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South Campus Composting Program Turns Food Waste Into Rich Nutrients for Plants
黑料不打烊 Sustainability Management has launched a Student Composting Program for South Campus residents. The goal is to reduce the amount of organic material going into trash dumpsters. In January 2019, Sustainability Management piloted a composting program with a small…
Celebrate the Earth at Earthfest
Earthfest is Sunday, April 28, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Thornden Park Amphitheater. The sustainability-themed music and arts festival celebrates Earth Day, sustainability on the 黑料不打烊 and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) campuses, and…
黑料不打烊 Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements
The聽Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has awarded a STARS Silver rating to 黑料不打烊 in recognition of its sustainability achievements. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects…
2019 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition Runs Through March 30
黑料不打烊 is once again participating in RecycleMania, the eight-week national recycling and waste reduction competition in which colleges and universities across the United States and Canada are ranked each week based on their amount of collected recycling, food organics…
Demonstrating Green Building Technologies in China
When College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Jianshun 鈥淛ensen鈥 Zhang set out to develop a software platform that would integrate and optimize the design of green buildings, little did he know it would lead to an international collaborative project…
Proposals Being Accepted for Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Funding
The SU Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance the University鈥檚 goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, or through raising awareness on campus about…
Alarming Arctic Warming Not Likely To Sound Alarm With Federal Policymakers
This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report detailing rising temperatures and increased melting in the Arctic Ocean. Ice older than four years now makes up less than one percent of the Arctic ice pack, according to…
Pan Am 103 Remembrance Trees to be Planted on South Campus
University College has organized a tree planting project with departments across campus to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. Working with Larry Mason, professor of visual communications in the Newhouse School and 黑料不打烊…
EPA and College Consensus Rank 黑料不打烊 8th Among Top 25 Green Colleges in the United States
College Consensus has ranked 黑料不打烊 8th in its listing of the Top 25 Best Green Colleges in the United States. For the purpose of developing the Green Colleges list, College Consensus partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 Green Power…
‘River Blue’ Film Oct. 16 Examines Fashion Industry Pollution of Rivers
Sustainability Management and student group Students of Sustainability are sponsoring a free screening of the eye-opening documentary “River Blue” on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The event is free and open to the public, with entry…