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Understanding Poverty Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goals

Blog post title: Understanding Poverty

Post contributed by Sarah Castaneda, Public Relations Communications, and Marketing Major, Honors College Intern As The Honors College k(no)w poverty? Week of Service nears its sixth year, it’s important to consider the impact it has made on both Auburn’s campus, and the state of Alabama alike. The program, exclusively available to incoming…
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February 6, 2019
Director’s Corner: Consumerism Drives Consumption that is Consuming the Planet Director's CornerNewsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Consumerism Drives Consumption that is Consuming the Planet

“People say they want to have it all.  But where would they put it?” Steven Wright The word “consumption” was used in ancient Greece almost 2,500 years ago to describe the disease pulmonary tuberculosis because the disease appeared to consume the body it had infected.  This form of consumption has…
Mike Kensler
October 31, 2018
How Your Mental Wellbeing Has Everything to do with Sustainability Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: How Your Mental Wellbeing Has Everything to do with Sustainability

Contributed by Markie Pasternak, Coordinator of Mental Well Being at Health Promotion and Wellness Services The Compass Here at Auburn University, we use a model to inform our ideas about sustainability called the ‘Sustainability Compass’. Just like on a navigational compass, there are four directions that can guide you towards…
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September 25, 2018
My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12

Blog post title: My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Post contributed by Gabriel Harrison, Student Employee, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department When I first started at Auburn University, my focus was on going to class, studying and socializing. I didn’t spend much time thinking about recycling. We didn’t have a recycling program at my house when I was growing…
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April 2, 2018
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Climate Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12

Blog post title: Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Climate

Post contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department Greenhouse gases from human activities are the most significant driver of observed climate change according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Resource extraction and processing, manufacturing, transportation, consumption and waste management all result in greenhouse gas emissions. Rising levels of…
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February 26, 2018
Recycling Drop-Off Center Now Available On Campus Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12

Blog post title: Recycling Drop-Off Center Now Available On Campus

Post contributed by Lindsay Souders, Student Employee, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department One of the ways the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department is working to promote sustainability on campus is by recycling – diverting useful materials from the waste stream in an effort to reduce our dependence on landfills. To…
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February 26, 2018
Tiger Dining and Campus Kitchens Partner to Reduce Food Waste Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 2

Blog post title: Tiger Dining and Campus Kitchens Partner to Reduce Food Waste

Post contributed by Katie Peters, Marketing Assistant, Tiger Dining Tiger Dining seeks to handle the food served on campus in the most sustainable and responsible way possible, from the beginning to end of the food service process. Our associates are reminded during food preparation to reduce food waste with our…
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October 24, 2017
Director’s Corner: Water: The Common Heritage of All Life on Earth Director's CornerNewsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 6

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Water: The Common Heritage of All Life on Earth

  “Basically, each of us is a blob of water with enough macromolecular thickening to give us some stiffness and to keep us from dribbling away.”  David Suzuki, geneticist and Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia Wow!  I never thought of myself as ‘a blob of water with enough macromolecular…
Mike Kensler
October 3, 2017
Marine Renewable Energy & the Environment Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 7

Blog post title: Marine Renewable Energy & the Environment

Post contributed by Matt Preisser, Office of Sustainability Intern Last summer I had the opportunity to work at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle, Washington as a part of the Department of Energy’s Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program. For 10 weeks, I worked in the Coastal Science Division…
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January 23, 2017
The Maturation of Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generating Facilities in the Southeast US Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 7

Blog post title: The Maturation of Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generating Facilities in the Southeast US

Post contributed by Dr. Sushil H. Bhavnani, Professor, Henry M. Burt Jr. Endowed Chair, Associate Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering In July 2016, it was reported (WSFA-TV) that a solar photovoltaic generation facility was being developed in nearby Macon Co., AL.   The plant will generate 10 MW on an 80-acre…
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October 24, 2016