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UofL Sustainability news links.

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Students win award for tree canopy plan (UofL Today, May 15, 2012)
UofL president, employees bike to work (WKLY, May 10, 2012). Additional photos.
Signature Partnership celebrates five years of community service (UofL Today, May 9, 2012)
[UofL Researchers and] Urban group want to help cool down Louisville's heat island: A study shows Louisville may be getting hotter at a faster rate than other large U.S. cities (Courier-Journal, May 6, 2012)
Students Work to Install Recycled, Lower-Cost Solar Panels at U of L (WFPL, May 2, 2012)
UofL MBA students win prizes at state business plan competition [including EcoVision's idea to create a manufacturing plan for highly affordable energy-efficient modular homes] (Courier-Journal, April 23, 2012)
[UofL researchers find] Louisville air is better; concern remains in some neighborhoods. Some chemical levels still high; sampling cut back (Courier-Journal, April 21, 2012)
Students, officials break ground on Student Recreation Center [Designed to be LEED Gold with geothermal climate control] (UofL Today, April 19, 2012)
UofL featured in the 2012 edition of Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges (April 17, 2012)
How far? How fast? – Using the sun for energy (UofL Today, April 17, 2012)
The dirt on the dirt: organic composting at the University of Louisville (The Louisville Cardinal, April 17, 2012)
UofL students fly solar-powered aircraft in competition (WDRB-41, April 13, 2012)
Fair, film and park clean-up among Earth Day events (UofL Today, April 11, 2012)
University of Louisville plans Earth Day activities (Courier-Journal, April 9, 2012)
[Bicycle lanes to be installed on Cardinal Blvd. by August 2012] (UofL Today, April 4, 2012)
University of Louisville Praised For Positive Climate Impact (American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, April 3, 2012)
National group cites UofL’s local food effort (UofL Today, April 3, 2012)
Administration’s request for budget ideas nets nearly 190; some being implemented (UofL Today, April 3, 2012)
UofL students host, take part in The Great Debate: “Race in the Obama Era: Politics, Culture or Class?” (UofL Today, April 3, 2012)

Energy conservation competition at U of L (The Louisville Cardinal, March 26, 2012)

Local TEDx conference will focus on the future (Courier-Journal, March 25, 2012)
Leading thinkers, researchers will come together at TedxUofL (WHAS-11 Great Day Live, March 23, 2012)
Gardening for college students made easy (The Louisville Cardinal, March 20, 2012)
Board approves metro plan to improve drainage at U of L (The Louisville Cardinal, March 20, 2012)
UofL's Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center receives ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Recognition (U.S. E.P.A., March 19, 2012)
UofL officials join private developer for HSC-area residence groundbreaking (UofL Today, March 9, 2012)
Degree in public health/urban planning to support community health effort (UofL Today, March 6, 2012)
RecycleMania diagnosed in U of L Cards (The Louisville Cardinal, March 6, 2012)
Chef Bryant Terry speaks on veganism: A tool to heal the public health crisis (The Louisville Cardinal, March 6, 2012)
KPPC Helps Owensboro Manufacturer Address Energy Efficiency (KPPC, February 29, 2012)
Author and cook Bryant Terry hopes to create excitement about healthy food (Courier-Journal, February 28, 2012)
U of L students rally in the rotunda [for fairness] (The Louisville Cardinal, February 28, 2012)
Gonzo gardening with Garza (The Louisville Cardinal, February 28, 2012)
U of L Loves Mountains: University of Louisville students gather at the Capitol in opposition of mountaintop removal (The Louisville Cardinal, February 21, 2012)
Chef, author and expert on ‘food justice’ to speak at UofL (UofL Today, February 20, 2012)
Women, minority contractors priority for new Nucleus building (UofL Today, February 15, 2012)
UofL program awards school districts for energy efficiency (UofL Today, February 9, 2012)

Juliet Schor gives lecture on green economics and plenitude (The Louisville Cardinal, February 7, 2012)

Engaging with the Community, Locally and Globally (UofL Magazine, Winter/Spring 2012)
University of Louisville is on its way to carbon neutrality (Louisville Alternative Energy Examiner, January 31, 2012)

