Forty-five years ago, Vance Brand made history when he and his Apollo crew members met with Soviet cosmonauts in space, only to narrowly survive a near-fatal landing back on Earth.
The first Earth Day was held across the United States on April 22, 1970. It motivated student organizers at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ to push for an institution dedicated to sustainability and later that year the Environmental Center was born.
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ became the first university in the nation to open a student-led Environmental Center. The day coincided with the nation’s inaugural Earth Day.