Category Archives: policy

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

Sustainability Studies Professor Brad Hunt Publishes New Book, “Planning Chicago”

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Sustainability Studies faculty member D. Bradford Hunt has just published a new book entitled Planning Chicago, co-authored with Jon B. DeVries, head of Roosevelt’s Real Estate Program, and published by the American Planning Association. Planning Chicago traces the work of … Continue reading →

Posted in faculty, history, humanities, planning, policy, publications, research, Roosevelt

Reflections on Chicago’s 2013 Food Policy Summit by CFPAC

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

A message from the Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council . . . Thank you to all who attended and participated in the 8th Annual CFPAC Food Policy Summit.  The CFPAC Summit brought together a wide group of stakeholders, from public … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, community, health, policy, social justice

Update on Chicago’s Blue Cart Recycling Program

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

The method Chicago decided to use to pick up recyclables from households after the Blue Bag program failed is by distributing Blue Carts for residents to use. As of April 2012, less than half of city households had access to … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, news, policy, recycling, waste

Annual Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation Lecture at RU Tonight (Mar 28)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

The Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation presents the annual Mansfield Lecture featuring Dorothy Roberts on The New Biopolitics of Race, Crime and Justice.  Please join us on this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. in the Murray Green Library, 10th … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, ethics, events, humanities, policy, presentations, Roosevelt, science, social justice

UIC Summer Institute on Sustainability, Energy, and Transportation (Aug 5-16)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) is a two-week intensive workshop and lecture series geared towards individuals interested in the relation between sustainability and energy. The 2013 program theme is Sustainable Transportation. In the summer of 2011, SUST alum … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, policy, research, science, students, transportation

Annual Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation Lecture at RU this Thursday, Mar 28

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

The Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation presents the annual Mansfield Lecture featuring Dorothy Roberts on The New Biopolitics of Race, Crime and Justice.  Please join us on Thursday, March 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the Murray Green Library. … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, ethics, events, humanities, policy, presentations, Roosevelt, science, social justice

Fracking in Illinois? State at a Potential Turning Point

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Fracking is an energy/waste/water issue that is fracturing communities and legislatures around the country, as citizens and governments decide how best to grapple with the economic benefits vs. the environmental and social costs of the energy-extraction juggernaut properly termed horizontal … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, energy, policy, pollution, water

Good Food Festival / Chicago Food Policy Summit at UIC Forum this Week (Mar 14-16)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

This Thursday thru Saturday, March 14-16, is a huge food/ag event at the UIC Forum in Chicago: The Good Food Festival. According to the festival’s website, “the Good Food Festival and Conference is the leading food event in the country! … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, community, conferences, events, exhibits, food, policy, social justice, students

Institute for Cultural Affairs Holds “Accelerate 77″ Sustainability Gatherings in Chicago this Spring

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Last fall, the Institute for Cultural Affairs hosted the first-ever “Accelerate 77″ Share Fair at Truman College on Chicago’s North Side, an event that brought together people and organizations working on all kinds of sustainability initiatives in each of Chicago’s … Continue reading →

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