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Master of Arts in Food Studies
- Chatham University (PA)
Chatham University's Master of Arts in Food Studies is a part of their Falk School of Sustainability & Environment. The interdisciplinary program trains students to understand and analyze holistic ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Sustainability Certificate Program: Creating Community through Cohorts
- University of Georgia (GA)
The Certificate in Sustainability will enhance opportunities for integrative, applied learning in interdisciplinary settings as well as prepare students to address difficult global sustainability issues. The certificate will also work ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
- Oregon State University (OR)
The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute is an institute underneath Oregon State’s Advancing the Science of Earth’s Ecosystems center. The institution was created by the Oregon Legislature and ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Florida Gulf Coast University Emerging Technologies Institute
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
The FGCU Emerging Technologies institute is an off campus institute designed to facilitate projects and research in regards to sustainable technology. Projects will be geared towards environmental sustainability and renewable ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Biofuels and Bioproducts Research Lab
- University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)
The focus of research at the Biofuels and Bioproducts research lab includes studying the chemical makeup of algae and the economic and physical feasibility of optimizing it as an alternative ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Center for Integrative Conservation Research
- University of Georgia (GA)
Established in 2007 after several years of planning and funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the CICR seeks to bring together conservation experts from across disciplines ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Linking Sustainability with Study Abroad
- Delta College (MI)
This project describes the planning, development, and implementation of integrating sustainability into study abroad in existing travel and through establishing new destinations. It also constructs a model that includes a ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Sustainability@BU / It's what you do.
- Boston University (MA)
The video from Boston University highlights the impact that each student at BU has on the environment. This includes individual footprints on things like carbon, water, waste, and electricity. After ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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The Drivers Behind Edible Food Recovery Programs at Institutions of Higher Education
- Messiah University (PA)
Food waste is a multi-faceted issue that affects societies on a social, economic, and environmental level. In 2014, more than 38 million tons of food were thrown away in the ...
- Posted May 11, 2017
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Love and social justice in learning for sustainability
- University of Edinburgh
The planet seems to be heading into an ecological catastrophe, in which the earth will become uninhabitable for many species, including human beings. At the same time we humans are ...
- Posted May 11, 2017
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PowerZee – Sustainable Change through User Engagement
- Nanyang Technological University
- ENGIE (TX)
PowerZee (formerly PowerZ) is a smartphone application (‘app’) developed by NTU, along with industry partner ENGIE, for energy conservation and sustainability through user engagement. The application fosters knowledge and nudges ...
- Posted May 11, 2017
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Enhancing and promoting interdisciplinarity in higher education
- University of Florida (FL)
Interdisciplinarity represents an effort to achieve integrative knowledge in an age of increasing academic specialization. It is an intrinsic feature of the environmental sciences and the emerging field of sustainability ...
- Posted May 8, 2017
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The University as a Site of Food Insecurity
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The project investigated a topic of increasing importance, that of food security among undergraduate students while away at school. Specifically, we examine the topic through two methodological approaches. First, a ...
- Posted May 5, 2017
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Integrated traditional and applied education—exploring sustainable cities and regions in classrooms and communities
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
The most effective and promising models for teaching sustainability sciences and studies in a university setting are a topic of vigorous debate. This paper discusses an integrated sustainability curriculum at ...
- Posted May 5, 2017
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UAlbany's Annual Family Earth Day
- University at Albany (NY)
The University’s 5th Annual UAlbany Family Earth Day, organized by the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES), Atmospheric Science Research Center, Office of Sustainability and UAlbany Students for ...
- Posted May 1, 2017
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Humble Bee App
- Cornell University (NY)
Doctoral student Casey Franklin demonstrates the Humble Bee app, which rewards students for sustainable behaviors.She tabled her app at Springfest, which is a celebration of Earth day.
- Posted May 1, 2017
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Sustainable Un-building
- DePauw University (IN)
Students, faculty, staff, and Greencastle community members were invited to participate in the event “Unbuilding: Sustainable Deconstruction and ‘Give-Away’ at DePauw’s Campus Farm House.” During Winter Term, students began ...
