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The Personal Context of Student Learning for Sustainability: Results of a multi-university research study
- Victoria University (Victoria)
The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005–2014) was an important framework and catalyst for increasing Sustainable Development (SD) efforts within academic institutions, worldwide. Tertiary institutions began ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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The Unsustainability of Academic Aeromobility in Australian Universities
- University of Melbourne (Victoria)
This article analyzes how certain forms of unsustainable hypermobility – primarily air travel – are embedded in the institutional orientations of Australian universities, and hence, into the professional practices of academics in ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Pathways to cleaner production in the Americas I: bridging industry-academia gaps in the transition to sustainability
The transition to sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is hindered by low demand for environmentally-benign industrial development strategies, and a limited supply of professionals to enact such ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Transdisciplinarity in higher education for sustainability: How discourses are approached in engineering education
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
There exists a general agreement on the need to reform scientific expertise by developing new ways of knowledge production and decision-making able to cope with the challenges sustainability poses. In ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Towards Transformative Social Learning on the Path to 1.5 Degrees
- Wageningen University
- Rhodes University
- University of the Witwatersrand
This paper provides insights into learning orientations and approaches that encourage change and transformation on the path to achieving the 1.5 degree C target. This literature review of the ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Sustainability Assessment Tools in Higher Education Institutions
The book Sustainability Assessment Tools in Higher Education Programs seeks to analyze trends and best practices in across higher education institutions, focusing on positive aspects of sustainability. The book seeks ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Teaching sustainable entrepreneurship to engineering students: the case of Delft University of Technology
- Technische Universiteit Delft
This article outlines the increasing importance of the education of engineering students on sustainability, social aspects of technology and entrepreneurship. The authors demonstrate how sustainability education is possible and outlines ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Adding Recycling into Individual Offices
- South Dakota State University (SD)
2017-2018 has been the year of recycling for South Dakota State University. We looked at recycling levels and determined there was room for improvement. It was determined that availability of ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Fashion Institute of Technology Energy Master Plan
- Fashion Institute of Technology (NY)
- NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability (NY)
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a leading art and design school in New York City, has made impressive strides to reduce its energy and carbon footprints. By implementing an ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Ontario Helping Colleges and Universities Fight Climate Change
- Ontario Tech University (ON)
- Upper Canada College (ON)
- Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (ON)
- Sheridan College (Ontario) (ON)
- Niagara College Canada (ON)
- Fairtrade Canada (ON)
Ontario is investing in colleges and university campuses to improve energy efficiency while also fostering student involvement. Ontario is helping fund green projects such as installing energy-efficient windows, high-efficiency boilers ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Career Paths in Sustainability
- Duke University (NC)
The Managing Director of the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment at Duke University provides guidance for students on exploring careers in sustainability. She emphasizes the connections between ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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What is your Communication Strategy? - Tools for Marketing Sustainability Across Campus (Webinar)
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- GreenerU (MA)
Join GreenerU and Penn State in this insightful webinar targeted at improving your school's communication strategies when it comes to sustainability. Learn helpful marketing tips from Penn State's ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Purchasing Carbon Offsets 101
- Second Nature (MA)
"Join this webinar for an introduction to purchasing carbon offsets through the voluntary carbon market. The webinar will cover how schools can use verified carbon offsets to meet emissions reduction ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Where does it go? Composting at GWU
- George Washington University (DC)
In February 2018, the George Washington University’s Office of Sustainability and Campaign GW embarked upon a new, risk-taking endeavor to expand access to composting and sustainable food waste across ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Rutgers Energy Institute
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
The Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) has four main purposes: to educate undergraduate and graduate students, to pioneer in energy research and innovation, perform community outreach to share information and engage ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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The Solar Institute
- George Washington University (DC)
The Solar Institute identifies, generates, and shares pragmatic policy solutions to catalyze the adoption and scale of solar energy. Serving this mission, the Institute conducts objective research to advance politically ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability
- Columbia University (NY)
