Renovations at Middlebury’s Bread Loaf Inn were recently completed in keeping with Middlebury’s dedication to sustainability, with special attention paid to increasing energy efficiency and local purchasing.

ENVS 401 students shared findings from a semester-long inquiry into radon safety with a group of professionals from the Vermont Department of Health and other local agencies in Burlington.

A group of twelve Middlebury College students won third place in the national Spark Clean Energy Challenge, a competition focused on improving energy grid resiliency.

A student-led winter-term course explored a redesign of the campus using microgrids, adaptive ways of wiring and powering communities.

Meet Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Merrill “Mez” Baker-Médard and hear about her research and thoughts on the future of the Environmental Studies program. 

In a series of short videos, faculty members describe the winding paths that led them to Middlebury.

Ginevan was an early believer in the value of a recyling center, which now diverts more than 60 percent of campus waste.

Middlebury College is now one step closer to realizing its goal of using renewable natural gas made from cow manure and other organic fuel sources in place of fuel oil in its campus heating plant.


We asked Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Merrill “Mez” Baker-Médard about her research and thoughts about the future of the Environmental Studies program. 

College Landscape Horticulturalist Tim Parsons is teaching a Winter Term course on the emerald ash borer, its risk to ash trees on campus, and how best to manage this invasive threat.

Middlebury College Professors Christopher McGrory Klyza and Steven C. Trombulak recently announced a second edition of their classic text on Vermont.