Making a Difference

  • George Washington University Student Creates ‘Save A Million’ Campaign

    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

  • Emory University’s Version of International Day of Peace: ‘Emory 21 Days of Peace’

    Emory University’s Version of International Day of Peace: ‘Emory 21 Days of Peace’

    Each year, September 21 is observed as the International Day of Peace. Emory University too will be observing this special day as it wraps up “Emory 21 Days of Peace,” a program launched last year with the lofty goal of “building peace locally and globally.” The United Nations General Assembly established September 21 as the… Read More

  • University, Business and Government IMPACT Champions Gather at Third Annual UN Women HeForShe Event

    University, Business and Government IMPACT Champions Gather at Third Annual UN Women HeForShe Event

    Today marks the third anniversary of the launch of the HeForShe movement, which was created by UN Women, the UN entity for gender equality and empowerment of women. The movement takes a unique approach in that it specifically includes men and boys as partners in women’s fight for gender equality around the world, motivating them… Read More

  • Universities Lead Battle to Reverse Climate Change

    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

  • Going Green All the Way at Missouri State University

    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

  • Eastern Michigan University Raises International Students Welcome Banners

    Eastern Michigan University Raises International Students Welcome Banners

    Universities in the U.S. have long been a preferred destination for many of the world’s brightest students. Unfortunately, with increasingly vocal calls against immigration and the Trump administration’s attempted ban in January this year, some international students are questioning if they should risk attending universities in this country. Eastern Michigan University (EMU), like many other… Read More

  • Stony Brook University Goes All-Out with Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

    Stony Brook University Goes All-Out with Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

    Diversity in higher education is crucial for the development of young adults. It enables young adults to enter the global workforce with a pre-instilled understanding of people and all of their differences. The ability to work with, conversate, respect and relate to people of every cultural, sexual, or ethnic background is essential to the growth… Read More

  • Functional Fabric Hackathon Inspires MIT and Drexel University Students’ Winning Ideas to Help Soldiers and Disaster Victims

    Functional Fabric Hackathon Inspires MIT and Drexel University Students’ Winning Ideas to Help Soldiers and Disaster Victims

    Students from MIT and areas around Boston competed in a three-day hackathon to design functional fabric technology to aid soldiers, first responders, and victims of disaster. The hackathon was sponsored by the MIT Innovation Initiative, the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Institute, and MD5, a partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and a… Read More

  • NYU and Ohio State University Help NYC Find Solutions to Harmful Noise Pollution

    NYU and Ohio State University Help NYC Find Solutions to Harmful Noise Pollution

    Noise pollution is a major issue in New York City (NYC) and other cities in the country. It is estimated that 9 out of 10 individuals in NYC alone are exposed to harmful noise levels. That number, when applied to other U.S. cities with more than 4 million residents, means that over 72 million people… Read More

  • Lynchburg College Student Wins Award for Analysis of an Impact-Monitoring Device Used to Detect Concussions

    Lynchburg College Student Wins Award for Analysis of an Impact-Monitoring Device Used to Detect Concussions

    As a former high school football player myself, I am well aware of the dangers concussions and head trauma pose to both student and professional athletes — possibly the greatest of these dangers being that a concussion could go undetected for a long period of time after the injury has been sustained. Concern over this… Read More

  • Revature Partners with CUNY and WiTNY to Expand Opportunities for Women in Technology

    Revature Partners with CUNY and WiTNY to Expand Opportunities for Women in Technology

    Equality and diversity foster innovation in every work environment. After many years of suppression, women now make up a commanding 57 percent of the professional U.S. workforce. While many strides have been taken to integrate women into a broad range of professional occupations, some fields still hold significant gender gaps. One of which, is technology.… Read More

  • TechAccel Partners with Research Universities to Meet Increasing Global Demand for Food

    TechAccel Partners with Research Universities to Meet Increasing Global Demand for Food

    The global demand for food is rapidly rising and becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. By 2050, the world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion and food demand is supposed to increase anywhere between 58% and 98%. There is substantial confusion and uncertainty surrounding the world’s ability to meet these growing demands. A number of… Read More

  • Universities Introduce Media Literacy Courses to Combat Fake News

    Universities Introduce Media Literacy Courses to Combat Fake News

    Politics and media have always been surrounded by falsehoods, conspiracies and dishonesty. But with the rise of widespread communications tools, like the Internet and social media, we have reached a state of emergency. Now, in an effort to combat the spread of lies, universities and schools across the country are taking steps to make media… Read More

  • Arizona State University Gaining Reputation for Its Sustainability Efforts

    Arizona State University Gaining Reputation for Its Sustainability Efforts

    Arizona State University (ASU) is rapidly gaining a reputation for its strong commitment to sustainability practices. It has won awards for various sustainability efforts three years in a row, starting in 2015 when it received two first-place Crescordia awards at the Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards, which honor projects focused on improving sustainability in Arizona.… Read More

  • Universities Affirm Their Commitment to the Paris Agreement

    Universities Affirm Their Commitment to the Paris Agreement

    Despite President Trump’s decision to remove the U.S. from the Paris accord, 1,219 U.S. colleges, universities, governors, mayors, businesses, and investors have proclaimed: “We Are Still In.” That number already includes 183 colleges and universities, which is not a surprise, since colleges and institutions have been on the forefront of research and development in the… Read More

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