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Real-World Cases in Green Chemistry, Volume II
Introduce your students to green chemistry principles with these examples of ten projects that have received or been nominated for the prestigious Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. These cases are ...
- Posted April 21, 2016
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Toward Sustainable Chemistry
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
This essay argues that: "When chemists teach their students about the compositions, outcomes, mechanisms, controlling forces, and economic value of chemical processes, the attendant dangers to human health and to ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Green Chemistry Education: Changing the Course of Chemistry
This American Chemical Society Symposium Series Book collects the current research and advances in the field of green chemistry, with an emphasis on providing educators with the knowledge and tools ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Education for Sustainability in Universities: Challenges and Opportunities for Change
- RMIT University
Education for sustainability (EfS) is widely supported and researched; however, the broad and deep implementation of EfS in universities that is needed lags behind the goals of change agents. This ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Educating for sustainability: environmental pledges as part of tertiary pedagogical practice in science teacher education
Educating for sustainability has been a key principle underpinning the primary/middle undergraduate teacher education programme at an Australian University for the past decade. Educating for sustainability seeks to provide ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Institute for Green Science
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
The Institute for Green Science is a center for basic green science research in oxidation catalysis aimed at the invention of new green technologies designed to aid in the pursuit ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Center for Green Chemistry
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The Center for Green Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts Boston conducts research and administers the Green Chemistry Track in the Chemistry PhD Program.
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The Reilly Center explores conceptual, ethical, and policy issues where science and technology intersect with society from different disciplinary perspectives. Its purpose is to promote the advancement of science and ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Center for Applied Energy Research
- University of Kentucky (KY)
The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy (CAER) investigates energy technologies to improve the environment. Researchers contribute to technically-sound policies related to fossil and renewable energy. CAER is one ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
RASEI (pronounced RAY-see) is a joint institute between the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) addressing important, complex problems in energy that require a ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (ND Energy) is a University Research Center whose mission is to foster and grow energy-related research toward sustainable and affordable energy solutions ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Energy Institute
- University of Michigan (MI)
The University of Michigan Energy Institute builds on the University of Michigan’s strong energy research heritage at the heart of the nation’s automotive and manufacturing industries to develop ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Center for the Environment
- Harvard University (MA)
The Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) encourages research and education about the environment and its many interactions with human society.
The Center draws its strength from faculty members ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Center for Energy and Environmental Resources (CEER)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Center for Energy and Environmental Resources (CEER) serves as the central liaison for energy and environmental research, education, and public service at the University of Texas at Austin. It ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Sustainability, Energy and Environment Fellows Program
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Why is true sustainability so hard to achieve? Behind every environmentally friendly practice is a web of consequences, trade-offs, feedbacks, and barriers — and this undergraduate minor administered by the Institute ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Science (PSM)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
UMass Boston’s Professional Science Master’s in Environmental Science provides students with natural science knowledge, quantitative skills, business acumen, and communication skills appropriate for existing and emerging professional science ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Science (PhD)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
For the PhD in environmental sciences, 60 credits are required. These credits are earned through a combination of course work and research. Formal course work includes a required core curriculum ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Science (MS)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The MS program requires 30 credit hours and includes both thesis and non-thesis options.
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Geospatial Analysis and Modeling for the Environment Minor
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The minor in Geospatial Analysis and Modeling for the Environment (GAME) consists of 6 courses. It is open to any degree-seeking undergraduate student at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Clean Energy and Sustainability Minor
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The minor in clean energy and sustainability (CES) is offered through the Clean Energy and Sustainability program. It consists of six courses selected from six core areas: Environmental Science, Energy ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Science Minor
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The minor in environmental science includes required courses in environmental science and policy, as well as the opportunity to select four additional courses from among the School for the Environment ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Biology Certificate
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The Biology Department offers an Environmental Biology Certificate. The target audience for the Environmental Biology certificate is students majoring in Biology that are not eligible to have a minor in ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Biology Minor
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The Biology Department offers a Environmental Biology Minor. The minor requires students to take at least 7 courses (23-26 credits) from 5 core areas: Environmental Science, 100 Level Biology Core ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Green Track (Chemistry, PhD)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
Students obtaining a degree from this program will be prepared for conventional chemistry jobs in industry, government, and academia. In addition to traditional training in the chemical sciences, required and ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Chemistry Minor
- University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
The Environmental Chemistry minor is offered through the Chemistry Department and allows interested students to specialize in environmental chemistry.
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Green Chemistry (MS)
- Chatham University (PA)
Focused on delivering a truly unique educational experience for students with undergraduate degrees in biochemistry, biology, and chemistry, the M.S. in Green Chemistry program delves into the design of ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Chemistry Option
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
This option is designed to provide a background in environmental chemistry that is sufficient breadth and depth to prepare a person to work as an environmental chemist in the public ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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GLOBES Certificate in Environment and Society
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The GLOBES Certificate in Environment and Society trains students to devise and implement solutions to pressing environmental and global health problems. It is an interdisciplinary training program designed to complement ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Chemistry Area of Concentration (BA in Chemistry)
- Northwestern University (IL)
Each Chemistry major must complete three (3) courses in a selected area of concentration, typically during their final year of study.
