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Building Blocks for Assessing the Impact of Energy Dashboards
- Princeton University (NJ)
Energy Dashboards can be effective tools in communicating about sustainability by providing real-time feedback on campus energy usage. The challenge many schools are faced with is how to use their …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Engaging Students in Sustainable Living Without Social Media/Internet. Discussion for Sustainability Staff in Student Housing.
- Stanford University (CA)
Stanford University's Residential & Dining Enterprises in partnership with students and academic departments have performed cutting edge research on student behavior and facility efficiency. Within just a few years studies …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Climate Resiliency Planning: What We're Learning
- Black Hills State University (SD)
- Verdis Group (NE)
Black Hills State University is in the process of creating a Climate Resiliency Plan in partnership with city and county partners and facilitated by Verdis Group. The planning process will …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Activism or Silence as a Sustainability Office?
- New York University (NY)
We live in a time when activism has become a regular part of our lives and addresses a multitude of issues. As Sustainability Officers, our passions and worldviews are often …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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What Professional Diplomacy can do for You: Putting the Ability in 'Sustainability'
- Texas A&M University (TX)
Diplomacy and negotiations permeate all aspects of life. It can either serve as a stepping stone for students advocating sustainability, or a stumbling block for those who lack diplomatic knowledge …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Engaging Your Campus Through Eco-Reps: Evaluating the Success
- Clark University (MA)
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- Pomona College (CA)
- University of Denver (CO)
- University of Missouri (MO)
The goal for participants during this panel discussion will be to examine successes and challenges for peer to peer sustainability education programs. With 15 years of program history, how well …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World
The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earth's limits and how …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Sustainability assessment tools for higher education: An empirical comparative analysis
- European University of Madrid
Sustainability assessment tools are currently influencing sustainability strategies and activities in higher educational institutions. Thus, in this paper a short overview of sustainability in universities will be provided, which will …
- Posted July 19, 2019
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Sustainability Studies
- Otterbein University (OH)
Otterbein University's sustainability studies undergraduate program aims to prepare tomorrow’s decision-makers need to understand environmental processes, and have critical thinking skills related to the analysis and interpretation of impacts related …
- Posted May 22, 2019
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Environmental and Social Systems Modeling Graduate Certificate
- Michigan State University (MI)
The Environment and Science Policy Program (ESPP) at Michigan State University (MSU) informs students of modeling techniques for addressing socio-environmental issues in complex systems. This module of courses exposes students …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Sustainable polymers in the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The topic of plastics and their negative effect on the environment and human health is a relevant and important topic appropriate for the diverse population of students enrolled in a …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Saplings for Earth Day
- Ohio University (OH)
For the second consecutive year Ohio University's Office of Sustainability has partnered with the local Arbor Day Foundation chapter to collect and test acorns in the fall from a red …
- Posted April 23, 2021
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Sport Goals Are Sustainably Goals
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The University of Tennessee Knoxville's football stadium has a capacity of 102k fans. With the amount of fans each game brings, there is bound to be a lot of waste, …
- Posted April 18, 2022
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100 kW Solar Site: Center for Energy Research
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
The solar power generation systems are run by UNLV's Center for Energy Research. Opened in 2001, the "solar site" as it commonly called on campus, originally was funded by the …
- Posted Dec. 14, 2016
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Campus Sustainability Fee
- East Tennessee State University (TN)
Since 2008, the Campus Sustainability Fee (CSF) has been used to support a variety of sustainability related projects and initiatives on campus, ranging from installations of motion sensor lighting and …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment
- University of Alberta (AB)
The Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment (CABREE) is an independent research centre located within the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta. Given …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development (ICIS)
- Maastricht University
ICIS, based in Maastricht University's Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, addresses complex issues facing the planet and its inhabitants. It aims to conduct research and provide education in the fields …
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Adopting Real Collegiate Zero Waste Principles: Change Management's Finest Hour
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Florida (FL)
Zero waste represents a new means of elevating sustainability operations and student leadership at colleges and universities.
