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Election Imperatives: Ten Recommendations to Increase College Student Voting and Improve Political Learning and Engagement in Democracy
- Tufts University (MA)
Drawing from our research on college student voting and the campus climates of highly politically engaged institutions, this report offers ten recommendations to increase student voting and to improve campus ...
- Posted Aug. 29, 2018
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Engagement Experiments for the CMC Sustainability Action Plan
- Colorado Mountain College (CO)
The Colorado Mountain College's Spring Valley campus conducted a couple experiments in the "Fostering Sustainable Behavior" class of Fall 2017. This included an action team, survey team, and an ...
- Posted Aug. 29, 2018
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FishChoice
- Food Alliance (OR)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium (CA)
- Marine Stewardship Council (WA)
- FishChoice Inc. (CO)
The FishChoice platform offers purchasers and STARS participants the ability to run seafood sustainability assessments and find products that meet sustainability standards such as Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, Fair ...
- Posted Aug. 29, 2018
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If We’d Known Then: Lessons in Sustainability Engagement
- AASHE (MA)
- MacEwan University (AB)
- National Union of Students
In 2012 MacEwan University entered an unique and innovative partnership with the National Union of Students (NUS) to be the first non-UK university to run the award winning Green Impact ...
- Posted Aug. 23, 2018
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UW-Madison has long list of sustainability efforts. So why isn't it a 'green college'?
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
- AASHE (MA)
UW-Madison explores why they have not submitted an AASHE STARS report and why it is one of thee Big 10 schools not to make The Princeton Review's list. With ...
- Posted Aug. 21, 2018
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Carbon Neutral Campus: Solar Research
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
This project was set out to analyze two UIC buildings, the Student Services Building and the Pharmacognosy Field Station, in order to determine their potential for solar energy along with ...
- Posted Aug. 10, 2018
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Food Recovery At UIC
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
At the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC) dining facilities, there is much food that is prepared but not eaten. It goes to the landfill, but it could be ...
- Posted Aug. 10, 2018
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UIC Campus Bike Rack Inventory
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
In the summer of 2018, this project was undertaken to inventory all bike racks at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Knowing for certain the capacities and locations of the ...
- Posted Aug. 10, 2018
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Meeting the food waste challenge in higher education
- Montana State University (MT)
Purpose: Food waste represents a major sustainability challenge with environmental, economic, social and health implications. Institutions of higher education contribute to generating food waste while serving as models in championing ...
- Posted Aug. 10, 2018
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1 MegaWatt Battery Energy Storage System
- California State University, Long Beach (CA)
In 2017, California State University, Long Beach installed a 1 Megawatt energy storage system on campus as part of a multiphase project with Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) made possible through ...
- Posted Aug. 7, 2018
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Princeton University Vertical Farming Project
- Princeton University (NJ)
The Princeton University Vertical Farming Project, led by Dr. Paul Gauthier, uses a hydroponic and artificial lighting growing system to study the viability of feeding a rapidly growing world population ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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GIS Certicate
- Stockton University (NJ)
The program objective is to certify a student's satisfactory completion of a series of courses designed for professional GIS training and education at Stockton University. GIS is becoming increasingly ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Marine Science (BA/BS)
- Stockton University (NJ)
Stockton's Marine Science (MARS) program encompasses two general areas of study: Marine Biology and Oceanography. The program is interdisciplinary and requires student competence in several areas of science. A ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Geology Minor
- Stockton University (NJ)
Students in Stockton’s Geology (GEOL) program have the ability to explore the traditional disciplines of the geosciences while engaging in interdisciplinary subjects such as geophysics, geomorphology, environmental geology, coastal ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Geology (BA/BS)
- Stockton University (NJ)
Students in Stockton’s Geology (GEOL) program have the ability to explore the traditional disciplines of the geosciences while engaging in interdisciplinary subjects such as geophysics, geomorphology, environmental geology, coastal ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Sciences Minor
- Stockton University (NJ)
The Environmental Science Program provides a broad understanding of how physical, biological and human components of the environment interact to prepare students to become environmental professionals.
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Science (BA/BS)
- Stockton University (NJ)
The Environmental Science Program (ENVL) provides a broad understanding of how physical, biological and human components of the environment interact to prepare students to become environmental professionals.
Possible concentrations include ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Sustainability (BA/BS)
- Stockton University (NJ)
The degree in Sustainability (SUST) allows students to develop a broad, interdisciplinary education, while also achieving focused expertise in a career field. With a curriculum that integrates the natural sciences ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Peace Studies Minor
- Lewis University (IL)
This program critically engages students in addressing contemporary social justice problems and building "just peace." The minor includes course options in communications, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, social work, sociology ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Science Minor
- Lewis University (IL)
An environmental science minor provides a solid background in environmental issues to better prepare students to work in their field with an understanding of sustainability. 19 hours of coursework are ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Science (BA)
- Lewis University (IL)
The Environmental Science, B.A. is designed for students who plan on working with non-profits, or plan to study environmental Law. Coursework in this degree program include work in the ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Oceanography (PhD)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The Scripps Oceanography PhD program is organized into three separate academic programs: the Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program; Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets; and the Ocean Biosciences Program. Each of these ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Systems Minor
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
A minor in Environmental Systems will expose students to the interdisciplinary approach necessary to address environmental problems. The program places a strong emphasis on a rigorous natural science foundation.
