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Go behind the scenes of BYU's sustainability efforts with the Y Magazine podcast.

In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald talks with BYU recycling supervisor Bill Rudy, sustainability director Bremen Leak, Office of Civic Engagement director Aaron Skabelund, and two students. This episode is based on an upcoming article about BYU’s sustainability efforts that will appear in the winter 2025 issue of Y Magazine.

This semester, we celebrated interdisciplinary research with global impact.

BYU faculty and students gathered on November 8, 2024, for a campus-wide research conference on global challenges, with presentations by region and topic, a networking lunch, and updates from BYU leadership. The Sustainability Office was pleased to co-host the event with the International Vice President's Office, the Research Development Office, the Ballard Center for Social Impact, and the Office of Belonging.

Want to stay involved? View the program and presenter bios, take a short survey to inform the next conference, see photos on Instagram, visit the new BYU Stewardship Lab, or apply for an Interdisciplinary Research Origination Award on environmental stewardship from BYU's Research Development Office.

At BYU, sustainability is central to our purpose and integral to our faith.

BYU students, faculty, and staff share what sustainability means to them, answering the question: What is BYU doing to conserve resources, improve health, and increase understanding at a critical time for the university and the world? This film features Dr. Ben Abbott, professor of ecosystem ecology; Eliza Estes, a biodiversity and conservation major who worked in the Sustainability Office when this film was produced; Mahina Piena, a civil and environmental engineering major; and Eric Lemus, an environmental law student. Infigo Films, a local production company founded by BYU graduates, shot and directed the film.