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| December 7, 2012 |
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Dupont Summit on Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Call for Proposals: Dupont Summit on Science, Technology and Environmental Policy |
| November 29, 2012 |
The Center for Real Estate Law at The John Marshall Law School will present “Demystifying Green Construction and the Public Sector” at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at the law school, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL This program will provide an opportunity to learn about programs developed by governmental entities in Illinois relating to sustainability and green construction. Guest presenters will be Erin Lavin Cabonargi, executive director of the Public Building Commission of Chicago; Lisa Mattingly, administrator of Professional Services at the Illinois Capital Development Board; and Lorence H. Slutzky, partner at Robbins Schwartz. Khaled Naja, chief operating officer at the Chicago Department of Aviation, may also join the discussion led by moderator Terri Haymaker, director of Planning for the Public Building Commission of Chicago. Registration is at events.jmls.edu. For additional information, contact Virginia Harding, associate director of the Center for Real Estate Law, at vharding@jmls.edu. |
| November 19-20, 2012 |
International Environmental Protection Congress ENVICON The International Environmental Protection Congress is, at present, the biggest congress on environmental protection in Poland. ENVICON precedes the POLEKO International Trade Fair of Environmental Protection. Every year the topics addressed during the ENVICON Congress as well as up-to-date information and state-of-the-art knowledge attract approximately five hundred participants. The ENVICON Congress has proved to be a reliable forum gathering key representatives of public administration, local authorities, and representatives of national and foreign companies as well as waste management and water and wastewater specialists. The opening session will address the seventh framework programme (FP7) in the context of green management in Europe with particular consideration of respective Polish activities. Discussion of the effects of the Rio de Janeiro summit will be also included. The opening session will be followed by a discussion panel gathering key decision makers responsible for environmental protection from Poland and Europe. Further proceedings of the ENVICON Congress will be divided into two parallel sessions, one on waste management and the other one on water and wastewater management. The first session will focus on the role of public administration within the waste management system, relations between a municipality and region and on presentation of the best practices of cooperation. Changes to the law will be also covered as well as evolution of waste management towards thermal treatment and alternative fuel production. The second session will cover the subject of the Polish water and wastewater management sector which has been undergoing dynamic changes. We will focus on analysis of issues concerning modern technologies, rehabilitation of sewerage networks in municipal areas, small wastewater treatment facilities, water and sewerage networks in rural areas, and problems of wastewater sludge management. Both sessions will be hosted interactively and dynamically. After each lecture there will be time for questions and answers, and the following discussion will be held according to the popular panel concept. It will allow to identify the most actual and crucial problems, orientate actions and determine cooperation platforms among public administration, companies and other entities which are active in the environmental protection sector. The first day of the Congress will be marked with a celebration Gala. The Gala poses an excellent possibility to offer gratitude and present distinctions for actions for the benefit of environmental protection. A concert of one of the most popular Polish artists will bring unforgettable moments for all participants. |
| November 15, 2012 |
Chicago Wilderness Congress 2012:
Shaping the Future of Regional Conservation The Chicago Wilderness biennial Congress provides the representatives of the alliance’s 260 member organizations a forum to join students, educators, volunteers, community partners, and interested members of the public in a dynamic exchange of ideas, success stories, and lessons learned.
The 2012 Congress will provide an opportunity for participants to address how our growing and diversifying alliance can continue shaping the future of this region as a national and international leader in collaborative conservation. Visit the Chicago Wilderness Congress webpage for more information. |
| November 15, 2012 |
Zona Abierta: From the Hood to Sierra Club Join us for an interactive discussion with environmentalist, educator, National Geographic Explorer, and Sierra Club Board of Directors member, Juan Martinez. As a proud native of South Central Los Angeles, he works with at-risk youth helping them keep off the streets and sharing with them the beauty of the great outdoors. Sponsors: Latino Cultural Center, Chicago Wilderness, the Trust of Public Land, the Field Museum's ECCo, Honors College, LALS, LARES, Office of Sustainability, Social Justice Initiative, and Sigma Lambda Gamma and O.W.L.S. in C.U.S.
