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From Fall 2021 to Fall 2022, Vassar’s Office of Sustainability conducted a total of 34 waste audits across campus. This report compiles the findings of these audits.

Intending to accurately demonstrate the role of its forest conversation practices, Vassar wants to do a 3rd- party verification of the carbon offset generated through vine removal and reforestation. With these two goals in mind, I was asked to choose…

After observing contamination in upperclassmen residence compost bins, Vassar’s Office of Sustainability interns collected data and collaborated with students, suppliers, and collectors to address the issue. They introduced new bins, bags, and…

In this project, I am focusing on estimating the standing biomass in large campus trees due to prolonged debates about maintaining, tending, and protecting large campus trees for reasons including aesthetic values, carbon storage, other ecological…

Report analyzing flight miles and resulting CO2 emissions from students who studied abroad and Vassar funded faculty flights. Data from fiscal years 2022-2024

In this project, we sampled soil from across Vassar's central campus to see if there was a noticeable difference in soil health. We measured the depth of OM, total depth, nitrate levels, and leaf litter presence, among other less noticeable things.

The project focuses on the efficiency of Vassar's heating system. Vassar students were surveyed about their experience with dorm heating and those responses were compared with the temperature of their rooms.

This project investigated the efficiency of the composting system in Vassar's senior housing areas by surveying residents.

This project investigates the efficiency of Vassar's heating system from the perspective of student residents and focusing on radiator controls.