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Population Connection: Why Family Planning Matters to Climate Change EventsSustainable Development Goal 13Videos

Population Connection: Why Family Planning Matters to Climate Change

We invite you to watch our webinar on the connections between climate change and population growth. Our guest Hannah Evans with Population Connection presents the ways in which population growth contributes to and is affected by climate change around the world. It includes several case studies which introduce the concepts…
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April 23, 2021
Campus Changemaker: Dr. Sweta Byahut Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 6Sustainable Development Goal 7Sustainable Development Goal 9

Campus Changemaker: Dr. Sweta Byahut

By Chloe McMahon. Dr. Sweta Byahut serves as an Associate Professor and current Director at Auburn’s Community Planning graduate program. She has been teaching at Auburn for nearly nine years. A seasoned urban planner, her passion for sustainable urban development is evident both in her teaching and research. Since she…
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April 5, 2021
Campus Changemakers Rob Engle & Scott McClure on energy engineering & designing a more sustainable campus Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 7

Campus Changemakers Rob Engle & Scott McClure on energy engineering & designing a more sustainable campus

By Chloe McMahon. Rob Engle and Scott McClure both work as energy engineers for the Department of Facilities Management. The central concern of their work is to ensure that the university is using energy as efficiently as possible. Though this task may seem straightforward enough, they have found that maximizing energy efficiency means having a holistic knowledge about all…
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March 2, 2021
Campus Race To Zero Waste Encourages Us To Waste Less & Recycle More Guest Blog Posts

Campus Race To Zero Waste Encourages Us To Waste Less & Recycle More

By Joan Hicken. Campus Race to Zero Waste Logo Auburn University is participating in the Campus Race to Zero Waste (formerly known as RecycleMania), a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction and recycling to their campus communities, that runs through March 27. During the eight-week tournament,…
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February 26, 2021
Academic Sustainability Program’s 2021 Fall Line Course (Re)Design Workshop EventsGuest Blog Posts

Academic Sustainability Program’s 2021 Fall Line Course (Re)Design Workshop

By Sarah Hamilton. All Auburn University faculty are invited to apply to the Academic Sustainability Program's 2021 Fall Line Course (Re)Design Workshop, to be held May 3-7. Facilitators from the Sustainability Program and the Biggio Center for Teaching and Learning will work closely with a small group of participants to…
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February 22, 2021
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Want to Get Paid While Making a Difference? Apply Now to Join Our Team!

We’re seeking 4 undergraduate students to join our team for the 2021-22 academic year! Students from the Office of Sustainability in Baltimore for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education conference. We're looking for folks who will apply their knowledge, skills, & talents to individual & team…
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February 2, 2021
Racial and Economic Disparity in the Age of COVID-19  Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goal 8

Racial and Economic Disparity in the Age of COVID-19 

By Chloe McMahon.   As all of us know, COVID-19 has left an indelible mark on every aspect of our lives. For so many, 2020 has been a year marred by loss, and for others, we have grown increasingly thankful for all we did not lose. Globally, we have mourned the…
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February 1, 2021