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Mindfulness Meditation Comes to the Arb Archived UpdatesGuest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: Mindfulness Meditation Comes to the Arb

by Dr. Marilyn Vogel, Lecturer in the Geosciences Department Dr. Marilyn Vogel, on a nature meditation retreat outside of Boulder, CO with Mt. Audubon and the Ancestral Rockies in the background. Any person involved with sustainability has likely encountered the emerging emphasis on personal ethics and well being as important…
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September 6, 2022
Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates Archived UpdatesGuest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates

by Ben Burmester, Facilities Management  The Parkerson Mill Creek trail serves as a pleasant amenity for pedestrians and cyclist alike. Trails and shared-use pathways are growing in popularity everywhere thanks to health, environmental, transportation and quality of life benefits they bring to a community. When located away from a roadway…
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September 1, 2022
Students & Alumni Build Community with the Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate Group Guest Blog PostsSustainability Auburn Alumni AffiliateSustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Students & Alumni Build Community with the Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate Group

By Kaitlin Robb Price. Communities can provide both human connection and a strong force for change. In sustainability, both are critically important. At times working in the field of sustainability can be challenging, but hearing the work of others and the progress we’re making can be uplifting. And with strength…
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August 10, 2022
Auburn’s Leadership in Sustainability in Academics: Evidence from the STARS Rating System Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Auburn’s Leadership in Sustainability in Academics: Evidence from the STARS Rating System

By Becki Retzlaff. Many students choose to study at Auburn because it is a big school that can provide many different opportunities for a wide variety of interests. As the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) attests, one of those opportunities for students is to learn about sustainability from…
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August 9, 2022
Sustainable for Who? Decisions, Development, & Destruction Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 17

Blog post title: Sustainable for Who? Decisions, Development, & Destruction

By Ryan Thomson. What some people view to be progress, others call ruin. And visa-versa. The line between development and destruction has largely become a matter of perspective. You do need not to be a fervent conservationist or “tree hugger” to prefer an untamed river to a glass condominium. Conversely,…
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April 4, 2022
Salt Marshes are Beautiful, Stinky, and Uncomfortable Places to Work Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 14Sustainable Development Goal 15

Blog post title: Salt Marshes are Beautiful, Stinky, and Uncomfortable Places to Work

By Sam Bickley. The marshes that hug the banks of Alabama’s bays and bayous are smaller than some of their Louisiana or Georgia cousins but are no less beautiful. When the sun is setting over the black needlerush, the dominant marsh plant in our neck of the woods, and you…
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March 21, 2022