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黑料不打烊 Recognized as the ACC Conference Winner for the EPA Green Power Challenge
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 黑料不打烊 as an Individual Conference Champion of the 2016-17 College & University Green Power Challenge for using more green power than any other school in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In addition, the…
Come Celebrate at Earthfest: Why Every Day Should be Earth Day
黑料不打烊 Sustainability Management, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), BrainFeeders and Students of Sustainability (SOS) are sponsoring Earthfest, a free communitywide, sustainability-themed music and arts festival celebrating Earth Day in the Thornden Park Amphitheater on Sunday, April…
Panel Discussion and Free Screening of the Documentary ‘A Plastic Ocean’
Sustainability Management and student groups Students of Sustainability and Green Peace SU will be hosting a panel discussion on plastic pollution at 5:30 p.m. followed by a free screening of 鈥淎 Plastic Ocean鈥 at 6:45 p.m. on March 29 in…
Second Round of University Funding Announced for Projects to Reduce Energy Use, Promote Sustainability
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, and raising awareness on campus about climate…
鈥楾apped鈥 Documentary Screening and Taste-Testing
The 黑料不打烊 campus group, Students of Sustainability (SOS), will host a screening of the documentary, 鈥淭apped,鈥 in support of the Take Back the Tap initiative. The 2009 documentary by directors Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey examines the environmental, economic…
Sustainable Enterprise Partnership Awards $19,000 to Explore Innovations in Green Building
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Green Building Council awarded $19,000 to fund new research in the area of green building construction methods, specifically cross laminated timber (CLT) wood products in multi-family housing. Rene Germain,…
Student-Supported Initiative Creates Reusable Bag Program at Bookstore
The 黑料不打烊 Bookstore, in conjunction with the Student Association (SA), Students of Sustainability at 黑料不打烊 and the Energy Systems & Sustainability Management Department, will be launching a reusable bag program starting this summer. The goal is to reduce…
University Kicks Off 2017 Recyclemania Competition
黑料不打烊 is once again participating in the 2017 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition, which aims to promote waste reduction and recycling activities on campuses across the United States and Canada. The competition starts February 5 and runs through April 1….
Campus Becomes a Laboratory for Sustainability Research and Education
Six faculty and student projects will receive grants totaling $50,000 this spring through the new Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer opportunities for communication and…
Panel Discussion on Drivers of Renewable Energy
A panel discussion on 鈥淭op Down and Bottom-Up Drivers of Renewable Energy鈥 will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in Kittredge Auditorium.