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New Centennial Campus Building to be a Distributed Energy and Green Grid Showcase
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July 24, 2010 - North Carolina State University
| | North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus has completed construction on the 72,000-square-foot Keystone Science Center. Among its tenants is the National Science Foundation-sponsored FREEDM Center, which plans to create a one-megawatt green grid to showcase solar, wind, fuel cell, battery storage, flywheel storage and plug-in vehicles. Researchers will test and evaluate how the different components work together in a distributed electrical system.
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New Bachelor’s Program in Sustainability Studies
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July 20, 2010 - University of New Haven
| | The faculty from the four colleges at the University of New Haven (UNH) have developed a new Bachelor of Science degree program in sustainability studies to be offered this fall. This highly interdisciplinary program has been designed for students who seek to apply sustainability principles and practices in a variety of professional positions in industry, government and academia.
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Water Expert To Lead USF's School of Global Sustainability
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July 12, 2010 - University of South Florida
| | Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, an internationally-recognized expert on urban water issues who has worked to create clean and sustainable water and sanitation systems through programs for UNESCO and the European Union, has been selected as the Director for USF’s newly-minted School of Global Sustainability.
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UMPI Windmill 'a Great Decision'
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June 8, 2010 - University of Maine Presque Isle
| | The University of Maine at Presque Isle has officially dedicated its first windmill on the one-year anniversary of its completion and commissioning. The 600-kilowatt, 90-meter-tall installation was financed by UMPI’s internal savings, together with a $50,000 grant from the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
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West Chester University Offers Sustainability Certification
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June 1, 2010 - West Chester University
| | West Chester University's (PA) Professional and Secondary Education department is now offering undergraduate and graduate level education for sustainability certificate programs. The programs develop knowledge, skills, and perspectives in a way that integrates classroom work with outdoor, experiential, and project-based learning. Teachers, community organization leaders, and those interested in sustainability may register.
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Federal Grant Assists Elon with Solar Project
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June 1, 2010 - Elon University
| | Elon University (NC) has received up to $200,000 in federal grant money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help with the installation of solar thermal systems. The solar thermal systems will heat water each day for a dining hall and a number of residence halls. The dining hall will receive a 30-panel solar thermal system. The campus project is among 18 initiatives funded throughout North Carolina using a total of $2.3 million in grants.
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Making it Easier to be Green
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May 28, 2010 - University of California Los Angeles
| | Students at the University of California, Los Angeles have completed Action Research Projects to help make the University a more environmentally sustainable campus. Over the course of two quarters, 70 students were divided into 11 groups that each took on a different project. Topics included bicycles and their benefits, drought landscaping, sustainable food systems, water conservation, green student orientation, composting in residence halls, promoting drinking fountains over plastic water bottles, paperless course evaluations, single stream recycling, and green graduate housing.
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Efficiency Forward
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May 28, 2010 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| | Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston-based utility NSTAR have announced a new program, MIT Efficiency Forward, which aims to cut MIT’s electricity use by 15 percent over the next three years. The program is expected to save MIT $50 million in energy costs over the next decade. The energy reduction will result from behavior change programs and changes in lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
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Highlands’ Cutting-Edge Water Harvesting Cisterns Conserve Water, Beautify Campus
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May 28, 2010 - New Mexico Highlands University
| | New Mexico Highlands University has announced plans to install rainwater harvesting cisterns on its campus. The cisterns store rainwater captured from roofs and uses the captured water to irrigate drought-tolerant landscaping for the buildings. The first underground unit will hold 90,000 gallons of water and planned cisterns will add an additional 200,000 gallons of water storage.
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Loyola University Chicago Purchases Resurrection Retreat Center in McHenry County, Illinois
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May 25, 2010 - Loyola University Chicago
| | Loyola University Chicago has purchased a 98-acre retreat center that will be used for a number of purposes. Among other plans for the facility, Loyola plans to use the center to introduce an Outdoor Adventure Program, which aims to provide students, faculty, and staff with opportunities to experience outdoor activities that are designed to promote positive lifetime skills and leadership development; encourage personal and interpersonal development; and increase environmental awareness by providing high-quality leisure education, outdoor, educational, and experiential programs. On the academic side, the University's biology department and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy will also benefit from the purchase. With 20 acres of natural habitat that includes ponds, streams, woods, and prairie land, the property offers a unique learning opportunity for students and faculty interested in the sciences.