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| November 14, 2012 |
Civic Cinema: Thirst Is water part of a shared "commons," a human right for all people, or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? "THIRST" tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions, as water becomes the most valuable global resource of the 21st Century. Screening followed by discussion facilitated by Rachel Havrelock, Department of English and Program in Jewish Studies. Sponsors: Latino Cultural Center, Honors College, Latin American and Latino Studies Program, Office of Sustainability, Social Justice Initiative, and student organization LABS
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| November 13, 2012 |
Re-Thinking Soup: Sofrito Project Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School uses the term "social ecology" to help students understand the cause and effect Sponsors: Latino Cultural Center, Hull-House Museum, College of Architecture and the Arts
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| November 8, 2012 |
Walkable, Affordable and Preferable: Nuancing the Sustainable Neighborhood Thursday, November 8, 2012 For more info and to RSVP: gcities@uic.edu The neighborhood context of affordable housing has been a significant concern among policymakers for decades. A new “place-conscious” federal urban policy has recently elevated “walkability” as an especially important goal in part because of its link to health and other benefits, yet research continues to find that walkability and affordability are often at odds because of land prices. Additionally, some research has questioned whether affordable housing in walkable locations should even be viewed as necessarily beneficial. In this talk, Professor Talen will discuss the issues involved in relating “walkability” to “affordability” by comparing several case scenarios from around the U.S. that expose the contextual variation involved in neighborhoods that, on the surface, meet both of these goals. Professor Talen’s research focuses on urban form, sustainable cities, and new urbanism. In her roles as Professor, Director of the Phoenix Urban Research Lab (PURL), Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability, and founding co-editor of the Journal of Urbanism, among others, she explores the spatial patterns of cities and their accessibility, spatial equity, sprawl and social interactivity. Prior to earning her PhD in Geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara, Talen worked for six years as a professional planner in Santa Barbara and Columbus, Ohio. |
| November 2-4, 2012 |
Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago Meeting This year UIC is hosting the first annual gathering of Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago, from November 2-4 at Student Center East. Also known as Chicago Bioneers it is a local, self-organized National Bioneers partner. For 23 fall seasons, Bioneers conferences have been held in various cities. Content focuses on topics relating to social, environmental, and economic sustainability, offering progressive presentations, workshops and performances. These conferences uniquely emphasize solutions-based approaches that draw inspiration from nature. Chicago will be the largest city in the country to host an event with 1,000 attendees expected. Under the inaugural theme of “The Living City”, sessions will be relevant to students in many areas of study touching on: Active Transportation; Adaptive Reuse; Anthropology; Art & Music; Biomimicry & Ecological Design; Brownfield Redevelopment; Civic Engagement; Climate Change; Ecological Restoration; Economic & Community Development; Education; Energy Efficiency & Conservation; Environmental Engineering; Green Infrastructure; Improvisation & Career Development; Native American Culture; Permaculture; Public Health; Religion & Spirituality; Renewable Energy; Resilience & Transition; Social & Environmental Justice; Urban Food Systems; Urban Planning; Yoga & Meditation. There are more than 50 dynamic scheduled speakers and performers, based in Chicago or regionally. Anchoring them each day will be both local and internationally-renowned visionaries that include:
You can read more about the event and register at http://chicagobioneers.org |
| October 30, 2012 |
Recreating the Electrical Energy Supply Chain up to and beyond 2050 Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Lunch provided The electrical energy supply chain globally is undergoing a radical transformation, driven on one hand by the challenges of climate change associated with anthropogenic activities, natural disasters and energy security, and on the other by major innovations in technology. This transformation can be seen in the changing power generation portfolios and wholesale electricity market structures, as well as the rapid rise of renewable resources – mainly wind and solar. In Europe these changes are driven by the overarching European Union target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 1990 levels, to improve energy efficiency