May 5, 2023
Lafayette dedicates new greenhouse
Students and staff are now able to get a jump-start on the growing season as a result of the new 30-by-48-foot greenhouse located at LaFarm.
Sustainability
Feb 6, 2023
In the media: Lafayette kicks off Campus Race to Zero Waste at basketball game
Lafayette joins national program to practice proper recycling and waste minimization strategies.
Sep 9, 2022
In the media: Pop-up thrift store opens at Lafayette College
WFMZ-TV 69 News covers new student thrift store at Lafayette College
Mar 22, 2022
Menu designs may lead to food waste, new study reveals
Economics professors Joaquín Gómez-Miñambres and Hongxing Liu shows that more limited menus can lower food waste, boost healthier eating.
Apr 28, 2020
Rockwell Goes Platinum
Lafayette College's Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center has received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Nov 2, 2017
Sustainability Strut
By Alyssa Devin ’19, Frankie Illuzzi ’18, and Julia O’Malley ’19 Students strutted their sustainable stuff on the catwalk after crafting costumes…
Jul 18, 2017
Get to Know Sustainability Director Marie Fechik-Kirk
By Kevin Gray Marie Fechik-Kirk was introduced as Lafayette’s first director of sustainability last November. Fechik-Kirk came to Lafayette from the…
Apr 25, 2017
Earth Week Energizes Campus
Starting with a carnival on the Quad followed by a visit with renowned ecologist George Woodwell, author of Visions of a Plundered Planet, Earth Week…
Mar 28, 2017
Managing the Nitrogen Cycle
An interdisciplinary group of students researching the nitrogen cycle is considering composting as a way to relieve the effects of excess nitrogen on campus…
Dec 12, 2016
Discovering Our Geologic Past
Not everyone drilling the ocean floor is looking for fossil fuel. Some like Kira Lawrence, associate professor of geology, are looking to tell our planet’s…