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Zero Waste Hero: Developing a Self-Paced Certification Program for Students
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Social media, tabling events, signage , and classroom presentations….how else can we direct students to information about zero waste on campus that they can engage with and refer to throughout …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainability Master Plan
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Sustainability Master Plan identifies long frame priority areas of emphasis that establish how sustainability is reflected in the identity of the university.
- Posted Oct. 19, 2022
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Healthy Settings: Barriers and Facilitators to a Healthy Campus Community
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- McMaster University (ON)
- St. Francis Xavier University (NS)
This paper provides a synopsis of findings from the first two phases of a larger campus-based participatory action research study, which examines the factors that contribute to health within a …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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On and beyond traumatic fallout: unsettling political ecology in practice and scholarship
- Clark University (MA)
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO)
- University of Tennessee System Office (TN)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
Franz Fanon poignantly argued that trauma is both an act and a memory of wounding that haunts subjects of violence. Addressing geographies of trauma, and the way that trauma is …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Creating Effective Waste Bin Signage
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
A University of Texas at Austin Zero Waste Working Group used a comprehensive process including signage studies, waste composition data, and a progression of testing to design a new campus-wide …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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Sign Me Up! Creating Effective Waste Bin Signage
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
What does it take to get useful sorting signage on your bins that is standardized across campus departments? We'll take you through our collaborative campus process complete with a working …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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University Leadership: Elevating the Value of Outdoor Spaces Using the SITES® Rating System
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Green Business Certification Inc (DC)
Landscapes are an integral part of the built environment that provide a multitude of essential services such as flood control, improved water quality, climate regulation, pollination services and improved health …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Putting the Equity in Sustainability Curriculum
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
This session will address some of the successes and struggles of modifying environmental curriculum to address social justice. The Environmental Justice Collective of the University of Texas at Austin's Campus …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Sustainability on Tap! Experience a Silo-Busting Student Engagement Event
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Busting through academic silos can be tough. Enter - Sustainability on Tap! For the past 4 years, this University of Texas at Austin event has brought together graduate students from …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Sustainability Action Funds - Starting, Maintaining, Evolving student-led support for sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Southwestern University (TX)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Green Funds have been historically used by many universities to advance student sustainability initiatives and empower student leadership. This workshop will explore Green Funds at four (4) different universities, expand …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Planet Texas 2050
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Planet Texas 2050 researchers are committed to developing programs and policy recommendations that will improve Texas’ adaptability and build its resilience. To do that, their work will focus on understanding …
- Posted Sept. 22, 2020
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Benchmarking Sustainable Engineering Education: Final Report
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The primary objectives of this project were to: (1) identify accredited engineering programs at US institutions that incorporate sustainability concepts into engineering curricula and within these programs characterize the design …
- Posted July 10, 2020
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Bridging sustainability science, earth science, and data science through interdisciplinary education
- Colorado State University (CO)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- University of Texas at El Paso (TX)
- University of Vermont (VT)
Given the rapid emergence of data science techniques in the sustainability sciences and the societal importance of many of these applications, there is an urgent need to prepare future scientists …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Bringing Buildings on Board
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Resource Recovery conducts weekly audits with student interns, analyzing office and classroom building waste to paint a picture of over 18,000,000 square feet of campus building space. We'll share how …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Financially Justifying Sustainable Transportation Changes Through Right-Sizing the Fleet
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Polaris Industries (MN)
The campus fleet is one of the most visible areas a university can make improvements to its sustainability. However, the vehicles have a job to do, so the solution needs …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Cutting Through the Noise: Developing a Comprehensive Communications Structure
- Medical University of South Carolina (SC)
- State University of New York at Geneseo (NY)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Many sustainability offices or green funds at large educational institutions are 'buried' within the organizations. One quick look at where sustainability lies on an institutional website gives a glimpse into …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Good Food Purchasing Program, University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Good Food Purchasing Program - University of Texas at Austin is the first institution of higher education to participate in the Good Food Purchasing Program as a partner with the …
- Posted July 31, 2019
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A Six Mile-Long Living Laboratory: Publishable Student Research to Foster Sustainability and Resilience in Austin’s Waller Creek
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Over the past decade, a comprehensive approach to research in Waller Creek—the urban stream that bisects The University of Texas at Austin—was developed by faculty in the College of Natural …
- Posted May 17, 2019
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A New Zero Waste Goal for Division 1 Football Games
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Lauren Lichterman, the Operations and Sustainability Coordinator for Intercollegiate Athletics at The University of Texas at Austin, is not one to stop and rest on her laurels. She used a …
- Posted May 17, 2019
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Sustainable Design Specialization/Emphasis in Architecture (M Arch I)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Architecture Programs of The University of Texas at Austin value intellectual ambition and cultural relevance in architectural production. Its teaching and research is founded on a shared interest in …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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International Energy, Environment and Technology Specialization in Global Policy Studies (MGPS)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Each student in the Master of Global Policy Studies program must select a specialization, which consists of 15 credits (usually five three-credit courses) that fit together to give the student …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Energy and Earth Resources (MA/MS)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program provides the opportunity for students to pursue interdisciplinary studies in areas of geosciences, engineering, management, finance, economics, law and policy. Private sector and …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Global Energy, International Arbitration & Environmental Law Concentration (LLM)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The University of Texas at Austin's School of Law has created the Master of Laws (LL.M.) Concentration in Global Energy, International Arbitration & Environmental Law to catalyze the interdisciplinary study …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (PhD)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Environmental and water resources engineering is a broad discipline dedicated to addressing environmental issues in air, water, and soil. It includes a variety of sub-disciplines, such as water quality engineering, …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (MS)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Environmental and water resources engineering is a broad discipline dedicated to addressing environmental issues in air, water, and soil. It includes a variety of sub-disciplines, such as water quality engineering, …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Corporate Social Innovation Concentration in Business Administration (MBA)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The McCombs School of Business concentration in corporate social innovation offers students insight into the industry through unique courses and events and prepares them for career opportunities related to this …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Geography and the Environment (PhD)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Faculty and graduate students have contributed in many ways to understanding and managing earth’s diverse cultural and physical environments, ranging from local to global scales across the full range of …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Geography and the Environment (MA)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Faculty and graduate students have contributed in many ways to understanding and managing earth’s diverse cultural and physical environments, ranging from local to global scales across the full range of …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
