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Fashion Forward - an ethical and environmental look at the fashion industry
- Western Sydney University (NSW)
Do you know where that item of clothing you are wearing comes from? Is it made from synthetic or natural fibres? Did you purchase it secondhand? Did you think of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Accounting for Ecochauvinism: Ideological Challenges and Anti-Environmentalism
- Gonzaga University (WA)
This poster examines 'ecochauvinism,' an ideological and practical counterpart to ecofeminism and conceptual frame that debuted before the Western States Communication Association's Environmental Communication Division in Seattle, Washington, earlier this …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainability 2.0: How the REFOCUS Method is Enabling AASHE Members to Lead Deeper Change
- College of William & Mary (VA)
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
- REFOCUS (ON)
Many institutions are entering a 'Sustainability 2.0' phase, where offices have been established for up to ten years and topics such as recycling, composting, Eco-Reps, active transportation, etc. have seen …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Using Building Science and Technology to Deliver Equitable Indoor Air Quality
- Duquesne University (PA)
- AUROS Group (PA)
The data is clear. Building occupants directly benefit from high indoor air quality in both 1) improved health and 2) improved performance. This lightening talk will not only empirically support …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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What is 'Sustainability' in the Time of Anti-Racist Uprising & a Global Pandemic?
- Cornell University (NY)
- Ithaca College (NY)
In the wake of George Floyd's murder and in the throes of a deadly pandemic, sustainability, as it's traditionally practiced, has become all but irrelevant as social unrest and unmet …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Building a Climate Movement Within a Field
- Temple University (PA)
This session will report on the founding and growth of Philosophers for Sustainability, an international organization of philosophers working to promote sustainability within and outside philosophy. Our projects include a …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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From the 3Es to the SDGs: Updating Sustainability Frameworks Used as Educational Tools
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
With the 2015 announcement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the multitude of research projects, policies, and frameworks of Sustainable …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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The Intersection of Safety and Sustainability
- University of Georgia (GA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
Co-hosted with the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) – a network of higher education associations with a commitment to advancing sustainability within their constituencies and the entire system of …
- Posted June 25, 2020
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Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
- University of Alberta (AB)
The Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS) project was a campus-wide, student-initiated series of events that engaged hundreds of students, staff and faculty in creating recommendations for sustainability across the University …
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Sustainability Impacts of Installing Low-Flow Toilets in a University Residence Hall
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
This study evaluates the sustainability impact of replacing inefficient toilets with low-flow units in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A graduate student initiated this project through the …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Estimating the energy and greenhouse gas emissions embedded in metered water at the University of Arizona
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Located in the center of the Tucson metropolitan area, the University of Arizona obtains its water from a system of on-site wells and a municipal water system that includes significant …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Realizing sustainability across curricula and campuses, lessons from George Mason University in Northern Virginia
- George Mason University (VA)
In 2007, the university leaped into sustainability initiatives with a commitment to climate neutrality, hiring of full-time energy and sustainability managers, and creation of "sustainability across the curriculum" faculty workshops. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability Transformation at a Rural University: Building New Linkages across the Campus
- Frostburg State University (MD)
Frostburg State University's commitment to sustainability has developed over a number of years as new linkages allowed to University to connect academic, residential, co-curricular, and community activities under the strategic …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Should We Do It? An Economic Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of a Local and Sustainable Food System at Davidson College
- Davidson College (NC)
Globalization created the conventional food system and its numerous negative effects such as environmental degradation, the loss of food cultures, antibiotic resistance, unsustainable energy use, increased food insecurity, unfair exploitation …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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UCLA Campus Recycling Action Research Team
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
The UCLA Action Research Teams (ART) program gives students the opportunity to form research teams of 5-7 students that tackle issues of campus sustainability such as energy efficiency, transportation, waste …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Environmental Studies Certificate
- San Diego State University (CA)
The Environmental Studies Certificate is designed for students already holding a bachelor's degree (in any field) who desire to increase their understanding of the theoretical and applied approaches to environmental …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2018
