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GW’s Sustainability Institute
- George Washington University (DC)
Founded in 2009, the Institute supports the development of interdisciplinary research teams to address complex and current sustainability problems. From social sciences, to natural sciences, law, and more, students and ...
- Posted May 23, 2022
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Capturing Energy Savings from Correcting VAV Box Minimums on Campus
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Office of Sustainability at UC Berkeley leads energy and water saving campaigns on campus and has set the goal to reduce energy use intensity by an average of at ...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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How the Design of National-Scale Environmental Education Programs Support Equity and Inclusion
- University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
- University of Michigan (MI)
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
In this session, two National Wildlife Federation EcoLeader Graduate Student Fellows will present the findings and recommendations of their recent research exploring how the design of the NWF EcoLeaders Program ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Mushroom Canoe, Algae Biofuels, and Earthwalls at the Nebraska State Fair Sustainability Pavilion
- Central Community College (NE)
CCC's environmental sustainability office has hosted student projects at the Nebraska State Fair Sustainability Pavilion and at on campus Earth Month events. Sustainability Director Benjamin Newton will give an ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Archiving the campus as a living laboratory: preserving a long memory for transformative change
- University of Utah (UT)
Sustainable change on campus is often driven by student-led projects, project-oriented courses and co-curricular activities associated with the Sustainability Office. However, aside from dissertations and theses, student work is seldom ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Lab research at Yale University
- Yale University (CT)
Photo to accompany 2021 SCI highlighting Yale University research.
- Posted Aug. 30, 2021
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SDG Undergraduate Research Group
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Launched Fall 2020, SURG (SDG Undergraduate Research Group) is an undergraduate research group affiliated with the UC Berkeley Office of Sustainability and guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)
- College of William & Mary (VA)
WMGIC is the premier intercollegiate hack-a-thon style international and sustainable development case competition aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration to create innovative solutions to current global issues.
- Posted May 26, 2021
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President's Sustainability Research Fellowship 20-21: Carbon Offsets
- Swarthmore College (PA)
The 2020-2021 President's Sustainability Research Fellowship Carbon Offsets project was conducted by Olivia Stoetzer '23 over the 2020-2021 Academic Year. The purpose of the project was to help Swarthmore ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Portland State University - Smart Trees Researcher
- Portland State University (OR)
In this photo, Portland State University graduate and postdoctoral researcher Hannah Prather climbs a Douglas fir in the early morning to collect samples as part of a smart trees research ...
- Posted Oct. 14, 2020
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Binghamton University - Annual Research Days
- Binghamton University (NY)
Binghamton University's 2019 annual Research Days featured more than 175 projects, the opening of a new Art of Science exhibit and a two-day conference focused on human rights research ...
- Posted Oct. 13, 2020
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Loyola University Chicago's Student-run Biodiesel Lab
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
The Searle Biodiesel Lab is a student-run initiative within Loyola University Chicago’s Institute for Environmental Sustainability (IES). Since 2007, the lab has produced biodiesel and BioSoap(Loyola’s all-natural ...
- Posted May 15, 2020
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Learning to be an interdisciplinary researcher: incorporating training about dispositional and epistemological differences into graduate student environmental science teams
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
- University of Texas at El Paso (TX)
- Queensland University of Technology
- Vincent Evaluation Consulting (OK)
The interdisciplinary research (IR) that is necessary for the creation of innovative solutions for the many complex environmental challenges facing society requires collaboration and the sharing and integration of knowledge ...
