Page 25: Microfibers, Macro Problems: A Resource Guide and Toolkit for Understanding and Tackling the Problem of Plastic Microfiber Pollution in Our Communities (Róisín Magee Altreuter)
Page 33: Microplastics in Compost: Environmental Hazards of Plastic-Coated Paper Products (Cyndra Dietz)
Page 36: Ditch the Throw-Away Culture and Solve Plastic Pollution (Miriam Gordon & Jamie Rhodes)
Page 40: Beyond Bans: Breaking Free From Plastic (Chris Kane)
Page 42: The Fate of Plastics at Wastewater Treatment Plants (Alex E. Novak)
Page 45: Recycling is Not Enough (GAIA/Zero Waste Europe)
Page 52: Plastic Pollution: How YOU can make a BIG difference (Kate Bailey & Kate Nelson)
Proposals to build or enhance excellence in the areas of social justice, big data, and metagenomics will receive up to $2.25 million in funding over the next three years as part of the University of the 21st Century Initiative.
With Sustainability Week activities in full swing, students, faculty and staff are being reminded daily that there are easy ways to make environmentally-friendly choices at the University of Louisville.
A proposed Metro Louisville ban on the use of hookahs and e-cigarettes will be discussed in a public forum Wednesday, Sept. 28, with participation by two UofL researchers.
Introduced in the spring of 2016, the Health and Social Justice Scholars Program engages professional students with local communities and faculty mentors to bring about changes to benefit under-served populations in the Louisville area. For more information, visit Health and Social Justice Scholars.
Since the University of Louisville started transitioning to a new shared services model to streamline transactional business processes, nearly 7 feet worth of paper has been saved. Those savings are just from the soft launch, which was between July 21 and Aug. 15.
The University of Louisville this year was again named one of America’s greenest higher education institutions, notching a No. 43 ranking in the Sierra Club Cool Schools rankings released Sept. 6. The news reaffirmed what grad student Betsy Ruhe already knew.
U of L will add undergraduate and [eventually, in the long-run] doctorate degrees in urban sustainability, according to an announcement during the May 9 Staff Senate meeting.
A University of Louisville School of Nursing researcher has found that the presence of children in the home did not motivate parents to test and mitigate for radon and secondhand tobacco smoke, both of which cause lung cancer. The findings highlight a need to raise awareness on these exposure risks and their long-term impact on children.
The University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research has begun growing industrial hemp to enhance its research in fuels and manufacturing.
University of Louisville fraternity Sigma Pi worked along side the campus grounds department in April to fund, design and build a rain garden, which is located near the Speed Engineering School next to the intramural fields. The garden captures rain, adds beauty and promotes brotherhood on campus.
A patio umbrella table attracting attention outside The Red Barn is more than a place to rest during busy back-to-school season. It’s actually a Powersol Smart Hub Charger station that gets its energy solely from the solar panels installed on its umbrella and can charge phones and other devices.