2024
Assessing Regulatory Instruments of Behavior Change: Lessons from Household Energy Conservation
The Notre Dame Law School is hosting a special symposium focused on energy conservation, featuring leading scholars on energy law and policy. The list of speakers and commentators are below with additional details forthcoming.
All Notre Dame students, faculty and staff are invited and encouraged…
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Science at Sunset: How Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Move in Flowing Water

Join Dr. Kyle Bibby, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame in this adult-only program to learn how antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes from agricultural operations move in flowing water systems.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
BIOS Seminar: Dr. Cristian Koepfli
Please join the Department of Biological Sciences for a seminar featuring Dr. Cristian Koepfli, Assistant Professor.
Originally published at biology.nd.edu.…
Friday, September 6, 2024
Campus Green Tour
Thursday, September 12, 2024
David Rockefeller Jr., Philanthropist and Environmentalist: A Legacy of Giving Back
In this conversation with Jack Brennan, former CEO and Chair of Vanguard, we’ll hear from philanthropist and environmentalist David Rockefeller Jr. about the importance of a commitment to a philosophy of giving back and about what motivates him—and keeps him motivated—to be a force for good in the world.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Doug Tallamy: "Homegrown National Park" Keynote

On Sunday, September 15th, acclaimed author and professor Douglas Tallamy will give a keynote on "Start a New Habitat: Homegrown National Park." Tallamy, whose groundbreaking book "Nature's Best Hope" sparked a national movement around restoring local ecological networks, will inspire our community to transform their residential landscapes into flourishing biodiverse sanctuaries.
Monday, September 16, 2024
Faith and Science Week 2024

In honor of the feast day of St. Hildegard von Bingen, mathematician, composer, and doctor of the Church,…
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Faith and Science Week 2024

In honor of the feast day of St. Hildegard von Bingen, mathematician, composer, and doctor of the Church,…
EFD Seminar Series: Recent Advancements in Modeling Particle Dispersion in Turbulent Flows
The upcoming seminar in the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Series will feature Associate Professor Jesse Capecelatro from the University of Michigan's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departments. Prof. Capecelatro, who completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 2014 and conducted postdoctoral…
Bioengineering & Life Sciences Faculty Funding Opportunity Q&A Session
BIOS Seminar: Dr. Alex Perkins
Please join the Department of Biological Sciences for a seminar featuring Dr. Alex Perkins, Associate Professor.
Originally published at biology.nd.edu.…
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Faith and Science Week 2024

In honor of the feast day of St. Hildegard von Bingen, mathematician, composer, and doctor of the Church,…
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Faith and Science Week 2024

In honor of the feast day of St. Hildegard von Bingen, mathematician, composer, and doctor of the Church,…
Friday, September 20, 2024
Faith and Science Week 2024

In honor of the feast day of St. Hildegard von Bingen, mathematician, composer, and doctor of the Church,…
Monday, September 23, 2024
Energizing Voices in Climate Action: Notre Dame Alumni in Environmental Policy & Advocacy *Sustainability Cup Dorm Competition Event
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
EFD Seminar Series: Surprising Effects of Prandtl Number on Mixing in Stratified Turbulence
Professor Andy Bragg from Duke University will be presenting a seminar on the surprising effects of the Prandtl number on mixing in stratified turbulence, as part of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics series. His research focuses on the complex and often unpredictable motion of turbulent flows in natural…
EFD Seminar Series: Surprising Effects of Prandtl Number on Mixing in Stratified Turbulence
Professor Andy Bragg from Duke University will be presenting a seminar on the surprising effects of the Prandtl number on mixing in stratified turbulence, as part of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics series. His research focuses on the complex and often unpredictable motion of turbulent flows in natural…
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
2024 CARE Conference: Accountability in a Sustainable World
This two-day virtual event will feature speakers and panels of experts to discuss accounting for sustainability and responsible investing.
Notre Dame on the Prairie
We made a prairie!
Last year, Biology PhD student, Max Scheel his colleagues created a pocket prairie on campus, which now serves as an ecology education site and an official monarch butterfly waystation. Come learn about this project and the importance of tallgrass prairies with Max Scheel…