- Posted April 28, 2017
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Milkweed Planting
- DePauw University (IN)
First-year Environmental Fellows and Sustainability Leadership Program members planted milkweed in the campus greenhouse for use in their student-designed pollinator garden.
- Posted April 28, 2017
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Southern Oregon University Earth Week
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
- Posted April 28, 2017
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Cornell Environmental Collaborative (ECO) tabling at Springfest
- Cornell University (NY)
Cornell Environmental Collaborative (ECO) is the umbrella organization for sustainability groups at Cornell University. They also organize Cornell's annual Springfest celebration of Earth Day. An event recognizing the myriad ...
- Posted April 28, 2017
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Art Inspired by Climate Science Data
- Northwestern University (IL)
Art exhibits on display on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses during April featured art inspired by the science of climate change. The works by artist and Northwestern Pritzker School ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Central Community College Hastings Wind Turbine Tour
- Central Community College (NE)
Students, staff, and community members enjoyed a presentation on the new 1.7 MW wind turbine at Central Community College Hastings from the Bluestem Energy Solutions project manager.
Also at ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Central Community College Grand Island Earth Week Expo
- Central Community College (NE)
Students from the Hospitality Management and Restaurant Management program giving away marigold seeds and promoting their Green Fling event which connected restaurant owners, farmers markets, and local farmers.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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The Nitrogen Footprint Tool Network: A Multi-Institution Program to Research and Reduce Nitrogen Pollution
- University of Virginia (VA)
- Eastern Mennonite University (VA)
- Brown University (RI)
- Dickinson College (PA)
- Colorado State University (CO)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Chicago (IL)
Humans release reactive nitrogen into the environment at a rate that is 4 to 5 times as large as from natural terrestrial processes. They do this by producing and applying ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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The Deceptive Metric
- Kirksey Architecture (TX)
- This presentation will outline limitations that abound metrics like Energy Use Intensity and Noise Levels.
- Audience will understand how building codes can be leveraged to inform Sustainability Master Plans.
- This ...
- Posted April 25, 2017
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The Green Labs Initiative at the University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Best practices for implementing a Green Labs program into a university.
- Posted April 25, 2017
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Sustainability Education Through Active-Learning in Large Lecture Settings: Evaluation of Four Out-Of- Class Exercises
- Sonoma State University (CA)
Large classes on sustainable development present certain challenges. Often high student to instructor ratios encourage passive learning pedagogies. However, because sustainability education seeks to increase awareness and help students shift ...
- Posted April 24, 2017
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Sustainability Science - Online
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Master of Science in Sustainability Science with a concentration in Sustainability Leadership (Professional Science Master's) is an online graduate degree program designed to fill a management need for ...
- Posted April 24, 2017
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Graduate Certificate in Strategic Sustainability Leadership
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
The Graduate Certificate in Strategic Sustainability Leadership will give you the training and credentials to become a sustainability champion and help your business, not-for-profit, or governmental unit take advantage of ...
- Posted April 11, 2017
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Major in Sustainability Studies
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
The Sustainability Studies Program provides an interdisciplinary framework within which students can study the foundations of sustainability and learn how to apply this knowledge to the development and implementation of ...
- Posted April 11, 2017
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Minor in Sustainability Studies
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
The Sustainability Studies Program provides an interdisciplinary framework within which students can study the foundations of sustainability and learn how to apply this knowledge to the development and implementation of ...
- Posted April 11, 2017
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Graduate Certificate in Global Sustainability
- Virginia Tech (VA)
This 9-credit graduate certificate is designed for students and professionals seeking training and experience in international sustainable development, with a particular emphasis on environmental sustainability in emerging economies. Students pursuing ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2017
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Towards a Real-world Laboratory: A Transdisciplinary Case Study from Lüneburg
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Real-world laboratories have gained currency in transdisciplinary sustainability research. Establishing real-world laboratories by means of a transdisciplinary process offers promising prospects since it fosters trust among the participants and leads ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Making Sustainable Development Real Through Role-Play: “The Mekong Game” Example
- Georgetown University (DC)
- Virginia Tech (VA)
This paper describes a role-playing, negotiation “game” based on the Xayaburi Dam in Laos. We have used this activity in our graduate programs as a tool for bringing to life ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Educating the Aware, Informed and Action-Oriented Sustainable Citizen
- University of Iowa (IA)
The Introduction to Sustainability course at the University of Iowa seeks to educate the aware, informed and action-oriented sustainable citizen. A phenomenographic analysis and retrospective pretest were utilized to determine ...