by 20% and to increase the proportion of final energy consumption from renewable sources by 20%, all by 2020. This is the so-called ‘20-20-20 by 2020 target’. A key and necessary enabler for this transformation in the electrical energy supply chain is innovation and radical changes in policy, social and corporate acceptance, technological advancements and a revamp of so-called ‘liberalised’ electricity market structures. This presentation will discuss these ‘enablers’ and look far beyond 2020 with an eye to deliver massive carbon reductions by 2050. Ultimately identifying some of the possible pathways to achieving the panacea of a totally carbon neutrality society. Biography: Aoife Foley obtained her BE(Hons) in Civil Engineering and PhD in Energy Engineering from University College Cork in 1996 and 2011 respectively and an MScEng in Transportation Engineering from Trinity College Dublin in 1999. She is currently a Faculty Member in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Queen's University, Belfast. She is also a Chartered Engineer (1999) and Fellow of Engineers Ireland (2012). In 2008 Aoife returned to academia fulltime as a Faculty Member initially and later as a European Union funded Irish Environmental Protection Agency Climate Change Research Fellow in University College Cork after 12 years in industry. While in industry she worked for ESB International, Siemens and PM Group primarily in medium to large infrastructure project delivery in energy, waste and telecommunications. Her specific research interests lie within the area of wind power, variable renewable energy integration and power system efficiency using demand side management techniques including intelligent ICT at the distribution level and below, utility scale energy storage and alternative fuel vehicles. Talk sponsored by: The Energy Initiative
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| October 29, 2012 |
Sustainability and the Rebound Effect Monday, October 29, 2012 This seminar will discuss the implications for sustainable economic development of the phenomenon known as the “rebound effect.” This phenomenon arises because efficiency gains in the use of resources do not reduce resource consumption in the one-for-one fashion assumed by many researchers and institutions, for reasons that will be explained. After a brief discussion of the history of this field, the discussion will touch on the theoretical foundations of rebound and will rely on examples from energy (lighting, transportation, industrial and commercial use) to inform intuition and to highlight important clarifying distinctions. All of which will set up a series of sustainability issues that will provide fodder for an open and robust discussion among participants. Dr. Harry Saunders is the Managing Director of Decision Processes Incorporated. In this capacity he has helped institute the Decision and Risk Analysis Training Program at a number of leading corporations. He has presented seminars and training programs in the Strategic Dialog Process (SDP) to many hundreds of corporate managers and senior executives, and has provided coaching and management consulting on the SDP process. Recent clients include Unocal, Disneyland, Chevron, Caltex, Honam Oil, and General Motors. Dr. Saunders has coached top executives at these firms through high-level applications of the process while growing the internal capability to execute the process in support of their future decision making. Prior to co-founding Decision Processes Incorporated, Dr. Saunders was a partner in its predecessor company, Decision and Risk Analysis, Inc. Before that, Dr. Saunders was a Senior Associate at Strategic Decisions Group, where he facilitated strategy projects for several corporations and created a probabilistic forecasting system. Previously, he was Manager of Strategy at Tosco Corporation, then the largest U.S. independent oil refiner. Prior to that, he held positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC, at the International Energy Agency in Paris, France, and at the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board in Calgary, Alberta. He also spent two years as a private consultant to Gulf Oil Corporation, and Gulf Oil Canada, Ltd. Dr. Saunders was a key contributor to the writing "Decision and Risk Analysis," an award-winning Korean book authored by Mr. W.B. Rha and Mr. C.S. Chung of Honam Oil. This book explains to Korean companies how to institute effective decision processes, an outgrowth of Honam's experience with the tools and processes introduced by Dr. Saunders. Dr. Saunders has a B.S. in Physics from the University of Alberta, an M.S. in Resources Planning from the University of Calgary, and a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University. This seminar is sponsored by: Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, the Energy Initiative, Department of Public Administration, Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Economics, College of Engineering, Honors College, Office of Sustainability. Refreshments will be served.