The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability is dedicated to the development of a rich, robust and vibrant world within which we can secure a sustainable future. Through a diverse ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
- Cornell University (NY)
The Atkinson Center funds cutting-edge research on energy, environment, and economic development, including pioneering work on climate change, sustainable cities, planetary health, and environmental justice. It builds on Cornell University ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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The Sustainability Research Institute School of Earth and Environment
- University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
"The Sustainability Research Institute is home to a team of over 30 academic staff, 25 research staff and 45 research students conducting inter-disciplinary research on the different dimensions of sustainability ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Graduate Certificate in Energy
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
The Graduate Certificate in Energy is offered by the Rutgers Energy Institute to graduate students in a large variety of graduate programs at Rutgers. During the program, students are required ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Certificate of Graduate Study in Sustainable Development
- University of Southern Maine (ME)
The Certificate requires students to complete four courses, mainly from the Policy, Planning, and Management (PPM) department of the Graduate program at USM, in order to attain the certificate either ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Environmental and Energy Systems Management Graduate Certificate Program
- George Washington University (DC)
Offered through the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, the graduate certificate in Environmental and Energy Systems Management is designed to help students understand and implement environmental and energy ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Earth Week at Universidad de Monterrey
- Universidad de Monterrey
During Earth Week at UDEM, students and staff have the change to participate in different workshops, keynotes and activities that promote the three main topics for this year's Earth ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Wesleyan launches Spin bikeshare
- Wesleyan University (CT)
- Spin (CA)
Wesleyan students enjoy the new Wesleyan bikeshare program with Spin.
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Earth Day Fair at UI Health
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Join the UI Health Green Team and outside organizations focused on sustainability at our upcoming Earth Day Fair on Friday, April 20! The event is open to both staff and ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Gardening for a Changing Climate
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Thousands of students enjoyed the spring weather as they celebrated Earth Day and the UIC Climate Commitments at the Earth Day fair. This outdoor pop-up event, planned by UIC students ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Northwestern Promotes Recycling during Earth Month
- Northwestern University (IL)
Northwestern University celebrates Earth Month throughout April. One of the highlights of the month is Mount Trashmore, and event that calls attention to the amount of waste generated on campus ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Penn State Green Team
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
The Penn State Green Team hosted an earth day jeopardy competition with the College of the Liberal Arts department and the help of the Sustainability Institute every one enjoyed Earth ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Arbor Day Tree Planting
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
UIC is a Tree Campus USA and on crisp, cool and sunny morning, we celebrated Arbor Day with many UIC students, staff, faculty, and other tree enthusiasts. We planted two ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Emory Pollinator Protection Program
- Emory University (GA)
Concerned about the plight of bees and other pollinators, which are essential for two-thirds of the food crops we eat every day, Emory University developed a comprehensive Pollinator Protection Commitment ...
- Posted May 4, 2018
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Avoided Costs from Shared Laboratory Equipment and Space at CU Boulder
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- AASHE (MA)
CU Green Labs at the University of Colorado Boulder has spent the last year writing a case study to highlight the benefits of our Biochemistry Cell Culture Facility to our ...
- Posted May 4, 2018
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Composting for a Greener Campus: the Texas State University Bobcat Blend program
- Texas State University, San Marcos (TX)
Bobcat Blend is a faculty managed, student-run and grant-supported research and teaching-oriented waste management campus composting program at Texas State University. The goals of the organization are to teach students ...
- Posted May 2, 2018
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Permaculture and Community at WCSU
- Western Connecticut State University (CT)
The Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies is a unique partnership between Western Connecticut State University and The Jane Goodall Institute, a private non-profit organization dedicated to wildlife ...
- Posted May 2, 2018
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From Basic Research to Applied Solutions: are two approaches to sustainability science emerging?
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Duke University (NC)
Despite its widespread emergence and adoption, sustainability science continues to suffer from definitional ambiguity within the academe. A review of efforts to provide direction and structure to the science reveal ...
- Posted May 1, 2018
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Making Bike Powered Smoothies on Earth Day
- University of Iowa (IA)
On Earth Day, The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability set up a bike with a blender attachment at the Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility's Earth Day event at ...