Dates set for Garden Commons workshops (UofL Today, January 30, 2012)

UofL-led collegiate team will compete in solar house contest (UofL Today, January 27, 2012)

DOE Announces Solar Decathlon 2013 Teams [including UofL]  (U.S. Dept. of Energy, January 26, 2011)

U of L, UK chiefs agree: Kentucky needs smoke-free law (Courier-Journal, January 26, 2011)
Artist turns old inner tubes into sculpture; exhibit opens Jan. 27 (UofL Today, January 24 2012)

UofL among four local colleges to join forces to boost college readiness (UofL Today, January 17, 2012)

Lifting the veil on human trafficking (The Louisville Cardinal, January 17, 2012)

MLK Day Video: UofL students honored the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan. 16 by volunteering (UofL Today, January 16, 2012)

Conference to raise awareness, encourage action to end human trafficking (UofL Today, January 6, 2012)

Call for equal education wins Grawemeyer award (UofL Today, December 21, 2011)

Owen family proceeding with Belknap Crossing development near U of L (Courier-Journal, December 13, 2011)

Emphasize green in your holiday this year (UofL Today, December 8, 2011)

Conn Center technology aids jet biofuel development (UofL Today, December 6, 2011)

TARC pairs with Google for quicker transit planning (The Louisville Cardinal, December 6, 2011)

Carnivorous holiday feasts call animal rights into question (The Louisville Cardinal, December 6, 2011)

A Conversation with Occupier and activist Molly Eames (The Louisville Cardinal, December 1, 2011)

Women's Center gives annual awards (UofL Today, November 30, 2011)

Modern Jim Crow: Racial profiling has reached its peak (The Louisville Cardinal, November 29, 2011)
TARC makes trip planning more convenient for students, employees (UofL Today, November 28, 2011)

Analysis of what went wrong in Congo wins Grawemeyer award (UofL Today, November 28, 2011)

From small town life to campus life: Finding yourself in college (USA Today, November 25, 2011)

Bank transfer day: Local, smaller banks are safer (The Louisville Cardinal, November 15, 2011)

Students walk out of class to protest rising tuition costs, student debt (The Louisville Cardinal, November 14, 2011)

University of Louisville students walk out of classes in support of Occupy movement. Photos. (Courier-Journal, November 14, 2011)
New $1.1 million grant to help students prepare for college (UofL Today, November 11, 2011)

Signature Partnership part of discussion with education secretary (UofL Today, November 11, 2011)

Early Learning Campus Green Team learns about recycling by doing it (UofL Today, November 4, 2011)

Nutritious shopping 101: U of L students get a lesson on making healthy choices (Courier-Journal, November 3, 2011)

University of Louisville campus gets the benefits of new trees (Courier-Journal, October 29, 2011)

UofL Peace Cam - Documentary about September 21, 2011 launch of UofL's new program in Peace, Justice & Conflict Transformation (Collin Sage, October 28, 2011)

Belknap tree population increases by 100 (UofL Today, October 28, 2011)

A growing problem: [UofL research shows] Louisville is losing its big trees and not replacing them (Courier-Journal, October 28, 2011)

Sustainability Week reveals green U of L (The Louisville Cardinal, October 25, 2011)

'Bioneers' seek sustainable solutions to society's problems (Courier-Journal, October 23, 2011)

Four honored for community service (UofL Today, October 21, 2011)

Photos: Campus Sustainability Day, October 19, 2011 (UofL Today, October 19, 2011)

Book-in-Common author urges students to help ‘the others’ (UofL Today, October 19, 2011) Photos. Video.

