By 2025, The Ohio State University aims to increase the amount and performance of its available greenspace while creating new living lab learning and research opportunities for students and faculty.The university has developed a unique Ecosystem Services Index that defines 15 different metrics across four categories for campus improvement: protection and conservation of core ecosystems, stormwater management and water quality; vegetation, soil and biodiversity; and quality of life.
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Volunteers Help Beautify Jennings Hall Rain Garden
On Saturday, October 8, student volunteers joined Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) staff to clean and maintain the Jennings Hall rain gardens.
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In the News: Aparna Dial on Protecting People and the Environment
Aparna Dial approaches sustainability with a view through three lenses: She immigrated to the United States from India. She’s a woman in a male-dominated field.
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Coffee Ground, Literally
It’s one of the most iconic and majestic places on Ohio State’s campus. Whether it’s studying, taking pictures or exercising, students, faculty, staff and visitors flock to Mirror Lake, but the lake is more than just a place for Buckeyes to gather.