Sustainability News

Sustainability is central to the mission and strategic plan of »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·, and we're proud of the many ways our campus community has effected positive change in the world we all share.

Amber Charlebois and Anne Pellerin
CHAS Grant to Support STEM Mentoring Program at »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·

Anne Pellerin, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Amber Charlebois, chemistry department lecturer,…

Stephen Tulowiecki and David Robertson
Geography Faculty Members Earn NSF Grant to Study Oak Forests

Two faculty members in the Department of Geography have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in…

Daniel Ruiz 2017
Class of 2017: Meet Daniel Ruiz, Political and Community Bridge-Builder

As a senior political science major and a public administration minor, Daniel Ruiz has taken advantage of »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·â€™s…

Cuban street scene, used in the symposium flyer
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Hosts Cuba Symposium April 20 and 21

Cuban speakers and experts on the ever-changing country are on campus today and tomorrow for an interdisciplinary…

Students listening to Professor Jim Kernan in the Canadian Rockies on a hike.
Mountain Class: Geography Students Explore How Communities Work — in the Rockies

In the peaks of the Canadian Rockies, students in this geography class immerse themselves in culture and explore how…

Electricity in the eGarden barn
eGarden Research Facility Now Equipped With Electricity

At »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·'s eGarden, faculty, staff and students are sowing the seeds of ingenuity and better earth practices. Now…

Karleen West with leader of an Amazon group and Todd Eisenstadt
Professor's Amazon Research Published in National Journals

Assistant Professor of Political Science Karleen WestÂ’s research on indigenous reactions to oil development in…

The Wilson Ice Arena full of students at the 2016 Relay for Life
Relay for Life Ready to Break Records

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·'s Relay for Life is one of the most successful in the country. This year, students will try to break a new…

SNCC Activists
MLK Jr. Commemoration to Feature SNCC Activists

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·'s annual April commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy will feature panel discussions with…

Gillen D'Arcy Wood
‘Year Without a Summer’ is Topic of American Rock Salt Lecture April 6

Gillen D’Arcy Wood, professor of environmental humanities at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will…

Jessica Kroenert '15 in Senegal with her village.
Peace Corps Voices: Planting Seeds for Change in Senegal

When I introduce myself in Senegal, I tell people my name is Mata Dia, the name my host family gave me when I began…

Meara Bowe '15 with Botswanan girls.
Peace Corps Voices: Meara Bowe '15, at the Core, We Are All the Same

The Peace Corps was always on my radar, but it wasn’t until after I took Humanities II in Nicaragua as a junior…