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Environmental Science (MS)
- American University (DC)
American University's Master of Science in Environmental Science gives students the knowledge and leadership skills to confront pressing environmental challenges facing the world, from climate change to renewable energy to …
- Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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Methodological approach for the construction of environmental management indicators in universities
- Universidad Central de Venezuela
Universities have become interested in environmental management. In them, there are problems of inadequate residues and waste management; high energy consumption and demand; water and air pollution; impacts on biodiversity, …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Just Sustainable Leadership: Integrating Stakeholders
- Arizona State University (AZ)
Wicked environmental dilemmas (e.g. climate change) are difficult to explain, plainly define, have no one solution, and are often the result of other indefinable problems that require integrative collaborative initiatives …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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BA in Environmental Humanities
- Stony Brook University (NY)
The Environmental Humanities major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, draws together a range of disciplines to explore human understanding and interpretation of nature. The curriculum integrates disciplines from …
- Posted April 13, 2016
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Gendered citizenship and the individualization of environmental responsibility: evaluating a campus common reading program
- Washington State University, Pullman (WA)
Campus common reading programs are intended to stimulate critical thinking and dialogue across disciplines yet scarce evidence exists to evaluate the success of such programs. We assess the extent to …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2018
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Why do people accept environmental policies? The prospects of higher education and changes in norms, beliefs and policy preferences
- University of Gothenburg
Pressing problems of environmental degradation are typically argued to require coordination, primarily through state intervention. Social scientists are struggling to understand how attitudes toward such state interventions are formed, and …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2018
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The importance of the Sustainable Development Goals to students of environmental and sustainability studies—a global survey in 41 countries
- Goethe University Frankfurt
To fight the global problems of humanity, the United Nations has adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To achieve these goals, it is necessary that future decision-makers and stakeholders in …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Pro-Environmental Behavior of University Students: Influence of Cultural Differences
- Istanbul Technical University
- İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi
Responsible Consumption and Production, among the Sustainable Development Goals, indicates that humans should be aware of environmental problems which are to some extent, direct or indirect consequences of their behaviors. …
- Posted April 4, 2019
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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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Sustainability Science as Business Restart
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
This paper and presentation explore President Stephen Mulkey's vision for organizational resilience under the banner of sustainability science. Unity College in Maine is engaged in a "business restart" that draws …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Design as a major that integrates art, science & sustainability
- Pacific University (OR)
The development of sustainability as an academic discipline will require the creation of non-traditional majors that integrate knowledge fundamental to this endeavor. We describe collaboration at Pacific University between the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Alternative Utilization of Non-Recyclable Plastics for Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Gunnison, Colorado
- Western Colorado University (CO)
Plastic have become part of our everyday lives and are seen everywhere in the environment. Despite campaigns to promote the concept of 'reduce, reuse and recycle', tons of waste ends …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Accessible and Ethical E-Waste: Adaptability in Infrastructure
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
This presentation is a case study on implementing an accessible and ethical e-waste system in UC Berkeley, where previously no affordable options had been available to students despite the hundreds …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Service and Community Engaged Learning for Social and Environmental Justice
- Champlain College (VT)
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
- University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
- Villanova University (PA)
Service-Learning / Community Engaged Learning is a common practice in higher education and is increasingly found being paired with sustainability. This networking session will allow practitioners to share best practices, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 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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Geological Sciences (MS)
- Binghamton University (NY)
Geological Sciences comprises thirteen faculty with research interests in Environmental Geosciences; Sedimentology and Surficial Processes; Geochemistry and Petrology; Structural Geology and Basin Analysis. There are a number of different perspectives …
- Posted Nov. 20, 2018
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MA in Sustainability
- Hofstra University (NY)
The Master of Arts Program in Sustainability integrates environmental, economic, social, philosophical, and ethical themes of sustainability. The program is designed to give students real-world, hands-on experiences solving sustainability problems. …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Civic Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) Minor
- Virginia Tech (VA)
The Civic Agriculture and Food Systems Pathways minor embodies a commitment to developing and strengthening an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable agriculture and food systems through building community capacity, using …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Agricultural Economics
- McGill University (QC)
This program provides students with applied economic concepts and tools to identify, define, and analyze economic problems affecting the performance of the agri-food sector and the environment. The ideal prior …
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Sustainable Enterprise Minor
- George Mason University (VA)
This minor emphasizes sustainable enterprises that are financially properous and seek to benefit the environment and society. The students of this program measure business success based on the triple bottom …
- Posted April 12, 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 documentary …
- Posted April 26, 2018
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Patriot Green Fund
- George Mason University (VA)
The Patriot Green Fund (PGF) strives to foster an environment where Mason can flourish academically in part through practicing environmental, social, and economic stewardship. This fund seeks to finance projects …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Modern life relies on plastic.
