The University of Scranton

Sustainability (in the Classroom) or Bust

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As a Catholic, Jesuit institution, The University of Scranton has a strong commitment to education for justice. Scranton's commitment to sustainability can be found in the classrooms, in the community and in campus facilities. Professors Michael Cann and Cynthia Cann have infused sustainability across the curriculum in green chemistry and business courses.

University of Washington

  • Penguins Setting off Sirens

    Oil pollution, depletion of fisheries and rampant coastline development that threatens breeding habitat for many penguin species, along with Earth's warming climate, are leading to rapid population declines among penguins, said Dee Boersma, a University of Washington biology professor and an authority on the flightless birds. 

The University of Hong Kong

  • Madagascar’s Menagerie Floated From Africa

    Madagascar is home to a ‘bizarre’ repository of creatures, many found nowhere else on Earth. But how they arrived on the island has baffled scientists for centuries. Now, new research seems to confirm the theory that they rafted there.

Technische Universitat Darmstadt

  • Clean Water for Megacities

    Professor Peter Cornel’s team from TU Darmstadt’s Institute WAR will be presenting the results of their joint interdisciplinary project with Tongji University at the Shanghai World Expo: A “semicentral” approach to municipal water supply, sewage treatment, and refuse disposal. The Institute WAR, in the Department of Civil Engineering, contributes to solving complex environmental problems with research on water supply and groundwater protection, wastewater technology, waste management, industrial material cycles, and environmental planning.

  • Traffic Management: The Key to Greater Efficiency

Rollins College

  • An Organic Learning Environment

    "We asked ourselves what would happen if students took four linked courses around one topic, and then did field work mid-semester?" explained Barry Allen, associate professor of environmental studies. Immersion courses are common for language programs but are rare in other disciplines.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  • Childhood Fascination Leads UALR Scientist to Field Research

    Steve Yanoviak loved to climb trees and collect insects, growing up in the Pennsylvania suburbs. He’s still doing it, but now the trees are majestic giants forming the canopy of tropical rainforests in Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru. And the insects he collects may hold the key to winged flight.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • When Maroon is Green

    UMass Amherst boasts two brand new homes for sciences and arts—near neighbors on campus— designed to promote collaborative learning and sustainable living. By all accounts they’re succeeding.

University of South Carolina

  • Sustainability & Environment at SC

    The University of South Carolina has committed to being a leader in environmental stewardship through energy research, including solar power, biomass, nuclear, and next-generation batteries.

Arizona State University

  • Going 'Green'

    One convert at a time is a noble goal for any altruistic endeavor, especially sustainability, which has long laid low in the grass roots of society. Partly because of this, and because of the consumer-driven society in which we live, converting people to sustainability has been slow. Arizona State University's efforts in sustainability are garnering support on a level of hundreds at a time.  

  • Professors See Solutions in Slime

Stanford University

University of Florida

  • Researchers Create Artificial Reefs for Grouper

    Anybody who’s ever wrestled with a grouper on the end of their line knows these monsters don’t take well to having a hook in their mouth. But the reward for a half hour of fighting that will leave your arms sore for a week can be a fish that offers some of the best eating in the ocean. Unfortunately, the growing demand for grouper sandwiches and improved technology like GPS that can put a charter captain right on top of his favorite grouper spots every time have led to concerns this species is being overfished.

University of Kansas

  • Sustainability: Learning at the Leading Edge

    One of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the nation is standing in the tornado-stricken town of Greensburg, Kan., designed and built by KU architecture students. Their innovative design is just one example of the "green" work taking place at KU.

San Francisco State University

  • Climate Change

    Since its Gold Rush beginnings, the city of San Francisco has been internationally known as a place of innovation. The same came be said of San Francisco State University. From its roots in 1899 as a teacher-training school to its recognition today as a major urban university, SF State has reflected the forward thinking of the city in which it's located. This is a place where change is always in the air. 

University of South Florida

  • Making Leaps in Biological Research

    A USF biologist and his colleagues are investigating chemical pollution, climate change and disease as possible causes for the global decline of amphibians.

Louisiana State University

  • Student Calculates University’s Carbon Footprint

    Matt Moerschbaecher, a PhD candidate in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, is calculating the University's carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the impact our daily activities have on the environment in terms of greenhouse gases produced. It is measured in units of carbon dioxide, or CO2.