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Cradle to Cradle: Catalyzing Fashion in the Sustainability Movement

Dr. Young-A Lee is an associate professor and Graduate Program Officer in Auburn’s Department of Consumer and Design Sciences. During her tenure, she has taught a wide variety of courses, as well as conducted a robust array of research and published numerous works. Her areas of focus include wearable technology…

adminNovember 2, 2020

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Recycling In An Imperfect World

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) 12 is to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.” “Consumption and production drive the global economy, but also wreak havoc on planetary health through the unsustainable use of natural resources. The global material footprint is increasing faster than population growth and economic output.” –…

adminNovember 2, 2020

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ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT

The Lee Country Remembrance Project (LCRP) was created to “confront the history of racial terror in Lee County and engage our community in public conversations about the narrative of racial difference and the legacy of racial inequality.” It is a grassroots initiative run in Auburn by Ashley Brown and Olivia Nichols,…

adminOctober 28, 2020

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Purchasing for Your Health & Our Planet

You may have heard the phrase “your vote is your dollar”- where you choose to spend your money speaks to the products and services that you value and support. By purchasing products that minimize negative environmental impacts by using safe ingredients and ethical, energy-efficient manufacturing or from companies that demonstrate…

adminOctober 28, 2020

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Sustainability in a Human Ecosystem

The world in which we live is out of balance. Climate scientists assert that the ferocity of storms and forest fires is intensified due to global warming, leading to great destruction. Societally, we have deep social and political divisions. Our human ecosystem is riven. As a backdrop, we have a…

adminSeptember 30, 2020

Sustainability in Action

Campus Changemaker: SGA’s First Director of Sustainability, Lauren Lavender

A sophomore in Neuroscience and Biochemical Studies, Lauren Lavender is the first individual to act as the Director of Sustainability in Student Government Association (SGA). This position is a result of student surveys collected by SGA that indicated Auburn’s students have a significant interest in sustainability issues. Upon collecting this…

adminSeptember 29, 2020

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Another Look Into Campus Kitchens: Partnerships Within the Community

In another entry of the exploration for community partners that the Campus Kitchen at Auburn University work with, we focus on a long-term partner of the organization. Easehouse is an independent living facility in the surrounding Auburn area that creates a catered living experience for primarily low income individuals at…

adminSeptember 29, 2020

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We Must, & Will, Do Better

This year has been a challenge for a plethora of reasons. 2020 has brought a global pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and a national financial crisis among so many other things. However, I am a believer that everything happens for a reason, and this year has brought many issues to…

adminSeptember 29, 2020

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Conflict in the World’s Most Important Wilderness Area: The Cameroon Anglophone Crisis & the Need for Community Participation in Conservation of the Congo

By Dr. Kelly Dunning, Assistant Professor of Conservation Governance, College of Forestry and Wildlife. The Congo Basin Rainforest is the world’s second-largest rainforest at 500 million acres, it is larger than the U.S. state of Alaska. It has over 10,000 species of plants, and many charismatic species like my personal…

adminSeptember 29, 2020

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So Like… Recycling? Expanding the Understanding of Sustainability

As the first person to hold the Director of Sustainability position of SGA, there were a number of uncertainties for what my job might look like when I first started. Though a slightly intimidating concept to be the first of anything, I was excited about the wide array of possibilities…

adminSeptember 28, 2020

Cradle to Cradle: Catalyzing Fashion in the Sustainability Movement

Recycling In An Imperfect World

ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT

Purchasing for Your Health & Our Planet

Sustainability in a Human Ecosystem

Campus Changemaker: SGA’s First Director of Sustainability, Lauren Lavender

Another Look Into Campus Kitchens: Partnerships Within the Community

We Must, & Will, Do Better

Conflict in the World’s Most Important Wilderness Area: The Cameroon Anglophone Crisis & the Need for Community Participation in Conservation of the Congo

So Like… Recycling? Expanding the Understanding of Sustainability

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