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Studies Minor
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The Environmental Studies minor offers students from every major a basic grounding in the scientific, technical, social, and cultural issues presented by the interaction of human beings with their environment ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Urban Studies and Planning Minor
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The USP Program is an undergraduate community of students with diverse interests and goals. The program provides students with a variety of approaches and tools to understand the development, character ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Urban Studies and Planning (BA)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The USP Program is an undergraduate community of students with diverse interests and goals. The program provides students with a variety of approaches and tools to understand the development, character ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Chemistry (BS)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Students have an option of earning a B.S. in the Environmental Chemistry that is ACS-Certified or not. The ACS certified version is recommended for those who intend to apply ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Earth Sciences Minor
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Earth sciences encompass broad scientific study of the origin and evolution of the earth system and its life forms. The Earth Sciences minor embraces a wide range of topics, including ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Marine Science Minor
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The minor curriculum is designed to complement the strong disciplinary training of UCSD basic science majors by providing a broad interdisciplinary perspective with an environmental focus. Ocean-related science is relevant ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Oceanic and Atmospheric Studies (BS)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Undergraduates in the Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences major will develop an understanding of the fundamental physics and chemistry governing the ocean and atmosphere. The major engages students in a wide ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Earth Sciences (BS)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Earth sciences encompass broad scientific study of the origin and evolution of the earth system and its life forms. The Earth Sciences major embraces a wide range of topics, including ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Marine Biology (BS)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Undergraduates in this major will develop an understanding of the biology of marine organisms and the biological and physical processes that affect these organisms, their populations, and their coastal and ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Science (PSM)
- Stockton University (NJ)
The Professional Science Master's (PSM) in Environmental Science offers working professionals and qualified undergraduates an education that is multidisciplinary and applications-oriented, preparing graduates for professional advancement in the business ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Energy Certificate
- Stockton University (NJ)
Energy Studies is an interdisciplinary program. It is designed to educate students in the multifaceted problems associated with energy use in our society and to pose methods for possible solutions ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Systems (BA/BS)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The Environmental Systems Program recognizes the growing demand for environmental specialists and is designed to prepare undergraduates to enter a broad spectrum of environmental careers and graduate programs in, for ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Studies (BA)
- Boston College (MA)
The Environmental Studies Program provides students with an understanding of the issues facing the planet as they strive to develop paths toward a sustainable future, from perspectives in the social ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The Environmental Engineering program within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at UCSD is a modern interpretation of this rapidly changing field. Unlike the classical environmental engineering topics ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Nature, Culture, Sustainability Studies (MA)
- Rhode Island School of Design (RI)
Students in RISD’s Nature–Culture–Sustainability Studies MA program develop scholarly expertise in the rapidly evolving field of interdisciplinary environmental studies. Working closely with faculty experts in the environmental ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Science (MS)
- Loyola Marymount University (CA)
The objective of the program is to provide the educational background needed by engineers and scientists who will be coping with the complex problems of water and air pollution, flood ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Civil Engineering (MSE)
- Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Through the Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science prospective students can earn a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) in Civil Engineering and have the option of ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Transforming Sustainability Education at the Creative Edge of the Mainstream
- University of Plymouth (Devon)
- Schumacher College
Mainstream westernised educational policy and practice continue to be firmly rooted in ontological and epistemological traditions that reflect what Gregory Bateson referred to as the illusion of our separation from ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Pathways to carbon neutral energy systems at the University of California, Davis
- University of California, Davis (CA)
To achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 the University of California, Davis (UCD) seeks to eliminate its dependence on fossil energy sources. This study outlines a methodology to identify optimal equipment ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Campus bottled water bans, not always the solution
- Allegheny College (PA)
The purpose of this study was to identify how to reduce bottled water use on our campus, given that the majority of students were bringing it onto campus from outside ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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No food for thought: Food insecurity is related to poor mental health and lower academic performance among students in California’s public university system
- University of South Carolina (SC)
- University of Michigan (MI)
This study examined the relationships between food insecurity, mental health, and academic performance among college students in a California public university system (N = 8705). Structural equation modeling was performed to ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Strategic leadership for sustainability by higher education: the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment
- Greenland Enterprises (MA)
Higher education has a strong influence in shaping the mental models of many of society's professionals and leaders and is a critical leverage point in creating a sustainable society ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Creating a water-saver self-identity reduces water use in residence halls
- James Madison University (VA)
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Water scarcity is a pressing social problem. Attempts to increase conservation that focus on education or attitudes produce limited success. Installing efficient appliances reduces water use, but can be costly ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Washington Youth Summit on the Environment
- George Mason University (VA)
Students conduct fish sampling survey in the Potomac River off the shores of Leesylvania State Park.
- Posted Aug. 3, 2018
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Resilient Cities Initiative
- California State University, Chico (CA)
The Resilient Cities Initiative (RCI) is an interdisciplinary applied research think-tank for cities established by the Institute for Sustainable Development at California State University, Chico in 2016. The RCI connects ...
- Posted Aug. 3, 2018
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Fair Trade Fair at Seattle University
- Seattle University (WA)
In 2015, Seattle University was the first University in the Pacific Northwest to be designated as a Fair Trade University, building awareness about Fair Trade and getting Fair Trade products ...
- Posted Aug. 3, 2018
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Accelerating Change through the President’s Sustainability Research Program
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
This webinar describes the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship (PSRF) model, an innovative program at Swarthmore College that matches motivated students with staff and faculty mentors to research, develop, and ...
- Posted Aug. 2, 2018
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