- Posted May 15, 2020
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Students’ attitudes towards campus sustainability: A comparison among Jönköping University, Chalmers University of Technology, and University of Gothenburg
- Jönköping University
The role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in promoting and supporting sustainability has outstretched over the past decades as a result of various declarations and commitments related to the need ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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The Perception of Sustainability in Finance Education from Faculty-Member Perspective
- Uppsala University
This qualitative research aims to explore what different faculty-member at different Swedish and British Universities think about the role of sustainability in the finance industry and education. The investigation is ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Embedding sustainable development in teacher education in the central region of Ghana
- University of Iceland
Policy practitioners have acknowledged the imperative of reshaping education. Despite the campaign on the need to embed sustainability principles in education, there still exist gaps in studies which investigate teacher ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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The Effects of Energy Dashboards and Competition Programming on Cyclic Electricity Consumption on a College Campus
- Western Michigan University (MI)
This report examined issues pertaining to the efficacy and cost effectiveness of energy dashboards in the effort to influence electricity-related behavior change on college campuses. Given the increasing popularity of ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Comparing Levels Of Environmental Literacy Between Stars- and Non-Stars-Rated Universities
- San Jose State University (CA)
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) is a program that measures university sustainability levels. STARS ranks university campuses based on the number of points received from individual specifications ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Shifting Education Towards Sustainability – How Degrowth Can Transform Education for Sustainable Development
- University of Zurich
Economic growth was identified as a main cause of ecological damage and social exploitation more than four decades ago (Carson, 1962; Meadows et al, 1972; Gorz, 1980; WCED 1987; 14 ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Weaving Change
- OCAD University (ON)
The purpose of undertaking this research project was to evaluate the likelihood of success of a Coalition of Graduate Programs in tackling issues of Sustainability. 63 Graduate Programs in Canada ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge and Perceptions of the Impact of Mitigative Climate Actions and Their Willingness to Act
- Lappeenranta University of Technology
- University of Eastern Finland
A 44-item questionnaire was created to examine pre-service teachers’ knowledge and perceptions of the impact of mitigative climate change actions and how willing they are to undertake these actions. Responses ...
- Posted April 16, 2020
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Integrating sustainability into project-based undergraduate design courses
- Istanbul Technical University
Although the methods and approaches of sustainable design have been developing for more than 20 years, their application in design education and the design process is still under-examined. This study ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Reflections on the learning objectives for sustainable development in the higher education curricula – three cases from the University of Belgrade
- University of Belgrade
This purpose of this study is to explore the integration of the sustainable development concept and goals into the curriculum of higher education studies using the example of three faculties ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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A Methodology to Analyze the Presence of Sustainability in Engineering Curricula. Case of Study: Ten Spanish Engineering Degree Curricula
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- University of Cadiz
- Universidad de Córdoba
This paper presents a methodology to analyze the sustainability presence level in the curriculum of an engineering degree. The methodology is applied to ten engineering degrees of the Spanish university ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Analysis of the presence of sustainability in Higher Education Degrees of the Spanish university system
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Universidad de Córdoba
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad de Sevilla
This paper analyzes the extent to which sustainability is present in the curricula of the 16 Education Degree programs belonging to the EDINSOST project: 6 Early Childhood Education Degrees, 7 ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Spanish Universities’ Sustainability Performance and Sustainability-Related R&D+I
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Carlos III University of Madrid
For its scope and the breadth of its available resources, the university system is one of the keys to implementing and propagating policies, with sustainability policies being among them. Building ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Exploring Undergraduate Attainment of Sustainability Competencies
- Tufts University (MA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
Are students graduating from sustainability education programs with the competencies that will enable them to act for sustainability? This case study 1.) explores the degree to which a project-based capstone ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Analysis of sustainability presence in Spanish higher education
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- University of Cadiz
This paper aims to analyze the presence of sustainability in 16 Spanish higher education curricula in the fields of education and engineering.
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Education for sustainability: Fostering a more conscious society and transformation towards sustainability
- Lund University
Current approaches to sustainability science and education focus on (assessing and addressing) the external world of ecosystems, wider socio-economic structures, technology and governance dynamics. A major shortcoming of such approaches ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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The Workability of Dominican University of California (DUoC) Transitioning to a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program Energy Supply
- University of San Francisco (CA)
For almost 10 years Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), or community based energy programs, have been developing and or providing clean energy resources to both commercial and residential customers in various ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Student Sustainability Leadership Development at Portland State University: Developing Holistic Sustainability Leaders
- Portland State University (OR)
In order to address the myriad of social, economic, and environmental challenges the world is facing, we need to be able to engage in leadership that fosters collective action towards ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Sustainability 101: Guiding Students on a Sustainability Journey
- University of Alberta (AB)
There have been many rigorous discussions about the purpose of sustainability education and the sets of learning objectives, learning outcomes or competencies that will best serve this purpose. Some scholars ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Developing a Framework to Assess Renewable Energy Options for Higher Education Institutions: Values-Based Recommendations for Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
Voluntary renewable energy projects offer organizations like Portland State University (PSU) the opportunity to address climate action-related goals and address other environmental, economic, and social values. To achieve the goals ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Is Skidmore Carbo-loading? Establishing a Baseline Carbon Inventory of Skidmore’s Northern Lands
- Skidmore College (NY)
Approximately half of the world’s terrestrially sequestered carbon is held in forests and wetlands. Landowners and institutions can manage forests to maximize their sequestration potential for the purpose of ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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From Movements to Managers: Discourse, Jurisdictions, and Positions in the Field of Sustainability
- Northwestern University (IL)
In three empirical chapters, this dissertation examines the field of sustainability over time, specifically uncovering the processes by which contentious interactions between movements and organizations can shift to the development ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Bees : How UTSA is Connecting Sustainability and Undergraduate Research Opportunities
- University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)
The University of Texas at San Antonio's newly established Office of Sustainability awarded the department of Environmental Science and Ecology funding for a 3 year program to facilitate the ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Holistic competence orientation in sustainability-related study programmes: lessons from implementing transdisciplinary student team research in Colombia, China, Mexico and Nicaragua
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
This article contributes with a tested transdisciplinary learning format to the discussion about strategies to increase regional relevance and competence orientation of higher education in the fields of sustainability and ...