However, the term "zero waste" is often misunderstood and increasingly used without clear …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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SDGs Cities Challenge
- University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
- University of Melbourne (Victoria)
- ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
The United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes that local and subnational governments are key stakeholders to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By aligning local sustainability actions and …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Community Partnerships for Stormwater Management
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- Villanova University (PA)
Hear from two universities, Villanova University and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), on example stormwater projects both on and off campus. Learn what works and what doesn't in campus stormwater management. …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Branding a Sustainability Program: The University of Rochester Go Green Initiative
- University of Rochester (NY)
Like many universities striving to make sustainability a priority without a central office for sustainability, the University of Rochester's efforts and achievements occur among multiple departments and programs. Communicating and …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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An Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Taylor University
- Taylor University (IN)
This is a master's thesis project for the Department of Environmental Science at Taylor University in Upland, IN. It is focused on sustainability which requires considering the social, economic, and …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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COP28 Dubai Climate Conference - Delegation Organizers or Members
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Meet and learn about the plans and interests of other faculty, academic staff or students who are organizing or participating in University or other delegations to the Climate Conference known …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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University of New Hampshire Dumpster Dive
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
The “Earth Day Dumpster Dive,” was organized by the UNH Sustainability Institute and the Zero Waste Task Force and sought to examine the waste habits of the campus community in …
- Posted May 3, 2016
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Profitable Carbon Capture Technology for Campus Power Plants
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The University of Maryland is pursuing a partnership with technology firm, HY-TEK Bio, to install an algae based carbon capture system to mitigate emissions from UMD's combined heat and power …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Universities Adopting Cities to Address the Climate Challenge
- Strategic Energy Innovations (CA)
Local governments are increasingly compelled to take action on climate and energy issues, but are challenged to respond as a result of limited capacity. At the same time, universities are …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Land Use Changes in the Çukurova University Campus
- Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi
- Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
This study aimed to determine the land-use changes in the Cukurova University campus, providing ecosystem services to the city of Adana with its natural areas. Land uses of the study …
- Posted May 20, 2022
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Innovative Tool for Integrated Energy Planning
- Michigan State University (MI)
One of the greatest challenges for universities is how to reliably meet the university's growing energy needs while reducing negative impacts of power generation. The presenting institution has its own …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creation of a Pollinator Garden at Farmingdale State College
- State University of New York at Farmingdale (NY)
In the Spring of 2023 Farmingdale State College's Office for Sustainability partnered with the college's Horticulture department to design an on-campus pollinator garden. The site is currently a 100 square …
- Posted May 8, 2023
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Earth Science (BSc)
- University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork (Co. Cork)
Earth Science investigates the functioning, development and use of Earth’s physical environment and involves the study of its atmosphere and oceans, its surface processes, and its crust and interior. It …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Going Carbon Neutral - Giving Everyone a Voice, With Students Leading the Charge
- University of Victoria (BC)
Dr. Simon Pek and Dr. Rick Cotton will take you on Gustavson School of Business' journey to carbon neutrality. In sharing the story of this success their aim is to …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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The Power of One: How a Physics Professor Saved Italy from Big Oil Through Education, Activism and Community Outreach
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
Trained as a physicist, Dr. Maria D'Orsogna is a hands-on activist fighting to protect the Italian countryside and seas from Big Oil. Maria first learned of proposed oil activities in …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability Education Combines with Place-based Education in UVM Graduate-level Team-taught Service-learning Integrative Course
- University of Vermont (VT)
PLACE (Place-based Landscape Analysis & Community Engagement) Program applies landscape analysis and whole systems thinking to fostering a sense of place and a sustainable future in local communities. It seeks …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating and Maintaining Public Archives: Green Fund Website Redesign
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
With help from our Student Union Marketing Team, The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) at UC Berkeley has entirely rebuilt its website on a new platform, creating a public archive of …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Climate Action Workshop, Using Climate Interactive's En-Roads Model