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- Northwestern University (IL)
The bachelor of science in environmental engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering takes an interdisciplinary approach to educating the next generation of environmental engineers. The program's ...
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Minor in Environmental Policy and Culture
- Northwestern University (IL)
EPC is an interdisciplinary minor focusing on the study of the relationship between people and their natural surroundings. The program is based in the social sciences and humanities and is ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Energy and Sustainability Specialization (Master's in Mechanical Engineering)
- Northwestern University (IL)
This interdisciplinary mechanical engineering concentration engages both deep technical courses in energy and technology topics as well as critically important courses in the policy, law and economics of energy.
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Specialization in Sustainability (Master of Project Management)
- Northwestern University (IL)
This specialization prepares individuals to play a significant role in shaping the future of the built environment by providing a framework for developing creative sustainable solutions as a key element ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Energy and Sustainability Undergraduate Certificate
- Northwestern University (IL)
The Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern University (ISEN) Undergraduate Certificate provides a means for Northwestern students to pursue multi-disciplinary instruction in the increasingly important areas of sustainability and ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Social Justice Minor
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
The minor in Social Justice (SJ) is for undergraduate students who are interested in incorporating an in-depth awareness of social issues into their fields of study and careers. Humanities and ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Minor in Energy Systems
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
The Energy Systems Minor provides students a 15-hour multidisciplinary educational opportunity to study energy systems. Requirements include courses which provide depth in an area relevant to energy that is within ...
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MS in Environmental and Green Chemistry
- George Washington University (DC)
The Master of Science in Environmental and Green Chemistry trains the next generation of experts with an interdisciplinary curriculum that fosters proficiency in evaluating the state of the environment and ...
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Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern University (ISEN)
- Northwestern University (IL)
The Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern was established in 2008 as an umbrella organization whose unique mission is to advance global energy and sustainability solutions through transformational research ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Linde Center for Global Environmental Science
- California Institute of Technology (CA)
Scientists from a broad range of disciplines are collaborating at The Linde Center to generate a comprehensive understanding of our global environment—including the impacts of human activities on it ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (BCGC)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (BCGC) is advancing green chemistry through interdisciplinary scholarship. It consists of faculty, researchers, and students in the College of Chemistry, School of Public Health ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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The contribution of sustainability assessment to policy development in higher education
This article builds upon the experiences and results of the application of sustainability assessment instruments in higher education. First, a short overview of existing sustainability assessment tools will be provided ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Getting an empirical hold of the sustainable university: a comparative analysis of evaluation frameworks across 12 contemporary sustainability assessment tools
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Although it is increasingly recognised that higher education institutions have to play a critical role in the progression towards a sustainable development, the question of what fields and issues universities ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Campus sustainability governance in Canada: A content analysis of post-secondary institutions’ sustainability policies
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Dalhousie University (NS)
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This paper aims to provide an overview of a content analysis of sustainability policies from Canadian post-secondary education institutions. The paper reports findings on the orientations to sustainability evident ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Transformative Learning for a Sustainable Future: An Exploration of Pedagogies for Change at an Alternative College
- Schumacher College
Educators and policy makers have long recognised the central role that education can play in creating a more sustainable and equitable world. Yet some question whether current processes across mainstream ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Do We Teach What We Preach? An International Comparison of Problem- and Project-Based Learning Courses in Sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
Problem- and project-based learning (PPBL) courses in sustainability address real-world sustainability problems. They are considered powerful educational settings for building students’ sustainability expertise. In practice, however, these courses often fail ...
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Co-creating sustainability: cross-sector university collaborations for driving sustainable urban transformations
- University of Tokyo
This paper attempts to ‘connect the dots’ between several cases and provide a comprehensive global analysis of the trend of universities reaching across campus boundaries to form partnerships with government ...
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Students as change agents in a town-wide sustainability transformation: the Oberlin Project at Oberlin College
- Clark University (MA)
- Oberlin College (OH)
An increasing number of colleges and universities are playing a crucial role in driving societal transformations and creating the physical and social conditions for accelerating progress towards sustainability. The potential ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Establishing sustainability science in higher education institutions: towards an integration of academic development, institutionalization, and stakeholder collaborations
- University of Tokyo
- University of Zurich
- Lund University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
The field of sustainability science aims to understand the complex and dynamic interactions between natural and human systems in order to transform and develop these in a sustainable manner. As ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Sustainable Business and Innovation (MSc)
- Utrecht University
As part of this two-year Master’s programme in Sustainable Business and Innovation, you will learn about sustainability challenges and the technological and other options that businesses can use to ...
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Sustainable Development (MSc)
- Utrecht University
This two-year Master’s programme is aimed at students who want to contribute to the design of the solutions needed to achieve an environmentally and socially accountable society. In this ...
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