The Youth Environment Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) Network links academic institutions together to provide integrated knowledge that empowers students to address complex global environmental problems of our time. Students in biological sciences and related fields who are trained to work on international collaborative and virtual teams will be prepared to apply their scientific knowledge to engage with border-spanning environmental issues from pollinator decline and biodiversity loss to climate shifts and ecosystem transformations. This transdisciplinary, multi-institutional network is focused on providing students with real-world experience in collaborative, evidence-based approaches to global sustainability incorporating the SDG framework into higher education programs.