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| October 24, 2012 |
Register for the Campus Sustainability Day Preparing Students for a Changing Climate Join us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of Campus Sustainability Day by attending or screening this live panel on your campus! Leading experts will discuss - how can colleges and universities prepare students for a changing climate, society, and economy through sustainability education? The panel invites questions from the audience to discuss best practices for creating sustainability curriculum, advancing experiential and living laboratory learning, and engaging faculty and the surrounding community in meaningful and critical education. This is an interactive event! Panelists will discuss questions provided by participants during the panel. Click here for more informaiton Institutions are encouraged to participate in the keynote broadcast as a way to jumpstart regional conversations. Learn more about participating in, or organizing, a regional conversation secondnature.org/csd |
| October 16, 2012 |
Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability The Center for Humans and Nature and the Chicago Botanic Garden are collaborating to present this year’s 2012 Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability: Healing Nature. Why is nature critical to human well-being? Why is it important that we humans contribute to the well-being of nature? A robust body of research from across disciplines—including ecopsychology, city planning, landscape design, evolutionary biology, conservation psychology, and the health professions, among many others—points to the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual benefits of interacting with nature. This year’s Forum will bring together local and national experts to present their perspectives on the relationship between nature and personal/social health, and to engage in a discussion about how our current knowledge can inform community goals and policies for shared natural areas, effective conservation strategies, and ultimately, ethical relationships to place. The Forum will take place on Tuesday, October 16 from 9am-4pm at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe (accessible via the Union Pacific North Metra line, Braeside stop). Details and a link to registration can be found at http://www.humansandnature.org/healingnature. |
| October 16, 2012 |
Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Does driving a hybrid really make a difference when it comes to global warming? Or choosing organic cotton or vegetables? Join Brenda as she dispels myths often fed to us by companies interested in their bottom line rather than concern over their impact on the environment. Learn how she made science her life's work and what each of us can do in our personal and professional lives to lead a low-carbon lifestyle. Refreshments will be served
RSVP & invite others at https://www.facebook.com/events/370115573066011/ |
| September 13, 2012 |
UIC Student Dialogue: Climate Change and the Campus The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement in partnership with the Office of Sustainability and the Energy Initiative will host "Climate Change and the Campus," a campus student dialogue intended to increase understanding about climate change science, increase awareness of climate change policy issues, and provide a forum for discussion among students and experts about those issues. The event will include examining climate action approaches on the UIC campus. The forum will be held in a deliberative dialogue format, with participants discussing issues in small groups and then engaging a panel of experts with questions. This dialogue is one of more than 20 similar dialogues happening on university campuses around the country this fall. For more information about climate change science and policy issues, participants are strongly encouraged to review a background document on the science of climate change, Climate Change and the Campus http://hss.cmu.edu/pdd/polls/climate/campus/CC_US_letter_2011-12-20%20%28full%20doc%29.pdf, made available by Carnegie Mellon University. For more information visit www.ipce.uic.edu or call (312) 355-0088. Sponsored by the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement in partnership with the Office of Sustainability and the Energy Initiative. |
| August 9-17, 2012 |
Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is an intense interdisciplinary program for graduate and senior-level undergraduate students. From August 9-17, participants from diverse academic backgrounds will be immersed in a broad spectrum of sustainability and energy related topics: policy, economics, health, science, engineering, environment, urban planning, business, and entrepreneurship. The theme of the SISE 2012 program will be Election 2012: Energy, Economics and Environment. Using the presidential election as the point of departure for a critical analysis of national energy and sustainability issues, students will be enveloped in discussions about national challenges such as energy security, economic recovery and growth, US competitiveness, and climate change. Students will divide into teams to propose innovative solutions that rely on combinations of