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Collaboration, Partnership, and Community - Development and Implementation of Waste Focus Team
- Cornell University (NY)
Proposed briefing is to discuss the Waste Focus Team; part of the Focus Team initiative developed at our university in response to the institution's 2010-2015 Strategic Plan which calls ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Behavior Matters: Program Results from Stanford, MIT, Princeton, and Cornell
- Cornell University (NY)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- Stanford University (CA)
Sustainability communication, education, and implementation tools that address the triple bottom line of sustainability- environment, economy, and social equity—behavioral programs at Stanford, MIT, Princeton, and Cornell showcase the importance ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Climate Action Implementation on research campuses: Lessons from large scale energy projects
- Cornell University (NY)
- Stanford University (CA)
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
For large research campuses achieving climate neutrality requires a combination of supply-side and demand-side energy initiatives. Panelists will focus on the implementation of Climate Action Plans underway at three universities ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Boldly Sustainable: Developing a Town-Gown Climate Action Plan in Ithaca, NY
- Cornell University (NY)
- Ithaca College (NY)
- Second Nature (MA)
- Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (WI)
- Performance Systems Development (NY)
The success of the ACUPCC depends to a large extent on whether higher education institutions can not only move forward on their own campuses, but also build support for greenhouse ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Lighten Up Caroline - A Community Project For Energy Efficiency
- Cornell University (NY)
- Town of Caroline (NY)
On Saturday, April 19th, 2008, approximately 90 volunteers distributed one compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) in a reusable bag containing information about household energy conservation and CFL use and recycling to ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Fiscal Year 2008 Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Cornell University
- Cornell University (NY)
Cornell University has been reporting GHG emissions associated with Central Utilities for the past decade. However, FY 2008 marks the first year of reporting GHG emissions associated with commuting and ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Moving Campuses Beyond Coal
- Cornell University (NY)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
- Sierra Club (DC)
Across the country, 63 institutes of higher education currently burn coal in an on-campus facility to generate steam, electric power, or both. Many of these schools have signed the American ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
- Cornell University (NY)
Established in 2003 through the generosity of Sam Johnson, Johnson’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise is a world-class academic institution producing and disseminating relevant knowledge for managers seeking innovative ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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BS Environmental Engineering
- Cornell University (NY)
The collaborative undergraduate program in Environmental Engineering is supported by excellent teaching and research facilities including: laboratories for the analysis of water chemistry, physical/chemical/biological processes, biochemistry and microbiology ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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BS in Environmental & Sustainability Sciences
- Cornell University (NY)
The curriculum in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, also known as ESS, seeks to advance students’ ability to understand and address real-world environmental problems, manage social-ecological systems in a sustainable manner ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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PhD in Biological & Environmental Engineering
- Cornell University (NY)
For the PhD degree, a student must satisfactorily complete at least six semesters of full-time graduate study (which may include two semesters spend working toward the master's degree). An ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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PhD in City & Regional Planning
- Cornell University (NY)
The PhD program offers advanced specialized education for a career in academic research and teaching or in policy research and administration. Degrees have been granted to 271 students. Recent PhD ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Cornell University (NY)
In the Ph.D. program, each student plans an individualized course of study with the assistance of a special committee made up of faculty members representing major and minor areas ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MEng in Biological & Environmental Engineering
- Cornell University (NY)
The Master of Engineering (MEng) is a professional degree program in the department of Biological and Environmental Engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. The ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Biological & Environmental Engineering
- Cornell University (NY)
The Master of Science program is research oriented and requires a thesis to be written and defended. A typical Master of Science program contains one year of full-time course work ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Minor in Environmental Engineering
- Cornell University (NY)
This minor encourages engineering students to learn about the scientific, engineering, and economic foundations of environmental engineering so that they are better able to address environmental management issues.
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Minor in Sustainability Energy Systems
- Cornell University (NY)
Providing affordable energy to meet the demands of both developed and developing nations without further damaging the natural environment and the Earth's climate system is a Grand Challenge for ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Processes Concentration (Meng & PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering)
- Cornell University (NY)
Specialization in Environmental Processes requires an understanding of the biological, chemical and physical phenomena that affect the planning, design and operation of the engineering facilities needed to protect public health ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Land Use & Environmental Planning Concentration (Master of Regional Planning)
- Cornell University (NY)
Graduates with this concentration of study find positions as local or regional land use planners, urban designers, environmental analysts with state and national agencies and nongovermental organizations, or infrastructure and ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Cool Campuses?! The National Movement for Campus Climate Action Deserves High Grades But a Greater Effort is Needed to Address the Growing Climate Crisis
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
- Cornell University (NY)
- Ithaca College (NY)
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- Tompkins Cortland Community College (NY)
- Ball State University (IN)
Who will lead this energy revolution? One hopeful possibility is higher education. As one example, many institutions of higher education are already involved through the American College & University Presidents ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Transportation-focused Generic Environmental Impact Statement
- Cornell University (NY)
Addresses potential transportation impacts of Cornell population growth over next ten years.
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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17 kW Rooftop Arrays: Day Hall and Cornell Store
- Cornell University (NY)
In December 2006, workers completed the installation on the roof of Day Hall of solar panels. The system was turned on and began feeding power into the university power grid ...
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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Greeks Go Green LEAF Rating System
- Cornell University (NY)
The Greeks Go Green LEAF Rating system rates chapters and keeps track of their progress related to sustainability initiatives. This system provides for an objective, consistent evaluation of over 70 ...
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Cornell University Moves Beyond Coal
- Cornell University (NY)
One of the biggest roadblocks on the climate neutrality pathway is coal. Approximately 50% of our nation's electricity comes from coal. In 2008, 13,000 tons of coal was ...
- Posted June 29, 2010
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