- Posted May 1, 2018
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Earth Tones - Earth Day Concert and Expo
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Appalachian State hosts an annual "Earth Tones" concert, with bands powered by solar panels, on the Duck Pond Field. Sponsored by ASUSES, the festival includes representatives from the SDSA, ASUREI ...
- Posted May 1, 2018
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Trash Fashion Show 2018
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Appalachian State and community partners put on a Trash Fashion Show in the new university/Community HOW space. The designers made clothing from items that would have otherwise been discarded ...
- Posted May 1, 2018
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Green Industries Career Fair!
- Suffolk County Community College (NY)
During the Month of April Career Services and Office of Sustainability joined together to host a Career specific Job Fair, called “Green Industries Job Fair”. Our goal was to connect ...
- Posted April 30, 2018
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Greener Grant Week! Earth Week 2018
- Suffolk County Community College (NY)
A week of Earth Day Events!
Students watched a seed library demonstration and then were able to take home whichever seeds they pleased. They also planted sunflower seeds. Volunteers for ...
- Posted April 30, 2018
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PCC Earth (Extended) Week events across the district!
- Portland Community College (OR)
A look at a couple great moments from this years extended Earth Week! There were so many events, service projects, and good times to choose from that I'm going ...
- Posted April 30, 2018
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Facilitating a World Climate Negotiation Simulation
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
The World Climate Simulation has been run with over 35,000 people in nearly 80 countries to enable people to experience the dynamics of the UN climate negotiations. Join this ...
- Posted April 26, 2018
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Climate Change and Art: Transparency with Miguel Barros
- Bow Valley College (AB)
To celebrate Earth Day 2018, the BVC Green team, Intercultural Centre, International Education, and Iniikokaan Aboriginal Centre at Bow Valley College partnered to host artist Miguel Barros' work Transparency, depicting ...
- Posted April 26, 2018
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Earth Day 2018 at Chemeketa Community College
- Chemeketa Community College (OR)
Earth Day 2018 as put on by the Associated Students of Chemeketa with support from Student Retention and College Life, and Chemeketa Sustainability.
We want to thank our exhibitors: 350 ...
- Posted April 26, 2018
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DePauw University hosts Earth Week keynote Ian Cheney, filmmaker and founding member of FoodCorps
- DePauw University (IN)
DePauw University's Earth Week keynoter, Ian Cheney, is a founding member of FoodCorps, a food justice nonprofit focused on equitable access to healthy food in public schools, and a ...
- Posted April 26, 2018
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Earth Day 5k
- DePauw University (IN)
Participants at DePauw University's Earth Day 5K ready to start the race. Students and community members participating in the DePauw University Earth Day 5K. Participants at the finish line ...
- Posted April 26, 2018
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Suffolk County Community College's Arbor Day Celebration!
- Suffolk County Community College (NY)
Celebrating being recognized as a Tree Campus USA for the second year in a row. Students gathered as the award was presented to the Campus Dean. They then took advantage ...
- Posted April 26, 2018
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Progress toward 90% waste diversion goal
- Olds College (AB)
- Bow Valley College (AB)
Bow Valley College has come a long way in terms of waste management in the past four years. In 2014, our waste diversion rate was 19%. In 2018, our diversion ...
- Posted April 25, 2018
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Developing a Framework for Sustainability Meta-Competencies
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- Stanford University (CA)
Sustainability is a critical issue in higher education curriculum development and organisational culture, yet its contested nature necessitates a shared understanding to support a distinct mission across institutional efforts. Therefore ...
- Posted April 25, 2018
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Sorority Volunteers at Environmental Racism Panel, UW-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
As part of Earth Week, UW-Madison Office of Sustainability (OS) and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Incorporated partnered to present a documentary screening of Slawomir Grünberg's "Fenceline: A Company ...
- Posted April 25, 2018
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Bike Ride for Earth Week, UW-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
As part of Earth Week on the UW-Madison campus, the Office of Sustainability partnered with the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin to run a ride that focused on teaching safe biking ...
- Posted April 25, 2018
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