EARTH News

EARTH University took part in the FRUIT LOGISTICA expo in Berlin. On February 6-8, EARTH’s commercial unit Variedades del Trópico Húmedo (VTH) presented our popular dried fruits – along with alumni-grown organic pineapple – to more than 76,000 attendees. We recently sat down with Erick Aguilar, commercial manager of VTH, who answered a few questions […]

The ballots were counted. The community of nearly 30,000 had voted. On March 4, Adolfo Rivas Barrios (’01, El Salvador) was named mayor of the municipality of Nejapa, in the department of San Salvador. He ran as part of the National Liberation Front (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, or FMLN) party and will […]

On March 9, the W.K. Kellogg Library at EARTH University inaugurated a new interactive learning space for families to gather. The project aims to promote reading and educational fun to the children of EARTH professors, on- and off-campus employees and nearby community members. The new space – featuring a collection of paperback books, music, audiobooks, […]

Want to make lasting connections with other young changemakers from around the globe? EARTH University invites you to apply for scholarships to participate in the 2018 One Young World (OYW) Summit, taking place in October in the Netherlands. Head here before April 2 to apply for the “All Bar None” scholarship, which will be awarded […]

The project Yaku Thani (“healthy water” in Quechua, an indigenous Andean language) walked away with the 2017 Sustainability Prize – an annual award bestowed by EARTH University and The Sustainability Lab. Kalem García (‘17, Ecuador) and Jhoselyn Mendoza (‘17, Ecuador) are the recipients of U.S. $10,000 thanks to their design of a renewable-energy-powered desalinization instrument. For […]