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Study Biodiversity at the Field Museum: Fall 2024 Course Preview for SUST 330

Posted on May 10, 2024 by SUSTatRU

This coming Fall 2024 semester the Sustainability Studies program once again will feature its unique section of SUST 330 Biodiversity that meets at the Field Museum of Natural History on Thursdays from 9am to 1pm. Overview of SUST 330 at … Continue reading →

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From the Field Museum to the Southeast Side: RU Sustainability Internship Presentations (Th 4/11)

Posted on April 6, 2024 by SUSTatRU

As part of the annual Roosevelt Student Research & Inquiry Symposium, three Sustainability Internship students completing SUST 395 internships this spring 2024 semester at the Field Museum’s botany department (Daniel Dodinval and Kenny Koster) and the Southeast Environmental Task Force … Continue reading →

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Attend the Roosevelt Student Research & Inquiry Symposium 4/8-12

Posted on April 4, 2024 by SUSTatRU

Check out the RSRIS Website as well as the program for the week for details!

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Earth Month @RU: The Race To Save America’s Whale (Mon 4/1 Presentation & Discussion)

Posted on March 27, 2024 by SUSTatRU

Kick off Earth Month 2024 here at Roosevelt by attending this biodiversity and marine conservation event about the highly imperiled Rice’s Whale, which lives in the Gulf of Mexico. Join whale expert John Ososky, formerly of the Smithsonian Museum of … Continue reading →

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Study Biodiversity at the Field Museum: Fall 2024 Course Preview for SUST 330

Posted on February 14, 2024 by SUSTatRU

This coming Fall 2024 semester the Sustainability Studies program once again will feature its unique section of SUST 330 Biodiversity that meets at the Field Museum of Natural History on Thursdays from 9am to 1pm. Overview of SUST 330 at … Continue reading →

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Summer in the Garden: SUST Senior Kiera Carpenter Reflects on Her REU Experience

Posted on November 26, 2023 by SUSTatRU

by Kiera Carpenter This past summer, I had the opportunity to be an REU intern at the Chicago Botanic Garden. REU stands for Research Experiences for Undergraduates and is funded through the National Science Foundation. As someone who has always … Continue reading →

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EPA Releases New Food Waste Reports

Posted on October 19, 2023 by SUSTatRU

Issued: Oct 19, 2023 (12:23pm EDT) Reports reveal the impacts of food waste on landfill methane emissions and provide updated recommendations for managing food waste. WASHINGTON (October 19, 2023) –- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released two new reports quantifying … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Earth Month by Documenting the World’s Biodiversity! (4/13 through 4/16 online & at the Field Museum)

Posted on April 13, 2023 by SUSTatRU

Dear citizen scientists of all ages — Be a part of a global effort that is WeDigBio to digitize centuries of data about life on Earth! Organisms may include ferns, fungi, mosses, lichens, insects, and mammals. Participants will have an … Continue reading →

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Apply for Summer 2023 Fellowships: Do Research & Get Paid!

Posted on February 13, 2023 by SUSTatRU

RU students — check out these phenomenal opportunities to do paid summer internships and research fellowships. These programs require an application and have varying deadlines, some of which are coming up very soon. But they’re worth looking at carefully if … Continue reading →

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Summer 2023 NSF Fellowships: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

Posted on February 12, 2023 by SUSTatRU

SUST majors @RooseveltU, particularly those who have had some biology and/or environmental science classes but also those who are grounded in the social sciences, are in a good position to apply for a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) summer fellowship, … Continue reading →

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