by mike | Dec 4, 2023 | News, Students
By Maureen McMahon Source: Office of Sustainability A new era is underway for the University of Chicago. Visitors to campus can now see four white all-electric Ford E-Transit vans making their rounds, each emblazoned with a bright, leafy-green UChicago Phoenix. The...
by mike | Oct 23, 2023 | News, Students
Goodwill collected 4.4 tons of donations from UChicago students in June By Maureen McMahon Source: Office of Sustainability This June, over 4,200 College students grabbed their suitcases, boxes, and packing tape and performed an annual migration that, in one...
by mike | Sep 14, 2023 | Events
Chicago is coming together to create the first ever Climate Tech Week powered by TechChicago! As a city, we have an opportunity to focus our attention towards the opportunities, challenges and solutions towards achieving net zero emission and sustainable development...
by mike | Sep 11, 2023 | News, Research
Inviting space on campus being restored to original glory as ‘wonder of biodiversity,’ with sustainability, faculty expertise central to effort (source: UChicago News 9/11/2023) Botany Pond, a popular and peaceful oasis just southeast of Cobb Gate in Hull Court, is...
by mike | Aug 15, 2023 | Education & Training, Events, News, Research, Students
Dining effort to feed students during academic breaks becomes higher-ed model (UChicago News) When Christopher Toote first came to the United States from his home in the Bahamas, he arrived in Prairie View, Texas, to attend Prairie A&M University. That November,...
by mike | Jul 26, 2023 | Education & Training, Events, News, Research, Students
Midwest Climate Summit Student Leader Application Deadline to apply: Friday, August 4, 2023 More info and application are available here. The Midwest Climate Collaborative put together the Midwest Climate Summit in February 2023 at Washington University in St. Louis,...
by mike | Jun 14, 2023 | Education & Training, Events, News, Research, Students
Christina Gerhardt will discuss her book Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean. This event is in-person, located at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore. Wednesday, June 28, 6-7pm Register here About the book: Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing....
by mike | Jun 12, 2023 | Education & Training, Events, News, Research, Students
Unpacking ESG: Is Corporate ESG “Woke” Capitalism? Hosted by Stigler Center, Booth School of Business & Financial Times June 21, Virtual 12–1:15 p.m. CDT Register here As ESG has grown in popularity, so has the political backlash. In statehouses across...
by mike | Jun 8, 2023 | Education & Training, Events, News, Research, Students
Transforming Education for Sustainable Development: Engaging Youth in Universities and Beyond June 12, 1:00 – 2:00 PM CT, OnlineLed by Won Jung Byun, UNESCO, this webinar will discuss how transformative ESD approaches are being implemented in North America, what...
by mike | May 15, 2023 | Education & Training, Events, Faculty and OAAs, News, Publications, Research, Staff, Students
The Energy Policy Institute at UChicago and Career Advancement have teamed up to lead the University’s delegation to COP28. What is COP? The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as...