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SUNY Canton to Get $3M in Batteries
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May 25, 2010 - SUNY Canton
| | The State University of New York at Canton has received $3 million worth of batteries that will be used to store power generated by a planned wind turbine on campus. The batteries will have the ability to store 2 megawatt hours of power which will allow around-the-clock use of the power generated by the turbine. The University will save money on electric bills even during peak hours.
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Cal Poly to Launch Center for Sustainability on Earth Day
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May 25, 2010 - California Polytechnic State University
| | California Polytechnic State University's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences’ (CAFES) has announced plans to launch its Center for Sustainability later this month. The new Center will support CAFES and university initiatives in sustainable practices in resource management and agriculture. The Center will facilitate cross-disciplinary collaborations on campus and will assist the Central Coast food and agricultural community by helping professionals make the most of exciting opportunities emerging in their field.
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Students Dig New Campus Garden
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May 24, 2010 - Northwestern University
| | Northwestern University (IL) has planted a garden on campus. Students designed the organic garden last fall and planted it the second week of May. Students hope their gardening efforts will raise awareness about sustainable gardening practices.
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NJIT To Offer Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Policy and Environmental Management
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May 24, 2010 - New Jersey Institute of Technology
| | The New Jersey Institute of Technology has announced plans to launch a new 12-credit graduate certificate in sustainability policy and environmental management. Beginning this fall, students will have the option to customize their study plans from a menu of courses that will include sustainability politics and policy, environmental economics and management, environmental communication, environmental law, industrial ecology, and global environmental problems.
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Green Roof Project Will Provide Streaming Data for Students
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May 21, 2010 - Oregon State University
| | Oregon State University students have begun building a green roof on top of a storage shed as part of a landscape construction course. The green roof will help regulate temperature and minimize storm water runoff. Sensors will allow students to monitor a variety of factors including rainfall patterns.
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University to Hold Wind Turbine Celebration
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May 21, 2010 - Ohio Northern University
| | Ohio Northern University has constructed three wind turbines. Each turbine is 220 feet tall and generates 400 kilowatts of power. The University will distribute the collective 1.2 megawatts of power generated throughout the campus. The three turbines are expected to meet five to 10 percent of the University’s electricity needs.
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Plan Targets Carbon-Neutral Storrs Campus by 2050
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May 20, 2010 - University of Connecticut
| | The University of Connecticut has unveiled a new compost facility. The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources plans to start composting manure, animal bedding, and leaves. The facility is expected to compost more than 2,500 tons of agricultural waste a year. Composting will have several environmental benefits including reduction of nutrients in storm water and minimization of methane emissions.
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College Installs Energy-Saving, Low-Flow Showerheads Across Campus
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May 19, 2010 - Luther College
| | Luther College (IA) has installed more than 75 low-flow showerheads in campus residence halls. The project resulted from a successful student-led pilot project.
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Permaculture Students Plant “Edible Forest” on Central Campus
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May 19, 2010 - Maharishi University of Management
| | A Permaculture and Design course at Maharishi University of Management (IA) recently crafted and planted an edible food forest on campus. The students planted raspberries, two Asian pear trees, a hedge of service berries and hazelnuts, two paw paw trees, an elderberry tree, comfrey, Egyptian walking onion, and edible perennial flowers.
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UNT and Costa Rican Institution to Offer Graduate Degree in International Sustainable Tourism
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May 18, 2010 - University of North Texas
| | The University of North Texas School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management has created a new international sustainable tourism graduate degree. The master's degree will offer students an interdisciplinary perspective on sustainability and tourism with one year of study at the University and one year of study in Costa Rica. Courses will include: environmental impact assessments, environmental ethics, sustainable tourism, natural resource management, and environmental policies. The program will begin in the fall of 2010.
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