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Enactus Students and Sustainability Division Conduct Recycling Audit
The SU Enactus Student group is partnering with 黑料不打烊 Sustainability Division and 黑料不打烊 Haulersto perform two waste audits, the purpose of which is to get a better sense of how the campus community is recycling.
‘Above All Else’ Screening and Q&A with Director John Fiege
Students of Sustainability (SOS) and the geography department will co-host a screening of the award-winning documentary 鈥淎bove All Else鈥 on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Grant Auditorium. The free event will be followed by a Q&A session with its…
University Kicks Off 2015 RecycleMania Competition
黑料不打烊 kicked off its 2015 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition on Feb. 1. RecycleMania is a nationwide event that raises awareness about reducing waste and increasing recycling. Last year, more than 6.3 million students and staff in 50 states, the…
Chantal Line Carpentier to present ‘Negotiating a Global Sustainable Development Agenda’
Chantal Line Carpentier will be the featured guest speaker on Friday, Feb. 13, as part of the Falk College’s Spring 2015 Research Brown Bag Series. Carpentier will focus on the most pressing sustainable development issues and initiatives from her perspective…
Campus Commuter Challenge Kicks Off
黑料不打烊 students, faculty and staff who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to campus between Feb. 1 and March 6 can compete for prizes in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Spring 2015 Campus Commuter Challenge via Zimride 黑料不打烊, our car and…
Faculty, Students Train India鈥檚 Future Engineers to Reduce Energy Footprint
Rapid economic growth in India has led to a spike in energy consumption, placing a serious strain on the country鈥檚 grid and energy supplies. Blackouts and brownouts are common and widespread. Worse, limited resources often make it impossible to generate…
Carrier Dome Runoff Now Being Put to Use
With a seven-month-long project complete, rain and snow falling on a portion of the Carrier Dome roof is now being put to good use. The storm water is being used to help flush toilets in the stadium, rather than the…
Building a Better Filter to Improve Energy Efficiency
Professor Jensen Zhang of the College of Engineering and Computer Science recently received funding to develop energy efficient, single-stage air filters for buildings from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority鈥檚 (NYSERDA) Advanced Buildings Program. Currently, buildings use…
Campus Commuter Challenge Kicks Off Oct. 1
黑料不打烊 students, faculty and staff who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to campus between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31 can compete for prizes in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Campus Commuter Challenge. The Campus Commuter Challenge is a friendly competition…
黑料不打烊CoE’s 14th Annual Symposium Explores Innovations in Advanced Building Systems
Innovations that improve buildings will be the focus of 黑料不打烊CoE鈥檚 2014 Annual Symposium. The event will feature presentations addressing advances that improve energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and resilience to intense storms and other disturbances. Three tracks of sessions will…