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Parks for People

By Binita Mahato A stroll through Town Creek Park, Auburn AL in Spring 2023 (credit: author) I vividly remember my parents visiting from India last spring. Every weekend, we would stroll in one of the parks in Auburn. For me, this was an everyday activity. For my parents, however, it…
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September 15, 2023
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Building Community in Switzerland

By Becki Retzlaff I am writing this blog from the beautiful city of Bern, Switzerland, where I am attending an academic conference on environmental history. It is poetic that I am tasked with writing a blog about the society point of the sustainability compass from Bern, a city with a…
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September 1, 2023

RAIN DATE: Sustainability Picnic

Discover the breadth of sustainability at Auburn while you enjoy free local vegetarian food samples, fun, door prizes, and music!  Connect with student groups, programs, and opportunities that make a difference. Meet representatives from the cosponsors: the Academic Sustainability Program, the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment, the Donald E.…
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August 30, 2023

Sustainability Picnic

Discover the breadth of sustainability at Auburn while you enjoy free local vegetarian food samples, fun, door prizes, and music!  Connect with student groups, programs, and opportunities that make a difference. Meet representatives from the cosponsors: the Academic Sustainability Program, the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment, the Donald E. Davis Arboretum,…
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August 23, 2023

Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education – Day 3

Join the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for the Annual Conference on Sustainability. This year's theme is "The Urgency of Now!" The tracks available are: Campus Operations, Culture & Communications, Emerging Issues, Governance & Administration, Public Outreach & Engagement, Racial Equity & Social Justice, Student Organizing…
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November 3, 2022

Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education – Day 2

Join the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for the Annual Conference on Sustainability. This year's theme is "The Urgency of Now!" The tracks available are: Campus Operations, Culture & Communications, Emerging Issues, Governance & Administration, Public Outreach & Engagement, Racial Equity & Social Justice, Student Organizing…
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October 26, 2022

Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education – Day 1

Join the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for the Annual Conference on Sustainability. This year's theme is "The Urgency of Now!" The tracks available are: Campus Operations, Culture & Communications, Emerging Issues, Governance & Administration, Public Outreach & Engagement, Racial Equity & Social Justice, Student Organizing…
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October 18, 2022

Farm Journal Foundation Speaker Series

In developing countries, 40 percent of food losses occur at post-harvest and processing levels. In industrialized countries, more than 40 percent of losses happen at retail and consumer levels. Creating solutions for food waste is a challenge that requires navigating complex landscapes of income disparities, cultural and societal practices, and…
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September 29, 2022
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Campus Changemaker: Becki Retzlaff

By Grace Reilein. When was the last time you rode a bike to work? Yesterday? Every day this week? How about for the last 25 years? Becki Retzlaff falls in that final group, and as the newest Director of the Academic Sustainability Program, it could not be more fitting. Becki…
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August 10, 2022