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Meet the Disruptors: Disrupt/Create/Sustain
As the largest university in the country Arizona State University inevitably makes quite a bit of waste. Sure we have a Zero Waste initiative, and we recycle and compost, but there are often items, large and small, that get overlooked. Students are helping to fill the gaps.
In spring 2018 a one-credit course was created as...
Students host Tempe bazaar to fund community garden
Creating a community garden near the Tempe Academy for International Studies (TAIS) starts off like many other projects: with the acquisition of funding. Students in the Project Based Modular Learning (ProMod) sustainability program decided to take a more creative approach.
ProMod is a hands-on learning approach that helps streamline student majors into their introductory classes at ASU. Students...
Undergrad helps the tourism industry become certifiably green
Interns often wear many different hats, being responsible for or involved in a handful of different projects at any given time. This was certainly true in the case of Justyn Beach, who obtained a Pollution Prevention (P2) Internship for the Hospitality and Lodging Sector with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
Justyn is a Sustainability...
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GREEN Program offers short-term, experiential opportunities abroad
The GREEN program offers interested students short-term, experiential learning opportunities in Iceland, Peru, Japan, and Hawai'i. Each program is designed around the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals with an emphasis on hands-on learning in real-world scenarios while being immersed in new cultural contexts. Students can explore sustainability issues in:
Renewable energy
Water resource management...
Green Living Magazine Presents Simple Solutions Summit
Join Green Living magazine for their first annual Simple Solutions Summit in partnership with the VerdeXChange Arizona conference on six pillars of sustainability: Air, Education, Energy, Food, Water and Waste. "Whether you’re passionate about sustainable education, purchasing local food and goods, growing groundwater concerns, saving energy, reducing the amount of waste you produce, living healthier,...
Message in a bottle: BikeMaps.org blitz at ASU
Cyclists at ASU and in Tempe should check their bike cages during the week of Oct 24th. In conjunction with ASU’s bike month, a team of BikeMaps.org volunteers lead by Dr. Trisalyn Nelson will be delivering water bottles to bike racks across the region in the hopes of raising awareness about cycling safety. Each water...
