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BS in Environmental Science and Policy
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Environmental Science and Policy (ENSP) is a unique undergraduate major co-sponsored by three Colleges, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the …
- Posted June 20, 2016
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Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering Concentration (BSE)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The ABET-accredited BSE engineering program prepares graduates to collaborate across disciplines to design and build solutions to real-world problems. In the Bachelor of Science in Engineering program, students apply fundamental …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Cleveland State University (OH)
Environmental scientists study the effects of pollutants and toxins on ecosystems and implement ways to restore polluted environments to their natural state. They identify and quantify pollutants, as well as …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Health Science (BS)
- Baylor University (TX)
The BA in global health is a transdisciplinary degree program designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health challenges and thinking about …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Global Health (BA)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The BA in global health is a transdisciplinary degree program designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health challenges and thinking about …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Climate Change & Landscape Dynamics Emphasis, Geography (BA/BS)
- University of Utah (UT)
This emphasis focuses on the Earth system, its processes, and the impacts of these processes on the environment. Students can choose electives that allow them to specialize in one or …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Urban Farming and Sustainable Agriculture Tour
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Participants will board a mini coach and names will be checked off tour registrant list before departing MCC. Enjoy an afternoon of eating, learning, and touring the fields at six …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Campus Recreation: Bold Partners in Sustainability
- Washington State University, Pullman (WA)
- NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation (OR)
Join a panel of NIRSA (National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association) leaders to hear examples of best practices in the field of campus recreation and understand the significant influence these units can …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Passion vs. Reality: Productive Student Engagement in Campus Sustainability
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
While students are generally recognized as critical to the success of campus sustainability endeavors - many student groups are prime movers, in fact - their rapid turnover and apparent distractability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Excellence in Education - the Duke Smart Home Program
- Duke University (NC)
The Duke Smart Home Program began in 2003 when a student had an idea to design a place where students could live and work together on projects of sustainability and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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71 kW Ground Mount Arrays: Aiken Solar Trackers (17)
- University of Vermont (VT)
This project, supported by a $200,000 grant from the student-supported Clean Energy Fund, involved installation of 17 solar trackers on a highly visible portion of UVM land that is leased …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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26 kW Solar Canopy: Blatt PE Center
- University of South Carolina (SC)
- OneWorld Sustainable (GA)
With the newly designed Recreational fields at USC's Blatt PE center, an opportunity arose to create covered viewing areas for these new fields on the existing pedestrian overpass which provides …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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20 kW Rooftop Array: Center for World Religions, Harvard Divinity School
- Harvard University (MA)
In October 2014 the Center for the Study of World Religions installed 70 solar panels on its roof, capable of producing enough energy to cover 25 percent of the Center's …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2016
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15 kW Sidewalk Canopy: Landscape Architecture Building
- Mississippi State University (MS)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TN)
The 15 kW solar PV array is built as a canopy structure between the Landscape Architecture Facility and the Ammerman-Hearnsburger Building, and provides cover for the walkway between the buildings. …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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12.6 kW Roof Top Mount Research Laboratories
- University of Queensland (QLD)
The roof-top PV installation on the research laboratories is similar to that located on the teaching block: a 12.6 kWp array with panels mounted parallel to the roof.
Electrical power …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
- Tulane University (LA)
The Tulane Institute on Water Resources and Policy works to foster understanding and development of laws and policies that allow for improved stewardship and sustainable management of water resources through …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Harvard Chan-NIEHS Center for Environmental Health
- Harvard University (MA)
The Harvard Chan-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Center for Environmental Health is a coordinated set of resources and facilities supporting environmental health research and training activities throughout the …
- Posted Sept. 22, 2020
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Mahamana Center of Excellence in Climate Change Research
- Banaras Hindu University (Uttar Pradesh)
DST - Mahamana Centre of Excellence in Climate Change Research (MCECCR) is an initiative taken at BHU under Prime Minister's National Action Plan on Climate Change. The centre started in …
- Posted Sept. 22, 2020
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Plenary: Investing in Energy Efficiency through Green Revolving Funds
- Agnes Scott College (GA)
- Catawba College (NC)
- Harvard University (MA)
- Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
An increasing number of colleges are establishing green revolving funds to tap into new sources of capital and scale up their institution's commitment to investing in reducing carbon emissions and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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STARS Advanced Workshop: Strategies for Continuous Improvement
- California State University, Monterey Bay (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
This workshop will take an in-depth look at what AASHE is learning from the data shared through institutional STARS Reports submitted to-date. The focus will be on lessons learned as …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Presidents' Sustainability Roundtable
- Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges (EAUC) (Gloucestershire)
The Presidents' Sustainability Roundtable will be an outstanding venue to discuss how we advance the sustainability agenda in higher education and best maximize the impact of our leadership.
