“The sustainability challenge of our times calls for a new generation of effective, informed leaders. We prepare our students for careers that are both personally fulfilling and significant for their communities and the world."
To achieve lasting social and economic development around the world, the sustainable use of all resources is crucial.
Restoring the EPA: Lessons from the Past
The Biden administration's essential task in rebuilding confidence in the EPA is to restore core institutional values of transparency, science, and law.
WFU Sustainability Graduate Students in Belize
WFU Sustainability students work in a project partnership with the CZMAI of Belize advocating for national coastal conservation.
Winston On The Weekends - Episode 3: Brewery Tour
Join Winston On The Weekends on a brewery tour to check out all the great beers Winston-Salem, NC has to offer!
Champions of Change Recognized at Eighth Campus Sustainability Awards
Congratulations to all of our Champions of Change for their work to make Wake Forest an even more sustainable place to live, work, study, and play.
Winston On The Weekends - Episode 4: Food Trucks!
Take a stroll with Winston On The Weekends through some of the best food options Winston-Salem, NC has to offer!
Winston On The Weekends - Episode 9: Bowman Gray Stadium Racing
Buckle up... it's time for some racing! The Bowman Gray Racetrack has a rich history and is a part of what makes Winston-Salem such a great place.
Remarkable Networks: Survival of the Fittest Community
The morality of meeting humanity's basic needs conflicts with the generous systems that allowed such amazing growth and prosperity in the first place.
Local Craft Brewery Puts Sustainability on Tap
Foothills Brewery has achieved impressive reductions in resource and energy consumption and is committed to giving back to workers and the community.
US Environmental Leadership Beyond 2020
Former U.S. EPA Administrators share unique leadership insights for building public trust and addressing environmental and public health crises.
Real Talk – Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness in Clean Energy
A topic that has been top of mind since the senseless killing of George Floyd last summer – systemic racism. We’ll address how it relates to clean energy.
40 Degrees of Psychological Safety
Foster a generative, respectful, and psychologically safe place to explore and create - ideas flow and the innovation is real.
Sustainability Students Compete in Nespresso Challenge
WFU MAS students strategize environmentally-friendly initiatives for Nespresso to highlight and incorporate into their key marketing strategy.
Hanesbrands Gains Sustainability Insight Partnering with WFU
Students gain firsthand knowledge and experience with applied sustainability through WFU Sustainability Graduate Program corporate partnerships.
Conservation in the Outer Banks
Locals with deep roots in the Outer Banks face challenges of over-development and continual threats of ocean-front flooding and hurricane damage.
A Student Reflection on Human Centered Design
The human centered design process is a proven method to guide people towards a life well lived with harmony and balance.
Restoring the Connection Between Health and the Environment
Safe drinking water isn’t just about better treatment technologies and distribution systems. It starts with clean source water.
Speaker Spotlight: Jay Lanier, Interface
Interface strives to innovate, reduce or even achieve negative net emissions, eliminate waste, and use nontoxic materials to create their carpet tiles.
To the WFU Sustainability Graduate Program's Class of 2017
Use your education in sustainability to craft possibilities and to create and maintain connections to address important issues in our world.
U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord Could Take up to 4 Years
While the President told the world that “we’re getting out” of the international agreement, experts note that the US cannot simply walk away.
What the New US Farm Bill Means for Hemp Apparel
Now that hemp is available for broad cultivation, what's the opportunity for its use in apparel, and what's just hype?
Winston On The Weekends - Episode 8: Theater Scene
Are you in the mood to watch a movie or catch a show? Winston On The Weekends takes you to the theater scene in Winston-Salem, NC.
Strategic Sustainability
A book about how organizations can implement environmental sustainability science, theories, and ways of thinking to become more competitive.
Yes, You Can (travel 1100 miles over 5 days in a Chevy Bolt!)
Long-distance EV travel is possible. It requires planning to anticipate where charging stations are. It also requires patience.
The Air You Breathe: San Antonio's Air Quality
The City of San Antonio works to make citizens healthier through asthma education and meeting EPA ground ozone attainment standards by 2020.
How is North Carolina Delisting Waters that Violate EPA Copper Levels?
The state proposed reclassifying Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin avoiding corrective action required by State & Federal law to reduce copper concentrations.
Greensboro Updates Filtration System as EPA Tightens Regulations on Toxic Chemicals
The City of Greensboro is upgrading one of its major water treatment plants to help reduce potentially harmful chemicals found in the drinking water.
Sustainability and Change
We must think beyond what will happen tomorrow. To anticipate the legacy our actions will leave succeeding generations.
A Look Back by the Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Daniel Fogel
The WFU Sustainability Graduate Program creates opportunities for faculty to direct their teaching and scholarship toward sustainability-related topics.
Stan Meiburg Joins the Wake Forest Sustainability Graduate Program
Wake Forest University welcomes Dr. Stan Meiburg ('75) as Director of the Graduate Department of Sustainability.
EPA and Public Health in the Biden Administration
The policy theme is to restore the traditional EPA values following science, the law, and transparency established by Bill Ruckelshaus in 1970.
Healthier. Cleaner. More Efficient.
Home builders are realizing that sustainability practices are good business. They can build communities with a sustainability lens.
At 50, EPA Pivots from Trump Chopping Block to Biden Future
On its 50th anniversary, the U.S. EPA shifts from Trump's deregulation to Biden's pledge to focus on climate through environmental protections.
The Rise of Eco-Athleisure
Consumers have the power to demand pragmatic innovation and change our purchasing behavior to support a more sustainable business model.
Racing Into the New Year
Take a ride with the Wake Forest University Sustainability Graduate Programs as they settle the great electric car debate!
MAS Students Awarded for Academic Achievement
The awardees from the 2016 cohort achieving the highest cumulative grade point average are Lauren Newton and Laura LoSciuto.
The Sustainability Graduate Program will be offered as virtual synchronous online courses (real-time, face-to-face classes meeting in an online virtual classroom) starting the 2021-2022 academic year.
Students can complete the entire degree remotely, including electives. Some in-person electives are available if on-campus classes are preferred.
