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Environmental Science Overview
Environmental science and sustainability are natural partners. Scientists gather and analyze the data to assess how our natural systems are functioning, and sustainability specialists coordinate that information to generate sustainable, innovative, and equitable answers to today’s environmental, economic, and social justice challenges.
— LINDA MK JOHNSON, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of environmental science department

Eden Hall Campus
Located 20 miles north of Pittsburgh, Chatham’s 388-acre Eden Hall Campus is a residential campus and living and learning laboratory, offering research and on-campus employment opportunities involving food and sustainable agriculture, water, energy and climate, and community health.
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The Science Complex
Shadyside Campus's Buhl Science Complex is a 10,000 square-foot laboratory building, which features a range of modern analytical equipment. Majors in environmental science take chemistry and microbiology classes there with faculty member experts in those fields.

Funding
The Rachel Carson Healthy Planet Award is a national award that includes a $5,000 scholarship to Chatham University. It is awarded to one student nominated from each high school and community college across the United States who embodies the spirit of Rachel Carson in his or her dedication to sustainability and community development. Chatham offers many scholarships and grants to incoming first-year students, including the Rachel Carson Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship renewable for a total of four years.
View Funding Opportunities : Checkerboard 2 - Funding
Integrated Degree Program
Qualified students can choose to enroll in an integrated degree program, combining their undergraduate degree in environmental science with a Master of Sustainability or Master of Arts in Food Studies degree, graduating with both in as few as five years.
Integrated Degree Program Info : Checkerboard 3 - Integrated Degree Program