We are …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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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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Assessment of Community-Engaged Learning
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (WI)
To ensure that community engagement maximizes its impact on both student understanding of sustainability concepts and the community's adoption of sustainability principles, assessment strategies are needed to evaluate outcomes at …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Outlooks for a More Sustainable Building Stock
- University of Arkansas (AR)
Despite all progress made in this domain, the building stock is still at its infancy when it comes to achieving zero environmental impact and zero fossil fuels utilization. The harnessing …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Assessing Effectiveness of Sending Students to AASHE Conference
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Having brought several students to AASHE over the years, Ohio State's Office of Student Life was challenged to determine if spending 'all that money' has been 'worth it.' How does …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Above the din but in the fray: environmental scientists as effective advocates
- University of Georgia (GA)
- Environmental Defense Fund (DC)
Environmental policies and actions can be improved when environmental scientists engage in science-based advocacy, by calling attention to relevant scientific information and ensuring that policies and their implementation are consistent …
- Posted May 2, 2016
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Key competencies, complex systems thinking, and economics education for sustainability
- Anglia Ruskin University
The concept of key competencies is an important element of education for sustainability. The cornerstone of key competencies is complex systems thinking. Most who argue for the integration of key …
- Posted May 7, 2019
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Global warming in the minds of Mexican higher education students: an exploratory study
- Purchase College - State University of New York (NY)
- Universidad de Sonora (Sonora)
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 is at the core of many sustainability initiatives on Mexican higher education institutions (HEIs). Yet, progress to SDG 13 and the entire 2030 Agenda …
- Posted April 29, 2022
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Environment and Society Minor
- Syracuse University (NY)
The Environment and Society (E&S) minor examines the social dimensions of environmental issues and sustainability. Through a range of interdisciplinary course offerings, it seeks to foster environmental literacy and citizenship …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Sustainable Hospitality Symposium: Central California Coast Community Partnership Links "new" Event Standards to Economic Development
- California State University, Monterey Bay (CA)
A new model for collaboration under the umbrella of the Institute of Innovation and Economic Development (IIED) was used to create a robust conference. Participants included: five different colleges, government …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Academic Language for Sustainability Economy
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
Co-creating the sustainability economy depends on the ability of up and coming generations to grasp opportunities to successfully address sustainability issues confronting our world. An authentic teacher preparation program features …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Take the SDGs Global with Education Abroad & International Services
- Texas A&M University (TX)
This session will examine the powerful synergy between sustainability initiatives and global programs. Presenters will demonstrate the impact of forging strategic alliances between your sustainability office and key players like …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Certificate in Cooperative Management
- Presidio Graduate School (CA)
Pinchot University's Certificate in Cooperative Management program offers a deep dive into the world of cooperative management, exploring the unique characteristics, opportunities and challenges of the cooperative sector.
