Tag: sustainability
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Faculty note: Alex Gody (honorary doctorate) selected as Weatherhead Fellow
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Alex Godoy, who received an honorary doctorate from UW-Green Bay in 2019, has been selected as a Weatherhead Fellow at Harvard University for the 2022-23 academic year. Godoy is a visiting scholar from the Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile, where he is director of the Sustainability Research Center and Strategic Resource Management. His research project…
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Alumna Veronica Brieno Rankin ’99 will serve as a Forest Service lead in a meeting at the White House May 10
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UW-Green Bay Alumni Award recipient (Award year, 2006), Veronica Brieno Rankin ’99 (Earth Science) is working with the U.S. Forest Service in Minerals and Geology Management as an assistant director located in Washington D.C. She oversees the Office of Locatable Minerals, Salable Minerals, and Abandoned Mine Lands. This includes serving as the Forest Service lead…
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Join the discussion: Electric vehicle charging station focus group
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The Sustainability Office is exploring options for installing electric vehicle charging stations on the GB campus. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join a discussion to help set the direction for such a project. Please reach out to Daniela Beall at bealld@uwgb.edu if you’re interested in participating in a focus group on this topic…
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Genrich celebrates Earth Day with grant news – The Press
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GREEN BAY – The City of Green Bay had reason to celebrate this Earth Day, April 22, as it announced it received an $87,000 comprehensive energy planning grant from The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC).“I think we were the second highest scoring grant application in this category,” Genrich said. “So a real credit to…
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Climate Change Teach-In explores global challenge from 10 perspectives, April 18
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As part of Earth Week, the Sustainability Committee is sponsoring a Climate Change Teach-In on Monday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Christie Theatre. Ten UW-Green Bay faculty members will engage in a wide-ranging exploration of the problem of human-caused climate disruption. Feel free to drop in any time during the…
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Alumnus Luc De Baere named UW-Green Bay’s ‘Earth Caretaker’ for 2022
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) will award the 12th annual Earth Caretaker Award to UW-Green Bay alumnus Luc De Baere. The Belgian native obtained a bachelor’s in Chemistry (1978) and a master’s degree in Environmental Arts and Sciences with a focus on Waste Management (1980) at UW-Green Bay. De…
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Join the Eco-You Social, Wednesday, March 9, 3 p.m.
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Eco-You aims to become a community of staff and faculty who care about sustainability (ecological, social, economic) and who support each other, collaborate, learn, grow, and cross-pollinate ideas. At the first gathering, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 3 to 4 p.m., folks can socialize and brainstorm future activities. Light refreshments will be provided. The social…
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Former Phoenix finds his niche and his passion in recycling
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Brent DuBois ’01 (Business Administration), president and owner of Logistics Recycling, Inc., is a man on a mission, with a philosophical twist on a venerable sustainability mantra: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink. Rethink? Yes, rethink. Think differently about how and why we produce what we produce, package what we package, and buy what we buy. But…
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Sustainability Teaching Development grant proposals due Feb. 18, 2022
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The Sustainability Teaching Development Grant provides monetary support for professional development activities or projects that lead to the infusion of sustainability into any aspect of teaching, including classes, labs, field work, and/or undergraduate independent research/study. The Sustainability Committee sponsors this grant. Please submit applications and direct questions to David Voelker: voelkerd@uwgb.edu. Applications are due Feb. 18, 2022. …
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Tom Still: Wisconsin’s academic R&D footprint includes energy and sustainability | Business News | madison.com
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As universities and colleges nationwide prepare for what could be a major competition for federal research dollars, partnerships that set themselves apart from the pack may stand the best chance to emerge on top.In Wisconsin, look for public and private academic research centers — along with their industry partners — to focus on proposed National…