by cdunn | Apr 26, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students, Volunteering
Thank you to all of our program hosts, speakers, and attendees for a great Earth Week 2021! If you were unable to make it to one of the events, check out the recordings below. Other recordings from the week will be added as available. Monday, April 19, 2021 ENERGY...
by cdunn | Apr 23, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students, Volunteering
There have been dozens of great Earth Week events to join in 2021, and we look forward to continuing this engagement throughout the year! This is our last “Today in Earth Week” feature; keep an eye out for our next posts with recordings from this...
by cdunn | Apr 22, 2021 | Faculty and OAAs, News, Research
Environmental law scholar examines paths to cleaner electricity that are fair to coal communities “Coal is in decline as an energy source. In recent decades, coal combustion has fallen from 50% of electricity generation to 20% of electricity generation in the...
by cdunn | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students, Volunteering
There are dozens of great Earth Week events to join in 2021, but UChicago’s Environmental Community has also been engaged in this work for many years! In “Today in Earth Week” we give you a quick view of what’s happening today alongside some...
by cdunn | Apr 21, 2021 | Earth Week, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research
Addressing sustainability for Earth Week – what has the Microbiome Center been up to? Kicking off in 2019, The Microbiome Center funded pilot projects to promote cross-faculty research initiatives in all aspects of microbiome research: “Nitrogen Fixation...
by cdunn | Apr 21, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students
There are dozens of great Earth Week events to join in 2021, but UChicago’s Environmental Community has also been engaged in this work for many years! In “Today in Earth Week” we give you a quick view of what’s happening today alongside some...
by cdunn | Apr 20, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students
There are dozens of great Earth Week events to join in 2021, but UChicago’s Environmental Community has also been engaged in this work for many years! In “Today in Earth Week” we give you a quick view of what’s happening today alongside some...
by cdunn | Apr 20, 2021 | Earth Week, Faculty and OAAs, News, Research, Students
In teaching and research, Sabina Shaikh reframes relationship between humans, nature “Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Chicago scholar Sabina Shaikh and her seven-year-old daughter resolved to get outside every day. They found time to bond before...
by cdunn | Apr 19, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students
There are dozens of great Earth Week events to join in 2021, but UChicago’s Environmental Community has also been engaged in this work for many years! In “Today in Earth Week” we give you a quick view of what’s happening today alongside some...
by cdunn | Apr 14, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Students
Phoenix Sustainability Initiative’s Earth Week has eight engaging events to get you thinking, learning, and doing sustainability in your life. Our remote programming offers hands-on workshops, games, and competitions with free materials and sustainable prizes...
by cdunn | Apr 14, 2021 | Earth Week, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students, Volunteering
New UChicago website, campus activities provide opportunities to get involved “For many people, the past year has brought a renewed sense of appreciation for the environment—not only as a safe outdoor space to enjoy amid a pandemic—but as a global system whose...
by cdunn | Apr 13, 2021 | News
The University of Chicago is proud to announce that it has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year (ESPOY) Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors organizations that...
by cdunn | Apr 13, 2021 | Events, Research
America Resilient: Projecting and Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change A free, half-day, virtual climate conference convened by Argonne National Laboratory The escalating effects of climate change are evident across our country, from the damaging 2020 western...
by cdunn | Apr 12, 2021 | Events
Heather McTeer Toney, Spring 2021 Pritzker Fellow at the Institute of Politics, will give the next seminar in her series on Tuesday, April 13, at 3pm CDT. “Wade in the Water, Down by the Riverside: The Influences of Faith on Climate Change” From the time...
by cdunn | Apr 12, 2021 | Events
The Science of Sustainability Speaker Series is organized by the Science, Art, and Sustainability project group of the Phoenix Sustainability Initiative (PSI), a student organization at the University of Chicago, and aims to highlight perspectives on recent...
