A Talk with Dr. Joanne Vinke-De Kruijf

Join the Department of Political Science and the Office of International Programs to learn about climate-resilient urbanization from Dr. Joanne Vinke-De Kruijf, an associate professor from the University of Twente. Dr. Vinke-De Kruijf is an expert in infrastructure governance, as well as an expert in climate resilience policy. The talk…

ContributorApril 11, 2024

Dispatches from a Solarpunk Future: Combining Art & Science to Solve the Climate Crisis

As the climate emergency continues to intensify, much of the public & institutional response to mounting disaster remains stalemated. Perhaps this is the result of nihilist framing of the crisis by activists, media, & scientists, a paradigm often referred to as `climate doomerism'. The emerging solarpunk movement--which includes the work…

Amy StricklandSeptember 13, 2023

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The Weather is More than Small Talk: What I Learned from Climate Scientists on a Trip to the Southeast

By Sabrina De Los Santos Rodríguez Dark clouds over the Week's Bay boat. Photo credits: Sabrina De Los Santos Rodríguez On Sunday, August 7th, 2022 I was on a white van with seven other people - all climate science graduate students and professors with diverse specialties. We were leading the…

ContributorMarch 27, 2023

Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Please join Citizens' Climate Higher Education on March 17, 2022, at 7:00 PM ET to learn about their Climate Lobby Approach led by Steffanie Munguía, CCL Student Engagement Manager. Higher education is a large and powerful constituency that includes science and policy experts, community leaders, and young adults who will be…

ContributorMarch 3, 2022

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Regeneration: Reversing Global Degeneration

“If putting the future of life at the heart of everything we do is not central to our purpose and destiny, why are we here?” Paul Hawken In a 1946 New York Times article, the eminently quotable Albert Einstein said, “a new type of thinking is essential if mankind is…

Mike KenslerMarch 2, 2022

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Alumni Feature: Travys Harper

By Travys Harper. I was first exposed to sustainability at Auburn through an Introduction to Sustainability course. At the time, I began to notice that I was already doing some of these things in my life naturally, for example using less water for dishes and brushing my teeth. I was…

ContributorFebruary 23, 2022

Climate Teach-In

Teach-ins are meant to inform, engage, and inspire action on important issues. No issue today is more important to our world than climate change, which impacts everything we care about. Join us to engage with experts on the topics of public health, environmental justice, solar energy in Alabama, and movement…

ContributorJanuary 26, 2022

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Interactive Sustainability Map of Auburn University Created in Capstone Class

Each spring semester small groups of students in the SUST 5000: Senior Capstone in Sustainability apply the principles and concepts of sustainability to a project that addresses sustainability at Auburn. This year Courtney Eagle, Laine Harrington, Evanthi Hettiaratchi, Andrew Holley, & Matthew Manning developed a sustainability map of campus. The…

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Climate Solutions from Around the Globe Shared

Following the Solve Climate by 2030 Dialogs, throughout the world and the United States, students summarized big takeaways for their locations in 30 seconds. Hear the solutions they suggest.

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The Dalai Lama with Greta Thunberg & Leading Scientists: A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops

Woodwell Climate Research Center is hosting two climate scientists, Sue Natali and Bill Moomaw, in a panel with the Dalai Lama and climate activist Greta Thunberg in a free livestream event from the Mind & Life Institute. The intergenerational discussion will explore what can be done to slow, halt, or…

Jen MorseJanuary 6, 2021