- Florida State University (FL)
Modern life relies on plastic. This lightweight, adaptable product is a cornerstone of packaging, medical equipment, the aerospace and automotive industries and more. But plastic waste remains a problem as …
- Posted July 15, 2024
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The Zero Waste Challenge: Utilizing Athletic Events to Pave the Way
- Eastern Washington University (WA)
- University of Denver (CO)
Zero Waste is not only an attainable goal but it is also an environmental and social responsibility of institutions of higher education. Utilizing studies in Zero Waste operations from two …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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The engaged university: providing a platform for research that transforms society
- Boston University (MA)
- Florida International University (FL)
- Georgetown University (DC)
- New York University (NY)
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
- Stanford University (CA)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
- University of Maine (ME)
- National Science Foundation
- USDA (IL)
Despite a growing recognition that the solutions to current environmental problems will be developed through collaborations between scientists and stakeholders, substantial challenges stifle such cooperation and slow the transfer of …
- Posted May 2, 2016
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The usual discourse of sustainable development and its impact on students of economics: a case from Czech higher education context
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
In recent decades, the concepts of sustainable development (SD) and sustainability have become a part of the everyday information flow. Is there real impact on students who have potential to …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Master of Natural Resource Development (MNRD)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
It aims to develop an understanding of the interrelationships among ecology, economics, policy and culture as factors that influence natural resource conservation and management. It is intended to emphasize the …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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In what ways are teacher candidates being prepared to teach about the environment? A case study from Wisconsin
There is an urgent need for primary and secondary students to develop awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and an environmental ethic necessary to undertake environmental issues and problems. The need to adequately …
- Posted April 25, 2017
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The Institute for Environmental Modeling
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The purpose of TIEM is to do basic research on significant environmental problems that impact the State of Tennessee and have national and international implications. The focus of the Institute …
- Posted Sept. 22, 2020
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Sustainable Academia: The Responsibilities of Academic Historians in a Climate-Impacted World
- University of Western Australia
- La Trobe University (Victoria)
- University College London (London)
- University of Tasmania (TAS)
- King's College London
Environmental degradation is the most serious challenge of the twenty-first century. To date, academic historians, among many others, have failed to fully confront the climate and biodiversity crises, often engaging …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Dealing with global environmental change: the design and validation of the GEC attitude scale
- Monash University (VIC)
- University of Vigo
- University of A Coruña (a Coruña)
Global Environmental Change (GEC) refers to alterations in the structure and functioning of Earth Systems arising from the detrimental effects of human activities in the biophysical and socioeconomic spheres. This …
- Posted April 8, 2021
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Sustainability of Western Kentucky University: An examination of environmental policy, performance, and potential for change
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
Institutions of higher learning are in a pivotal position to address the environmental problems that global society faces now, but response to this challenge requires transformation in priorities and practices. …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Higher Education in the Environmental Century
The environmental crisis that threatens the future of our species is unprecedented as we begin the “environmental century.” Natural conditions that were favorable for the development of civilization have been …
- Posted May 4, 2017
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Biological & Agricultural Technology Management Major
- Auburn University (AL)
The goal of the Biological and Agricultural Technology Management program (BATM) is to produce graduates that use technology to solve problems. BATM graduates are practical problem solvers because of their …
- Posted Feb. 3, 2020
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PhD in Geography & Environmental Engineering
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
A DoGEE PhD student will explore the current state of knowledge in his or her field. Information and ideas developed by others are critically examined and placed in proper context. …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Unity College Sustainability Science Curriculum
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
Sustainability science is at the heart of everything we do at Unity College because to us, nothing is more important than the mark we make on this planet.