- Posted Feb. 6, 2017
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Evolution and structure of sustainability science
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
The concepts of sustainable development have experienced extraordinary success since their advent in the 1980s. They are now an integral part of the agenda of governments and corporations, and their ...
- Posted Feb. 6, 2017
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Utilizing international networks for accelerating research and learning in transformational sustainability science
- University of Tokyo
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Stellenbosch University (Western Cape)
- Lund University
- Maastricht University
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DF)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- Arizona State University (AZ)
A promising approach for addressing sustainability problems is to recognize the unique conditions of a particular place, such as problem features and solution capabilities, and adopt and adapt solutions developed ...
- Posted Jan. 31, 2017
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Learning for resilience, or the resilient learner? Towards a necessary reconciliation in a paradigm of sustainable education
- University of Plymouth (Devon)
This explorative paper works across discourses to suggest the possibility and potential of an integrative paradigm for sustainability education that reconciles instrumental and intrinsic educational traditions, informed and infused by ...
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Framing for sustainability: the impact of language choice on educational outcomes
- University of Utah (UT)
Because what people do is not based entirely on what they know, the way educators frame sustainability concepts is critical. Framing influences recognized antecedents of pro-environmental behavior such as attitudes ...
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Student Interest for Environment/Sustainability Undergraduate Programmes: Recent Australian Experience
- RMIT University
Increasingly, employers are seeing the need to have employees who have capabilities in sustainability. The hope is that there will be a sufficient number of appropriately educated people to enter ...
- Posted Jan. 27, 2017
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Executive Education Program in Sustainable Food Systems
- Columbia University (NY)
The food system is complex and encompasses all aspects of sustainability: social, economic, and environmental. The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES) Executive Education Program in Sustainable Food Systems ...
- Posted Jan. 5, 2017
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Executive Education Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability
- Columbia University (NY)
The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES) Executive Education Program allows professionals from all sectors to gain knowledge and tools to make sound decisions about business activities and policy ...
- Posted Jan. 5, 2017
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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Global Sustainable Management
- Anaheim University (CA)
Anaheim University's Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Global Sustainable Management focuses on leadership, social responsibility and sustainable practices. Students complete 4 foundation courses + 8 courses in sustainable management ...
- Posted Jan. 5, 2017
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Applied Sustainability Education with a Systems Science Emphasis at a STEM University
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
In the southeastern U.S., the Sustainability Studies bachelors program at F.I.T. is one of the first of its type among STEM universities. A preliminary case study is ...
- Posted Dec. 21, 2016
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Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Food Systems
- Portland State University (OR)
The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Food Systems at Portland State University offers students the opportunity to explore the complex issues and relationships between food, people, and society. The program draws ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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Rutgers University Online MPA – Specialization in Nonprofit Management
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
A great education starts with a great curriculum. The public administration degree from Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) gives students a broad understanding of the field and ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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Online Master of Science in Biomimicry
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The online Master of Science in Biomimicry at ASU Online is a first of its kind program focusing on an emerging discipline that seeks to apply life’s strategies to ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2016
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Certificate in Sustainable Business Leadership
- Saint Louis University (MO)
The professional certificate in Sustainable Business Leadership is a self-paced, fully on-line course featuring insights, videos, and experiences on sustainable leadership gathered from top thought leaders, companies, sustainability professionals, and ...
- Posted Nov. 11, 2016
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Key competencies to action: Transdisciplinary learning of key competencies for sustainability
- Lund University
Purpose: According to literature there is a set of six key competencies that distinguish sustainability professionals, including researchers, from professionals and researchers in other fields, making them “systemic problem solvers ...
- Posted Nov. 9, 2016
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Sustainability Science in a Global Landscape
This report describes a bibliometric analysis of the sustainability science research landscape between 2009 and 2013. Key findings include:
- Research on sustainability has grown almost twice as fast as research ...
- Posted Nov. 7, 2016
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