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Environmental Studies (BA)
- Villanova University (PA)
This multidisciplinary program focuses on the interface between environmental science and social sciences, including public policy, political science, law, economics, sociology, geography, and planning. Toward this end, graduates will have …
- Posted Jan. 14, 2019
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Design and Environmental Analysis Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
D+EA offers an integrative, flexible undergraduate curriculum that is student-centric. The program provides a substantive design education and is one of the few comparable programs that is STEM certified. Students …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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BA in Sustainability Studies
- Roosevelt University (IL)
The nation and the world face an unprecedented challenge in the 21st century: we need to redesign and rethink much of our way of life to make it sustainable given …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Engineeering (BEnE)
- University of Delaware (DE)
To enable students to tailor the program to best meet their needs and interests, there are options for four concentrations within the bachelor's degree program in Environmental Engineering: Contaminant Transport …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Planning/Policy (BA)
- University of Southern Maine (ME)
The Department of Environmental Science and Policy offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Environmental Planning and Policy. The combination of these two disciplines recognizes the inherent interconnection in …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Royal Roads University (BC)
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (BSc-ES) is years three and four combined in an intensive 12-month program that complements students' knowledge in environmental science with courses in environmental …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Studies Science Bachelor
- St. Cloud State University (MN)
Students who major in environmental science or studies work at the intersections of the natural world and the human-made world. This interdisciplinary education will prepare students to influence the outcomes …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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PhD Environmental Science
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
All environmental science graduate students complete three core courses: Environmental ProSeminar (ENV 701), Environmental Problem Solving (ENV 702), and Environmental Law and Policy Seminar (ENV 703). Students develop their degree …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
Environmental Engineering involves the application of engineering principles to the design and development of systems, processes, and tools needed for the protection of the environment, human health, and natural ecosystems …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Earth Science (BA)
- Baylor University (TX)
The BA degree in Earth Science covers a broad spectrum of topics and is designed to give the Earth science major an understanding of the Earth's materials and processes. Topical …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Policy Concentration in Public Policy (MPP)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The MPP program with a concentration in environmental policy prepares students at the master's degree level to apply sustainability principles and approaches to careers in a variety of fields that …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Sustainable Tourism Concentration, Tourism Development & Management (BS)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The tourism development and management program provides students with the theoretical understanding necessary to maneuver the complexities of one of the world's largest industries. A concentration in sustainable tourism allows …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Conservation & Sustainable Development Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
This minor field is oriented to any graduate student who wants to develop interdisciplinary approaches to helping solve real-world problems in conservation and development. The field was formed in response …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Geography PhD
- University of Victoria (BC)
At UVic, the diverse research opportunities provide great connections with local and international research partners. The Geography department has research strengths in coastal systems, human geography, physical geography, resource management …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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3 kW Ground Mount: E3 House
- Appalachian State University (NC)
- Sundance Power Systems Inc (NC)
The ASU E3 House is a prototypical dwelling designed and constructed for use in remote or disaster relief situations where electricity and access to public sanitation are unavailable. Originally built …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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The Green Initiative Fund
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is a grant-making fund for sustainability projects on UCLA's campus. Roughly, $200,000 per year is available for student-initiated sustainability projects on campus. Projects will be …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Implementation Model: Tying Energy Costs to Building Occupants
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
UC Berkeley's Energy Management Initiative (EMI) targets building occupants through building surveys and energy dashboards, and allocates energy cost responsibility to individual campus operating units to achieve savings of $6.5 …
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Incorporating Life Cycle Analysis into Campus Dining
- University of Missouri (MO)
This study provides the greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates for thirty-nine meals using menu items served at the University of Missouri's Campus Dining Services. Meal size was normalized to 400 grams …
- Posted June 11, 2015
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Beyond the Ball: Sustainability Success in Nontraditional Athletics
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette (LA)