technology, policy and entrepreneurship. The positions of the two political parties are likely to be quite distinct and the public debate lively, providing ample inspiration and engagement for the SISE2012 program. Following its treatment of US energy needs and perspectives, SISE will turn to world energy, addressing the energy relationships between the US and other regions and nations. Admission to the Summer Institute is highly competitive with only eighty open seats. Students from across Chicago and the country are invited to apply. Perspective students are asked to submit an application and resume for consideration. SISE is accepting applications until the beginning of June. Interested individuals can find out more information and apply here: http://sise.phy.uic.edu Questions can be directed to Thomas Lipsmeyer at talaan@uic.edu |
| August 5-9, 2012 |
The Inaugural Pacific Rim Energy & Sustainability Congress: The Energy Debate: Challenges & Alternatives will be held on August 5-9, 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan. Despite efforts since the late 1980’s by the global community, especially the United Nations, to take a proactive stance on the sustainability of energy resources, the stark reality is that global consumption of energy has not diminished. In fact, CO2 emissions from fossil fuels have increased nearly 30% since 2000, and roughly 85% of global energy now comes from fossil fuels. Moreover, recent spikes in world oil prices, as well as energy related crises such as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in Japan have focused attention on challenges with the existing energy landscape. The 2012 Pacific Rim Energy & Sustainability Congress will be held in Japan’s ‘city of peace’, Hiroshima, and will provide an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, students, and professionals. Under the theme of The Energy Debate: Challenges & Alternatives, the objectives of PRESCO 2012 are to exchange ideas, present research, debate issues facing sustainable energy as it intersects with the social, environmental, and economic aspects of the global sustainability paradigm. Please visit the Congress webiste for more information: http://www.presco2012.org/ Please submitt abstracts at http://www.presco2012.org/scientificprogram |
| July 31 - August 4, 2012 |
The 5th Annual International Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference, Ecosystem Services Coming of Age: Linking Science, Policy, and Participation for Sustainable Himan Well-Being The Ecosystem Services Partnership invites you to the 5th annual ESP conference, July 31 - August 4, 2012 in Portland, OR. Don't miss your chance to interact and exchange ideas with practitioners, educators, policy-makers, researchers, and many others. Be part of working-groups producing outcomes ranging from journal articles, white papers, book chapters, grant proposals, database structures, websites, and much more. Come participate in a new conference model that focuses the power of groups to produce tangible and innovative solutions. Please visit the conference Website at http://www.espconference.org/ESP_Conference During this Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, you will have the opportunity to present a paper in a parallel session, present a poster, or organize a working group. Details of all three options are below. Parallel session presentations. These presentations will be held on the first two days of the conference. We are planning on having only a few parallel sessions, but with shorter presentations. This will allow you to have a larger audience for your presentation. (~300 word abstracts) Poster Presentations. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference, with specific times for being at your poster for discussion. Working Groups. Small groups working over the course of two days (August 1-2), to solve a problem and implement the solutions. Working groups are intended to be transdisciplinary, including a diverse range of scientists, policy makers, communicators, and practitioners. They should allow sufficient time for participants to meet and interact to discuss and solve real problems in the field and also to determine how to best communicate the results. Working groups will be given a short amount of time on the final day (August 3) of the conference to report their results in plenary. (~300 word working group descriptions) Working groups, abstracts and posters submission deadline April 15, 2012 |
| June 25 - 29, 2012 |
The 6th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences will be held on June 25-29, 2012 in Houston, Texas, USA. The conference will provide a multidisciplinary platform for environmental scientists, engineers, management professionals and government regulators to discuss the latest developments in environmental research and applications. Please visit the conference Website at http://www.AASci.org/conference/env/2012 for more information or send email inquiries to env-conference@AASci.org. Please send your abstract before December 31, 2011 to env-abstract@AASci.org. |
| May 15, 2012 |
UIC Area of Excellence in Water, Policy, and Health Seminar Series Tuesday, May 15, 2012 For further information, to RSVP, and for meal preferences please go to: <http://www.cvent.com/d/1cqpyj/1Q> http://www.cvent.com/d/1cqpyj/1Q Abstract: UIC Area of Excellence in Water, Policy, and Health |