Louisville gets occupied: Occupy Wall Street movement spreads as protesters march on U of L’s campus (The Louisville Cardinal, October 12, 2011)

University of Louisville plans forum on human trafficking (Courier-Journal, October 10, 2011)

ValuMarket grocery tour offers healthy shopping alternatives (The Louisville Cardinal, September 26, 2011)

Moving Planet event encourages shift from carbon fuels (The Louisville Cardinal, September 26, 2011)

UofL showcases initiatives Sept. 21 on UN International Day of Peace (UofL, September 16, 2011)

UofL/UK research may help create inexpensive clean energy (UofL Today, August 31, 2011)

Novel Alloy Could Produce Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight [UofL Research] (Science Daily, August 30, 2011)

New student housing opens near HSC (UofL Today, August 25, 2011)

UofL jumps on 'cool schools' list (UofL Today, August 23, 2011)

Speed lab builds solar energy test building (UofL Today, August 23, 2011)

UofL research could improve organization’s ability to foster peace in Northern Ireland (UofL Today, August 19, 2011)

UofL Center for Environmental Policy & Management Named Recipient of HUD Capacity Building for Sustainable Communities Technical Assistance Grant (US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development, August 17, 2011)

UofL increases its ranking in the Sierra Club’s America’s Coolest Schools list. UofL ranks 41st out of 118, up from 61st in 2010 and 92nd in 2009, and the top school in Kentucky for 2011 (Sierra magazine, Sept/Oct 2011).

UofL helps developers open Cardinal Towne (UofL Today, August 11, 2011)  Video.

Project Green: U of L research team studies effects of honeysuckle (WHAS-11, August 1, 2011)

UofL named to community service honor roll (UofL Today, July 17, 2011)

UofL mowers going gasoline-free (UofL Today, July 15, 2011)

Research Minute: Invasive species at Cherokee Park (UofL Today, July 7, 2011)
MSD hopes to save money, property by 'greening' University of Louisville (Courier-Journal, July 3, 2011)

Project Green: Organic garden expansion at U of L (WHAS-TV, June 27, 2011)

Garden Commons Grows (UofL Today, June 27, 2011)
University of Louisville’s organic garden is growing (Courier-Journal, June 25, 2011)
University of Louisville expanding organic garden at Belknap (Courier-Journal, June 22, 2011)

HSC staffer parks car; opts for bus and saving money (UofL Today, June 20, 2011)

UofL Trees featured on WFPL’s “Homegrown” (June 12, 2011: Boxwoods, Marksbury Farm, & Trees at U of L)

Program to heal racial division seeks participants (UofL Today, June 8, 2011)

Gray Street farmers' market adds outreach program to area's neediest residents (Courier-Journal, June 8, 2011)

Louisville working to link historic Olmsted parkways (through UofL) (Courier-Journal, June 7, 2011)

Ramsey to lead bike ride to campus Friday (UofL Today, May 18, 2011)

Gray Street Farmers Market to give low-income seniors greater access to fresh food (UofL Today, May 16, 2011)

 UofL Sustainability highlighted in new Excel UofL video (UofL, May 16, 2011)

Project Green: U of L named Tree Campus USA (WHAS-TV, May 9, 2011)

UofL named Tree Campus USA; self-guided tour of trees available (UofL Today, April 27, 2011)
Group wants students to consider Peace Corps service (UofL Today, April 27, 2011)

Student's design could become as well-known as recycling symbol (UofL Today, April 22, 2011)

Researching modern slavery 'changed my life' says Grawemeyer Award winner (UofL, April 11, 2011)

Student-athletes benefit from on-campus housing (The Louisville Cardinal, April 4, 2011)

Louisville looks to rapid bus system to improve university connection (The Louisville Cardinal, April 4, 2011)

University of Louisville on board with mass transit (Courier-Journal, April 4, 2011)

UofL: Not Only Thinking Green, We’re Finding Solutions (The President's Report April 2011)
2011 Climate Change Teach-In (UofL Today, March 31, 2011)

Mayor Greg Fischer calls for better transit between university, downtown Louisville (Courier-Journal, March, 29, 2011)

Project Green: U of L compost program digs in dumpsters to reduce waste (WHAS-11, March 28, 2011)

Garden Commons takes root at U of L (The Louisville Cardinal, March 28, 2011)

Support for local farms reciprocates to you through community supported agriculture (The Louisville Cardinal, March 28, 2011)

