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UW-Madison Faculty Presses University to Take Climate Action
Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are joining the fight to tackle climate change. They have adopted a resolution calling for the university to take action and adopt measures that would ensure an environmentally friendly campus. The resolution encourages funding, creation and implementation of a campus-wide climate action plan with specific and measurable targets.… Read More
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How The New School Is Advancing NYC’s ‘Green’ Efforts
The New School, located in the heart of Manhattan, is taking groundbreaking steps to advance environmental sustainability efforts in New York City. The university has constructed a 16-story LEED Gold certified University Center, served as the only college or university participant in the first ever NYC Zero Waste Challenge, and divested entirely from fossil fuels.… Read More
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University of Calgary Leads Program to Develop Innovative Renewable Energy Solutions
The University of Calgary in Canada is leading a new, collaborative program that would “prepare students to lead a new kind of energy future.” Two other universities in Canada — the University of Waterloo and the University of Alberta — are also involved in the pan-disciplinary research and training program. The program, which is made… Read More
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US Universities Moving Towards Bicycle Friendly Campuses
At Yale University, a typical morning bustles with bike commuters on its largely car-free campus roads. A recently honored Gold-level Bicycle Friendly University, Yale has all kinds of programs and perks encouraging bike riding on campus. And it is definitely not alone. Across the country, college campuses are going green with bicycles. And just like… Read More
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UMD Student Team Wins Solar Decathlon Award for Sustainable ‘House as a Kit of Parts’
A student team from the University of Maryland placed first in the U.S. and second in the world at the Solar Decathlon 2017, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, for its entry of a prototype energy-efficient, solar-powered house, named resilient Adaptive Climate Technology (reACT). The decathlon is an annual, international competition that… Read More
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Thompson Rivers University Celebrates New Solar Compass Walkway, a First in Canada
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is celebrating the grand opening of its new solar compass walkway today. This is Canada’s first solar walkway. The solar compass walkway will gather enough energy from the sun to produce about 10,000 Kilowatt (kW) hours of electricity annually. The 75-foot walkway features thick glass plates, including 64 super-durable solar panels.… Read More
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PepsiCo Recycling Zero Impact Fund Challenges Students to Green Their Campus with Cash Prizes
PepsiCo, through its Recycling Zero Impact Fund, is giving students the chance to win as much as $10,000 to fund new sustainability projects or to improve existing efforts on their campuses. “We all want to protect the planet,” said Tom Mooradian, manager of environmental sustainability at PepsiCo. None of us can do it alone, but… Read More
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Southern Cross University Researchers Use Sexuality of Coral Reefs to Restore Damaged Reefs
A team of researchers from Southern Cross University in Australia has successfully used the sexuality and reproduction capability of coral reefs to repair damaged reefs in the Philippines. The research is led by Professor Peter Harrison, founding director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre and director of the Institute for Development, Environment and Sustainability (IDEAS)… Read More
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George Washington University Student Creates ‘Save A Million’ Campaign
The Student Association (SA) at The George Washington University (GW) has launched a campaign to save 1 million pieces of paper by next summer at the behest of Logan Malik, a senior and SA’s director of sustainability policy. The campaign kicked off on September 10, and will run through June 2018. The “Save a Million”… Read More
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Universities Lead Battle to Reverse Climate Change
Two years ago, at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 193 member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals—17 distinct goals designed to eradicate poverty, address climate change, and build peaceful, inclusive societies for all by 2030. With the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Agreement and the recent record-breaking hurricane damage this… Read More
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New AZLoop Team Makes It to Top Eight In Its First SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
AZLoop, Arizona’s SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Team, has made it to the top eight in the first competition it entered—SpaceX’s second Hyperloop Pod Competition. The team, which is made up of students from Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Thunderbird School of Global Management, has demonstrated an impressive and inspiring performance.… Read More
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Going Green All the Way at Missouri State University
In 2016, Missouri State University (MSU) introduced a handful of convenient and environmentally-friendly vertical food growing systems called ZipGrow Towers to its dining services. Since then, the university has expanded the program and created a “grow room” to house the 48 systems currently in place. This revolutionary growing and harvesting practice enables MSU’s dining services… Read More
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University of Michigan Campus Farm Now Grows Food Year-Round
Students at the University of Michigan are reaping the benefits of their student-run campus farm. Michigan students have long been interested in growing vegetables on their campus. A student organization known as Cultivating Community, which was formed in 2004, broke ground on a garden at their campus’ Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning in… Read More
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Dartmouth College Student Introduces Campus Green2Go Food Takeout Program to Help Sustainability
Takeout meals are becoming increasingly popular and more common in college campuses where students rush from one class to the next with just minutes to eat in between. Even when their long days are over, many students find themselves eating in their dorms or on their campus quads. At Dartmouth College, Madison Sabol, a rising… Read More
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University of Virginia Public Benefit Company Makes Splash with Water Purification Technology
There has never been better a better time for advances in the area of water purification. As the crisis involving safe and drinkable water throughout many third world countries continues to prove problematic, many countries across the developed world are working to create innovative and new ways of solving this problem in as sustainable a… Read More