Sustainability science …
- Posted Oct. 15, 2020
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Environmental Literacy and it's Implications for Effective Public Policy Formation
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
Environmental literacy is a measure of a person's knowledge about the interactions of humans and their environments, environmental issues, and the various connections in ecological systems. Recent studies have demonstrated …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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How university students assess the planetary boundaries: A global empirical study
- Technical University of Dortmund
- Goethe University Frankfurt
In order to effectively address global environmental problems, it is important that future decision-makers in society are aware of the safe operation space for humans, which is limited by the …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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MS in Conservation Ecology
- University of Georgia (GA)
The MS in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development offers students an opportunity to combine interdisciplinary course work in conservation ecology and sustainable development with field experience and thesis research. The …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Ethical and Ecological Limits of Sustainability: A Decolonial Approach to Climate Change in Higher Education
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
This article offers decolonial critique of the ethical and ecological limits of mainstream sustainability efforts in higher education. Colonialism is identified as the primary cause of climate change, and the …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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An Assessment of Environmental Knowledge and Worldviews of Incoming Freshmen at a Liberal Arts Institution.
- Albright College (PA)
A 2001 National Wildlife Foundation report found that universities and colleges are not doing an adequate job of producing students who are environmentally literate. In order for students to develop …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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‘Look to the young’- a study on climate change coping, emotion, and hope among emerging adults
- Uppsala University
Climate change is already happening, but the long-term effects will be noticed by today’s young and future generations. Today’s young people will need to be part of mitigating emissions and …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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Graduate Certificate in Environmental Justice
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
Environmental justice (EJ) refers to the conditions of or right to a safe and healthy environment for everyone, regardless of race, class, gender, ability or other considerations. From this perspective, …
- Posted July 10, 2019
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Environmental Biology (BS)
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
The Environmental biology major will provide students with courses and research experiences that will poise them to become scientific leaders that address our most pressing environmental problems, such as: how …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2018
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Teaching Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship Through Contemporary Art
- Beloit College (WI)
What role can art play in solving current environmental challenges? What should artists do to promote awareness? Is it ethical for artists to make more objects in a world already …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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MS in Environmental Science and Engineering Environmental Engineering Track
- University of Sharjah (Sharjah)
Master of Science in environmental Science and Engineering Program to provide the opportunity for qualified graduates in different disciplines from science and engineering to advance their knowledge and skills in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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MS in Environmental Science and Engineering Environmental Science Track
- University of Sharjah (Sharjah)
Master of Science in environmental Science and Engineering Program to provide the opportunity for qualified graduates in different disciplines from science and engineering to advance their knowledge and skills in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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MA in Sustainability Studies
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
Contemporary ecological and societal crises present unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Driven by increases in human population and per capita consumption of resources, and shaped by the consequent contamination and degradation …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Bridging the Gap Between Sustainability and Justice
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Hackman Consulting Group
CU Boulder's Environmental Center has been working to make the connections between sustainability and justice evermore clear while changing the campus conversation. With students, we spread awareness about eco-social justice …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Environment (BA)
- University of Michigan (MI)
The Environment major in the Univerity of Michigan's Program in the Environment (PitE) allows students the flexibility to explore and choose a path that interests them, while providing a strong …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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