Food composting comes to campus (UofL Today, March 18, 2011)
UofL recycled enough to cover Oval - four feet deep (UofL Today, March 1, 2011)
Weekly local food basket sign-ups set for March 2 (UofL Today, February 22, 2011)

U of L catches a case of recyclemania (The Louisville Cardinal, February 21, 2011)

New TARC routes provide shuttle service between Belknap, HSC (UofL Today, February 18, 2011)

Bike/Walk Grants Awarded (LouisvilleKY.com February 15, 2011)

U of L seeks to educate students on bicycle safety (The Louisville Cardinal, February 21, 2011)

U Louisville Earns Third LEED Gold Designation (AASHE Bulletin, February 14, 2011)
UofL to help make Louisville cyclists safer (UofL Today, February 9, 2011)
KPPC uses stimulus money to be greener; help schools, businesses cut energy costs (UofL Today, January 28, 2011)

UofL Achieves STARS Silver Rating from AASHE (January 24, 2011) Photos. Video. Details on UofL's Silver rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

UofL's sustainability efforts rank silver, gold (UofL Today)

U of L gets gold (and silver) for going green (The Louisville Cardinal)

University of Louisville earns 'silver' sustainability rating (The Courier-Journal)

U of L recognized for achievements in going green (WHAS-TV)

UofL Gets the Silver (WHAS Radio - audio)

UofL gets recognition for green efforts (WAVE 3 TV - video)

U of L grabs silver star for going green (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Ekstrom Library recycled 50,480 pounds of materials in 2010 (University Libraries News, January 11, 2011)

Activist to speak about fair-pay issues (UofL Today, January 7, 2011)

Kent School program aims to reduce teen pregnancy, disease risk (UofL Today, January 6, 2011)

Breaking down color barriers: Louisville needs diversity in housing, schools (Courier-Journal, December 12, 2010)

Women's Center helps parents with clothing giveaway (UofL Today, December 7, 2010)
Goodwill hunting: Four benefits of shopping at your neighborhood thrift store (The Louisville Cardinal, December 6, 2010)

Substituting materialism with the holiday tradition of giving (The Louisville Cardinal, December 6, 2010)

McCarthy opens ceramics art show "Contrast and Context: Imaging Peace and Justice" (UofL Today, December 2, 2010)

Anne Braden Institute publishes Environmental Justice Research and Action Guide (Anne Braden Institute, November 22, 2010)
UofL study seeks to understand student motivation to be environmental stewards (UofL Today, November 22, 2010)
Business First awards UofL as healthiest employer (UofL Today, November 19, 2010)

University of Louisville seeking 'greener' profile - Changing commute habits among goals (Front Page: The Courier-Journal, November 7, 2010)

Beyond the Surface: Getting to the core of the mountaintop removal issue (The Louisville Cardinal, October 25, 2010)

Ali Institute brings campus together for Peace & Justice Weeks (UofL Today, October 21, 2010)
Attaining the Sustainable (The Louisville Cardinal, October 18, 2010)
Sustainability Week to include free shredding (UofL Today, October 13, 2010)
Dept. of Political Science releases student-authored Goldstein Report #2:
A Rotten Food System - How the Local Food Movement is Creating Alternatives
(Morgan Hamilton, September 22, 2010)
UofL Adopts a Climate Action Plan for achieving climate neutrality by 2050 (UofL Today, September 16, 2010)

E. On gift to fund endowed chair at Conn Center (UofL Magazine, Fall 2010)

Healing the Gulf - UofL oil spill expert might have the answer (UofL Magazine, Fall 2010)

Ocean of Ideas - Engineering students, grads help BP assess (UofL Magazine, Fall 2010)

Gray Street Farmers Market (The Louisville Cardinal, August 24, 2010)

We are the Village Green - UofL responds to the sustainability challenge (UofL Magazine, Winter 2010)

UofL and Berea most eco-friendly Kentcuky schoolsOctober 07, 2009)
University completes first greenhouse gas emissions report (UofL Today, October 6, 2009)
20 Minutes with Justin Mog, UofL's new Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives (UofL Today, September 30, 2009)
UofL gets OK to shrink its carbon footprint (UofL, September 17, 2009)

 

 

 

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