In the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) in the Cockrell School of Engineering, undergraduate students follow the environmental engineering curriculum (B.S. degree) and are taught by tenure-track …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) Certificate
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Today, we face the grand challenge of meeting the energy needs of a growing population while minimizing the adverse effects of these technologies on the environment. The Sustainable Energy Systems …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Environment & Sustainability Bridging Disciplines Program
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Environment & Sustainability BDP gives students the opportunity to explore a variety of disciplinary approaches to environmental processes and contemporary environmental issues. By bringing together courses in natural sciences, …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Geography (BA)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Bachelor of Arts degree program in Geography focuses on our interdependent world and our fragile habitat. The major nourishes a sense of responsibility and provides tools for the solution …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Environmental Science (BS)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science degree program (the “EVS Program”) is an interdisciplinary degree program in Environmental Science offered collaboratively by The University of Texas at Austin’s College …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Earth Day UTea Crush
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Justin Hays of The University of Texas at Austin’s Landscape Services provides information about U-Tea (pun intended)— compost tea made on campus and bottled in repurposed plastic containers—during the annual …
- Posted April 29, 2019
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Colleges That Funded Scooter Startups Don’t Love Them on Campus
- Michigan State University (MI)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- AASHE (MA)
- Bloomberg (NY)
- Bird (CA)
This article examines why campus safety offices and the endowment managers may feel differently about scooter startups.
- Posted March 30, 2019
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Green Fund
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Green Fund, formerly Green Fee, is a competitive grant program funded by UT Austin tuition fees to support sustainability-related projects and initiatives proposed by university students, faculty or staff. …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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UT Austin Green Labs and Green Offices
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Green Offices and Green Labs initiative at University of Texas at Austin aims to transform campus workspaces into more eco-friendly environments. Improvements include reducing overall waste, implementation of collection …
- Posted Dec. 21, 2018
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Four Steps for Leading Impactful Environmental Change On-Campus
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Campus Environmental Center at University of Texas at Austin explains their strategy for encouraging student-led activism. They describe their steps as: build a motivated community, create a strategic plan, …
- Posted Dec. 21, 2018
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Successes in Assessing and Reducing Food Waste Through Behavior Change
- Skidmore College (NY)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Skidmore College, a small private liberal arts college, and UT Austin, a large public university, will share their experiences successfully assessing and minimizing food waste through behavioral changes in on-campus …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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UT Farm Stand: A Campus-Scale Model for Sustainable Food Production
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
At the University of Texas, UT Farm Stand offers an innovative campus-scale model for a sustainable food production system. This student-run program depicts the unique tale of farm to market …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Four Steps for Leading Impactful Environmental Change On-Campus
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
How can students effectively foster an environmentally conscious and sustainable community within their university? You can have the best and brightest ideas, but if their implementation is not strategic, they …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Understanding the Entire Campus Carbon Footprint: How and Why to do Comprehensive Scope 3 Reporting
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Scope 3' emissions (i.e., those from upstream and downstream activities, such as producing the goods purchased by a campus, extracting and refining fuels, or commuting/business travel) are notoriously difficult to …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Green Labs at The University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Office of Sustainability's Green Labs program at The University of Texas at Austin is a student-led initiative that serves as a resource to help researchers run a more sustainable …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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UT Austin Campus Environmental Center: Student-led Environmental Action
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Bridging the gap between student interest and administrative support can be challenging in a bureaucratic university, especially when students seek operational changes towards sustainable practices. The UT Austin Campus Environmental …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Prioritizing Sustainable Learning
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
- University of South Alabama (AL)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- CannonDesign (NY)
Many of today's colleges and universities have prioritized sustainability and, as a consequence, highly sustainable buildings and landscapes. And, without a doubt, both prospective and current students have expressed a …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Innovation Districts: Collaborations of a City, a College and Corporations
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
- The University of New Mexico (NM)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Wichita State University (KS)
Join Jane Talkington for an overview of Innovation Districts, a new form of economic development that challenges very different players in innovation ecosystems to build solidarity to achieve their goals. …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Process for UT Austin Sustainability Master Plan
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Ability to describe key process points of a planning process for sustainability.
- Posted April 25, 2017
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The Green Labs Initiative at the University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Best practices for implementing a Green Labs program into a university.
- Posted April 25, 2017
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Using module-based learning methods to introduce sustainable manufacturing in engineering curriculum
- Auburn University (AL)
- Syracuse University (NY)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Wayne State University (MI)
Purpose - Sustainable manufacturing may be defined as the creation of manufactured products that use processes that are non-polluting, conserve energy and natural resources, and are economically sound and safe …
- Posted Feb. 13, 2017
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Making Student Events Greener, One Pizza Box at a Time
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
From pizza boxes to plastic cups, a lot can go to waste during student events. What if there was a way to keep that waste out of the landfill while …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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