- Posted May 7, 2019
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University Zero Waste Research Center Networking Session
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The student-led Zero Waste Research Center at UC Berkeley works to create circular economies on the UC Berkeley campus by investigating innovative upstream and downstream solutions to campus waste problems ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Stanford R&DE's Student Living Laboratory
- Stanford University (CA)
Stanford University’s Residential & Dining Enterprises in partnership with students and academic departments have transformed its facilities in to a living laboratory by performing cutting edge research on student ...
- Posted May 21, 2018
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Developing a Framework for Sustainability Meta-Competencies
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- Stanford University (CA)
Sustainability is a critical issue in higher education curriculum development and organisational culture, yet its contested nature necessitates a shared understanding to support a distinct mission across institutional efforts. Therefore ...
- Posted April 25, 2018
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Sorority Volunteers at Environmental Racism Panel, UW-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
As part of Earth Week, UW-Madison Office of Sustainability (OS) and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Incorporated partnered to present a documentary screening of Slawomir Grünberg's "Fenceline: A Company ...
- Posted April 25, 2018
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Individual Sustainability Competences for Eco-design Infrastructure
- Open University of the Netherlands
Sustainability in the broadest sense of the term has become an undeniable aspect of corporate dealings this day and age. The advent of Corporate Social Responsibility as a morally sound ...
- Posted April 16, 2018
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Meat Consumption as a Wicked Problem: Evidence from Data and Policies
- University of Turku
Sustainable food production and consumption is fundamental to the achievement of the worldwide UN Sustainable Development Goals. For a food system to be sustainable, it needs to provide adequate nutrition ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Duke University Carbon Policy on the Road to 2024: Policy Proposals
- Duke University (NC)
The goal of our Bass Connections in Energy Team (henceforth “the Team”) was to research ways to measure and influence both individual and institutional change to reduce Duke University’s ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Sustainability: Designing Interdisciplinary Opportunities for Teaching
- Southern Methodist University (TX)
The Sustainability: Designing Interdisciplinary Opportunities for Teaching workbook is not just about sustainability, in and of itself. It is just a part of a larger sustainability process that: 1) illustrates ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Designing a Model Landscape for Multiple Values: Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Middlebury College Lands
- Middlebury College (VT)
As an institutional leader of the environmental movement, Middlebury College must steward its lands for the development of a sustainable, multi-use landscape. Managing the college’s 3,212 acres of ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Food Wasting Attitudes and Behaviours Among Residence Meal Hall Users at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Dalhousie University (NS)
Dalhousie University has undertaken multiple initiatives in recent years to produce less food waste within their dining halls. This study aimed to develop a relation between the attitudes and behaviours ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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The Emergence of the Field of Sustainability Science: Influences on Faculty Behavior Related to Sustainability Work
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
This study investigates sustainability science as an emerging scientific field and the role of faculty members at higher education institutions as drivers of change in sustainability-science-based research, teaching, and community ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Assessing the Understanding, Awareness, and Concern for Climate Change across Undergraduate Faculties at Dalhousie University
- Dalhousie University (NS)
The research completed in this study evaluates the levels of understanding, awareness, and concern for climate change of current undergraduate students in Dalhousie University’s Faculties of Engineering, Science, Health ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Teaching Engineering Students about Cognitive Barriers during Design for Sustainable Infrastructure
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Sustainability is a complex socio-technical challenge that requires new ways of thinking. To help meet this challenge, I have created three case-based modules that teach engineering students how to apply ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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