
Sustainable Sips: “Mug Club” Brews Climate Action
Students are transforming reusable mugs into a community ritual–reducing waste while rebuilding campus culture.

The 54th annual Earth Day at Stanford included a plethora of events throughout various departments on campus. Some notable additions to our Earth Month celebration events include screenings of environmental justice films like “Katrina Babies” on HBO, community engagement events like the Love Our Earth Festival, and volunteer cleanups. We also had the return of Earth Tones, one of the most anticipated sustainability events of the year. The Office of Sustainability hosted a celebration of Living Lab Partnerships for Sustainability that brought together students, staff, and faculty who partner to advance sustainability on campus. campus. In addition, a climate action forum brought community members together to weigh in on important climate impact topics.

Students are transforming reusable mugs into a community ritual–reducing waste while rebuilding campus culture.

Danica Sun ’28 explored smarter resource use for one of Stanford’s major computing clusters.

Kai Blakenship ’26 increased event frequency and outreach, as well as institutionalized and expanded admin and student partnerships.