Categories | Sustainability

FGCU grad shaping coastal conservation through island foundation

June 10, 2025 0

It isn’t easy being James Evans these days. As chief executive officer of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Evans is responsible...

One wild day: FGCU’s BioBlitz celebrates campus’ rich natural landscape

May 20, 2025 0

For the third consecutive year, Florida Gulf Coast University celebrated biodiversity on campus by hosting BioBlitz April 18. Guided by faculty, attendees were invited...

FGCU partners with UMass Lowell to explore joint research, exchange programs

April 25, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and the University of Massachusetts Lowell plan to pursue joint educational and research opportunities that would benefit students, faculty...

Breaking new ground in FGCU’s sustainability course offerings

October 22, 2024 0

Learn how FGCU’s sustainability curriculum is evolving with courses like “Farm-to-Table Sustainability,” featuring a field trip to explore agricultural technologies....

Research is fun: Water club students use passion, data to help community

October 24, 2023 0

When you think of college students having fun, an image of friends chatting, a night on the town, or, perhaps,...

Students turning plastic bags into mats for homeless people

May 11, 2023 0

The first time Patty Krupp heard about plarn, she knew she’d hit on something special. Plarn turns plastic bags into...

FGCU’s blossoming relationship with the Naples Botanical Garden

January 29, 2023 0

Banana, papaya and pineapple plants aren’t the only things bearing fruit at the Naples Botanical Garden. A mutually beneficial relationship...

Wings of Hope spreads message of sustainability to Kenya

November 25, 2022 0

When Zoom meetings became commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Gulf Coast University’s Wings of Hope used them to full advantage, spreading its message...