The 12-credit, …
- Posted Nov. 10, 2016
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How Connected Buildings Close The Gap Between People and Technology and Enable Opportunities for Energy Efficiency
- Atrius (CA)
People spend 90% of their lives in buildings, which are responsible for the consumption of two-thirds of the world's electricity. Yet the technologies we use to manage buildings today continue …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Lessons from Germany to the US 4: Building Standards
- Grinnell College (IA)
What is a 'green' building exactly, and why is it important to build in this way? Colleges and universities possess limited funds, and must consider many issues and interest groups …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Higher Education Endowments & the Paris Climate Agreement: Investing for a Sustainable Future
- Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
- Second Nature (MA)
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
- Cambridge Associates (VA)
- Impax Asset Management
Higher education has been leading by example on climate change, striving for climate neutrality in campus operations and promoting education, research, and community engagement for climate solutions. In recent years …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Learning for Transdisciplinary Leadership: Why Skilled Scholars Coming Together Is Not Enough
- University of Calgary (AB)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Toronto Metropolitan University (ON)
Transdisciplinary research is an emerging new normal for many scientists in applied research fields, including One Health, planetary health, and sustainability. However, simply bringing highly skilled students (and faculty members) …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Sustainable engineering master module – insights from three cohorts of European engineering team
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Polytechnic University of Milan
- Technische Universität Berlin (Berlin)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (Berlin)
- Warsaw University of Technology
Mobility and transnational migration are current social developments among the population of the European Union. These developments in both society-at-large and companies, linked to the challenges of sustainability, lead to …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Sustainability Programs in Higher Education: Finding the Common Ground
- American University (DC)
Within the past decade, sustainability has gained immense popularity within the higher education realm. From pledging to reach carbon neutrality, to participating in a national recycling competition, colleges and universities …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Award Winner Session: The High Costs of Sustainable Operations: Institutional Purpose and the Quadruple Bottom Line
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Increasing sustainability performance and reducing overall operating expenses are broad goals that are simultaneously present at nearly all universities. This paper presents an exploratory case study in which a major …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Developing a Climate Action Plan for UNH: Analysis, Collaboration and Implementation
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
Under its American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment obligation, the University of New Hampshire is developing a climate action plan to address the threat of global climate change by …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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AIM2Flourish: Using Business for Good Education to Inspire the Future of Business
- Case Western Reserve University (OH)
"If you want to change how business operates you have to change the way it is taught." - David Cooperrider, PhD AIM2Flourish is a program of the Fowler Center for …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Meeting People Where They Are: Tactics for Campus Culture Change
- Emory University (GA)
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Sustainability often gets associated with placing recycling bins or hosting an earth day event, but these small tasks often mask the complexity of developing a comprehensive program at an institutional …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Smart Parking: How EV Charging can reduce transportation emissions
- Colorado State University (CO)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
- ICF International (VA)
Plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging on campuses provide a service to employees and students, signal environmental leadership, deliver educational and research opportunities, and play an important role in achieving GHG …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point LEED Gold Residence Hall
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point constructed the Suites @ 201 to further its efforts and dedication to sustainability. It is a model for green building standards and energy efficiency. It …
- Posted May 17, 2013
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TASTE Food: The Automated Scope 3 tool for Tracking Emissions from Food
- The Culinary Institute of America (NY)
- Stanford University (CA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- AASHE (MA)
- World Resources Institute (DC)
Currently, estimating purchased food emissions requires time intensive methods and cost prohibitive software which are often limited to estimating emissions based on spend. Previously, institutions that analyzed purchased food emissions …
- Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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Sabine Hall Science Building
- Perkins+Will (NY)
- Dallas College (TX)
Richland College, one of seven colleges of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), is dedicated to its mission of "teaching, learning and community building." Sabine Hall Science Building, its …
- Posted July 24, 2012
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Alfred State's Net-Zero Energy Demonstration Home
- Alfred State College (NY)
Students in a variety of construction-related programs at Alfred State constructed a net-zero energy demonstration home as part of their coursework. The 2200 square foot home, which is located on …
- Posted July 9, 2012
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Student Led Composting in Residence Halls
- Drake University (IA)
In 2021, a student recognized the opportunity to reduce waste landfilled from residence halls. Working with Facilities, Residence Life, and Community Engaged Learning, a grant was applied for and received …
- Posted June 7, 2023
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A Decade of Clean Energy Implementation at University of Minnesota, Morris and a New Collaboration with the City of Morris
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
In 2014, University of Minnesota, Morris (Morris) earned the Second Nature Climate Leadership Award. Over the past decade, Morris has underwent a radical physical transformation. Morris is home to biomass …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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