By leveraging sports like synchronized swimming (The Ohio State University), diving (IUPUI), or engaging K-12 students through on-campus sports sustainability games (University of Colorado/University of Louisiana), campuses are able to …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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A Unique Hawaiian Learning Approach to Sustainable Living, Island-wide
- University of Hawaii Kauai Community College (HI)
A three prong approach to providing students with campus and community-wide learning at the UH Kauai Community College encompasses and concurrently implements:
1) Curriculum review ongoing, applying the General Electric …
- Posted March 28, 2014
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Closing Keynote - Shalini Gupta
- Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (MN)
Shalini Gupta has worked at numerous local, regional and national organizations on state/regional regulatory and legislative policy analysis and advocacy related to renewable energy and climate change issues. Her work …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Pulling Up the Higher-Ed Ladder: Myth and Reality in the Crisis of College Affordability
This brief attempts to pinpoint the cause(s) of spiraling tuition by taking a deep dive into public university revenue and spending data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Delta …
- Posted March 31, 2016
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A rainwater system for the University of Washington construction materials laboratory
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
University of Washington Construction Materials Laboratory (CML) is an instruction laboratory where undergraduate students of the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the College of Built Environments (CBE) …
- Posted June 12, 2015
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A Campus Sustainability Map Organized by the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
In recent years, many institutions of higher education have posted sustainability maps on the Internet. These maps typically highlight campus features and some even provide tours. One way to locate …
- Posted Oct. 6, 2021
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Sustainability Programs: Examining Why Typical Approaches Have Little Impact and a Transformational New Model for Making Change
- McMaster University (ON)
- Toronto Metropolitan University (ON)
Reporting standards like the GRI, STARS and Carbon Disclosure Project are valued for being comprehensive, attracting participation and pushing the sustainability agenda forward. We will examine the benefit and limitations …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Zero Waste Restroom Hand Towel Pilot: Kimberly Clark and Purdue University Partner in Mackey Arena
- Purdue University (IN)
- Kimberly-Clark Professional (GA)
Kimberly-Clark Professional and Purdue University partnered to develop and implement a zero waste restroom paper hand towel compost pilot in Purdue's Mackey Arena (seats 14,846) for the 2015-16 basketball season. …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Concordia University tree planting event
- Concordia University
Thanks to the efforts of staff, students and faculty, some 185 new trees were planted on the university grounds in 2019.
The initiative got underway November 5 with the first …
- Posted Aug. 8, 2024
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Transformational Leadership Summit for College & University Executives & Senior Leaders
- Harvard University (MA)
Driving sustainability into an institution's core mission, positioning the institution to 'do well by doing good' is the complex leadership challenge of the 21st century. It requires the transformation of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Survey of Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge of University Undergraduate Students for the Purpose of Faculty Development in Teaching and Learning for Sustainability
- University of North Carolina, Pembroke (NC)
Because today's students will confront global climate change and its concomitant social and cultural disruption, it is vital that they graduate with ecological knowledge, environmental ethics, and civic skills commensurate …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Why Colleges Should Consider Nitrogen: Lessons from the NFT Network
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
The NFT (Nitrogen Footprint Tool) Network was formed in 2014 to develop a tool for institutions to evaluate the impact of their activities and consumption on reactive nitrogen released to …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Student Research and Projects Conducted Through a Campus as a Living Lab Program
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
This panel will reflect on best practices for undergraduate research and course-based projects designed to advance student learning while generating collaborations that benefit university academics and operations. Two case studies …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Penn Vet Semi-Annual BioBlitz
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
The University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) celebrated our Earth by exploring the biodiversity around our campus with its semiannual "BioBlitz." Community members from the university, the …
- Posted May 5, 2025
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Weatherizing Together: Finding Effective Community Partnerships
- Furman University (SC)
Is your school planning on or already implementing a home weatherization program? Have you found community partners for your program? Furman University's home weatherization program, the Community Conservation Corps (CCC), …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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In search of green campuses: An investigation of Canadian universities' environmental initiatives and implications for Dalhousie University
- Dalhousie University (NS)
In light of current environmental and sustainability problems, environmental responsibility makes eminent sense at universities--institutions responsible involved in research, developing new technologies, and educating future leaders and citizens. In Canada …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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