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Come to the Climate Action Workshop and create a scenario to address global climate change with known technologies and policies. You will be immersed in the challenge and opportunity of …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Presidential Voices Interview Series: Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College
- Spelman College (GA)
Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College President since 2002, is our guest for this interview. Spelman is America's oldest historically Black college for women, and a leading liberal arts institution. It …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Smokey's Pantry: A FISH Hospitality Pantry
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
Erica Davis, a senior at the University of Tennessee, spearheaded a food recovery project called Smokey’s Pantry. This project provided groceries recovered from various sources and distributed them to families …
- Posted June 2, 2016
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The Role of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Empire State College (NY)
Colleges and universities are often thought of as the places where young people pursue their educations, graduate and then enter the work force, but they are much more. With populations …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Using ecological footprint analysis in higher education: Campus operations, policy development and educational purposes
- UC Leuven-Limburg
- KU Leuven
Ecological footprint analysis has been used worldwide in a variety of organizations (enterprise, public authorities, non-governmental organizations, (higher) educational institutions) and at different levels (personal level, (parts of) organizations, cities, …
- Posted Oct. 28, 2016
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CoFED: Student Leadership Through Cooperative, Sustainable Food Enterprises
- CoFED (NM)
Empowered student leadership is the most critical tool to catalyze a culture of sustainability on your campus. Imagine your most active student leaders being able to engage any student that …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Unity House
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
- Thornton Tomasetti (ME)
- Bensonwood Homes (NH)
Completed in 2008, the 1,937-square-foot, LEED Platinum Unity House is the on-campus home of Unity College's President. Unity House was designed and built with education in mind. It hosts special …
- Posted July 6, 2012
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UIUC Solar Farm 2.0: Ultra-Sustainable on-campus solar array
- University of Illinois University Administration (IL)
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Referred to as “Solar Farm 2.0,” a new 54-acre, 12.32 megawatt (MWdc) utility-scale array is located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus, north of Curtis Road, between First …
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Leonardo da Vinci to Higher Education: Lead us on a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Path Now
- Portland State University (OR)
Humanity is at crossroads without historical precedent. Because of the extraordinary and exponential growth of population and the expansive dynamic of industrial capitalism, humans have become pervasive and dominant forces …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Jumping Through Hoops for Zero-Waste
- University of Arizona (AZ)
- University of Denver (CO)
This presentation will guide students in how to work with different levels of administration like Athletics, Facilities, Sodexo, and sports fans. Often as students, it's hard to make connections with …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Campus Connections: Sustainability and Wellness
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
Wellness is an important aspect of any sustainability movement. A focus at colleges and universities on social aspects of sustainability, such as wellness, leads to collaboration and partnerships that are …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Catalyzing a Culture of Sustainability on Campus: the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) of McGill University
- McGill University (QC)
The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) of McGill University was created in 2010 to catalyze a culture of sustainability on its campuses. The SPF is one of the largest dedicated sustainability …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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North American College/University Market Carsharing Impacts: Results from Zipcar’s College Travel Study 2015
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- Zipcar (MA)
In partnership with Zipcar, researchers at UC Berkeley's Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC), conducted a survey of collegiate Zipcar members to better understand the impact that carsharing has on college …
- Posted Feb. 5, 2018
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Revisioning Development of Professional Skills in Graduate University Programs
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Within the pedagogical community, a problem exists about how to train specialists who are academically qualified and creative, and how to provide students with more opportunities to develop a broader …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Bowie State University celebrates Earth Month 2024
- Bowie State University (MD)
Bowie State University celebrated a diverse series of events throughout the entire month of April starting with the April 3 participation in the Maryland Climate Teach-In and culminating on April …
- Posted May 6, 2024
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Northeastern's Climate Justice Action Plan
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Climate Justice Action Plan (CJAP) is a comprehensive, forward-thinking initiative designed to integrate climate justice principles into the institution’s sustainability framework. At the heart of this plan is …
- Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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