We only get one planet. Ursinus is uniquely positioned to leverage our assets and expertise to steward our lands and natural resources and build a more sustainable future. Through community partnerships and classroom and research experiences, Ursinus intends to provide solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges.

Lessons from the Ocean Floor
Students working with Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Leah Joseph on paleoclimatology and paleoceanography research are in for a surprise.

Stewarding Our Shared Land
As someone who grew up near the Perkiomen Watershed, Sarah Fisher ’23 has a vested interest in protecting it.

Healing Our World
How do we make our world a better place? For Rodger Ferguson ’83, that means, most literally, improving the environment.

The World Under Our Feet
When it comes to soil, there’s a whole unseen world beneath us, and Associate Professor of Biology Denise Finney is working to not only unearth more information, but also develop ways to better communicate about it.
- <div class="widget featured-item"><div class="widget-details"><div class="widget-image" role="presentation"><a href="/live/image/gid/118/width/650/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image46021"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/118/width/500/height/253/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/118/width/500/height/253/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/118/width/500/height/253/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/118/width/500/height/253/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/118/width/800/height/406/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/118/width/800/height/406/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/118/width/800/height/406/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/118/width/800/height/406/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/118/width/1200/height/608/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/118/width/1200/height/608/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/118/width/1440/height/730/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 1201px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/118/width/1440/height/730/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/118/width/1440/height/730/crop/1/46021_Ryan_Beltz_copy.rev.1695660081.jpg" alt="Dedicated to the protection of the land and water resources of the Perkiomen Creek, the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy (PWC) serves as a..." width="1440" height="730" data-max-w="2500" data-max-h="1387" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></div><div class="widget-content"><h3 class="title"> A Partnership That Runs Deep </h3><div class="summary"> Dedicated to the protection of the land and water resources of the Perkiomen Creek, the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy (PWC) serves as an important partner to both the college and the Borough of Collegeville.<br/><a class="btn-link" href="/support-uc/annual-report/planet/a-partnership-that-runs-deep/">Read</a></div></div></div></div>