Category Archives: conservation

Agroecology in Southern IL: Week Two Notes from the Field

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

This guest post is from Roosevelt University Sustainability Studies major Allison Breeding, who was awarded a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) fellowship this summer at Southern IL University. This is the second installment of weekly blogs this … Continue reading →

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SUST Major Allison Breeding Studies Agroecology this Summer in Southern IL

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

This guest post is from Roosevelt University Sustainability Studies major Allison Breeding, who was awarded a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) fellowship this summer at Southern IL University. This is the first installment of weekly blogs this … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt Review Alumni Magazine Features Sustainability Accomplishments & Awards

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

The just-released Spring 2013 issue of RU’s alumni magazine, the Roosevelt Review, features an array of articles and graphics on the university’s sustainability initiatives — from curriculum to campus operations/grounds projects to recycling and composting. The magazine’s spring publication (accessible … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, conservation, ethics, green design, news, policy, recycling, Roosevelt, social justice, students, waste

Biodiversity, Research, and Education at the Field Museum (Updated 23 May 2013)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Back in September of 2012, Roosevelt University SUST major Kristina Lugo* and SUST professor Mike Bryson participated in an biodiversity education planning session at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, led by museum botanist and adjunct curator Dr. Matt von … Continue reading →

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Urban Biodiversity Week Starts Today! (May 13-19)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Appropriately enough as the summer semester begins here at RU, Illinois is celebrating Urban Biodiversity Week starting today, May 13th, and running through Sunday, May 19th. As noted on the Millenium Reserve page on the State of IL website: Please … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, biodiversity, conservation, ecology, events, parks and public land, restoration, water, wildlife

Looking for Something Good To Do on Earth Day?

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

Looking for something good to do during Earth Week and leading into Earth Day 2013 (March 22nd)? Here are some suggestions from Chicago Wilderness, organized by date. Chicago Wilderness is an alliance of more than 260 organizations throughout the Chicago … Continue reading →

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RU Reforesting Plans Conservation Work in Tanzania this May

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

This guest post is from Roosevelt University Sustainability Studies major and Environmental Science minor Nicole Burns. Kudos to this student-faculty effort at combining environmental science education with international forest/biodiversity conservation. I am in RU biology professor Norbert Cordeiro’s Conservation Biology … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, conservation, courses, ecology, field trips, parks and public land, restoration, Roosevelt, science, students

Green Tech U at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

April is the final month of the Winter-Spring 2013 workshop/lecture series that the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT). This new and updated educational programming, run by professionals and experts and offered at the CCGT’s LEED-platinum facility on Chicago’s West … Continue reading →

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SUST Majors Represent RU at the 2013 Chicago River Student Congress

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

This past Feb. 23rd, students from this year’s SUST 220 Water classes at RU (both fall and spring) joined Prof. Mike Bryson at the Chicago River Student Congress, convened annually by the environmental conservation organization Friends of the Chicago River. … Continue reading →

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Green Tech U at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

As we head into March, check out the Winter-Spring 2013 workshop/lecture series that the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT). This new and updated educational programming, run by professionals and experts and offered at the CCGT’s LEED-platinum facility on Chicago’s … Continue reading →

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