| May 1, 2012 |
Call for Presentations Congress 2012: Shaping the Future of Regional Conservation University of Illinois at Chicago - The Forum, 725 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL Submit your presentation proposal for Congress 2012 at http://www.chicagowilderness.org/congress2012.php. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2012. The theme for the 2012 Congress is: "Shaping the Future of Regional Conservation." This theme is reflected in the work of the alliance, including our efforts to:
We are seeking proposals for dedicated sessions, individual presentations, and speed presentations that relate to one or more of the strategic initiatives of the alliance - Restoring Nature to Health, Climate Action, Leave No Child Inside, and the Green Infrastructure Vision - or cross-initiative research results. The application for presentations is available at: http://www.chicagowilderness.org/congress2012.php All proposals must be submitted electronically by close of business on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Isaac Farley, Chicago Wilderness Alliance Relations and Outreach Coordinator, at isaac.farley@chicagowilderness.org or 312-580-2135. Please share this announcement with your colleagues and others who may be interested in submitting a proposal. Sincerely, |
| April 24, 2012 |
Outbreaks of Waterborn Illness Tusday, April 24, 2012 The Water Area of Excellence is funded by the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research,
with support from the UIC Institute for Environmental Science and Policy
and the UIC School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences |
| April 19, 2012 |
Infections and Water Exposure Thursday, April 19, 2012 The Water Area of Excellence is funded by the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research,
with support from the UIC Institute for Environmental Science and Policy
and the UIC School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences |
| April 17, 2012 |
UIC Student Research Forum The Student Research Forum represents one of the finest student-run activities at UIC. It is one of the few student activities that is academic in nature and includes the entire student body; undergraduate, graduate and professional. The Forum provides a venue for students at UIC to present their scholarly efforts and is an event in which the campus celebrates the wealth of research across all disciplines carried out by the dedicated students of this campus. Students from all disciplines (Arts, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, among others) are invited to present their work one-on-one to Forum attendees and judges during a high-energy 3-hour session, followed by an awards ceremony. Monetary awards will be given in varies categories. Research presentations are accompanied by a poster or other visual display that captures the spirit of the research work and/or highlights key features of the project. In addition to "regular" awards for project presentations in the above categories, one award each will be given at the undergraduate and graduate levels to student research projects that best reflect the principles of sustainability. Sustainability has been defined as "meeting the needs of the present without impacting the ability of future generations to meet their needs," but can also include issues of systems thinking, full-cost accounting, green business or green design, for example. Sustainability frequently deals with energy resources and efficiency, active transportation and bike issues, and waste management (including recycling and composting), and land use. For the sustainability award, projects will be evaluated on their merit to address questions or problems that deal with the overlapping issues of environmental protection, social justice, and economic equity. Submission Deadline: 9:00AM, Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| April 16, 2012 |
University of Common Sense: What is the Future of Nuclear Energy? Capacity, Safety, and Greenhouse Gases The Energy Initiative and the Office of Sustainability at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in partnership with Exelon Corporation, announces the second annual University of Common Sense event. The 2012 University of Common Sense is titled, “What is the Future of Nuclear Energy? Capacity, Safety, and Greenhouse Gases.” A panel of experts, moderated by Dr. George W. Crabtree, will present and discuss topics related to nuclear energy, sustainability, and safety. At the conclusion of the panel discussion, audience members and panelists are invited to a free luncheon. This year’s panel will include: All students and members of the community are invited to attend the presentation, discussion, and luncheon that follows. Click here to view the event flier If you plan to attend, please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/UCS2012 For all questions, please contact Thomas Lipsmeyer at talaan@uic.edu |
| April 12, 2012 |
The Inuit: Today’s Victims of Global Warming Thursday, April 12, 2012 Mr. Velazquez will share the struggles of the High Arctic Inuit people in Nunavut as they face the impacts of Global Warming. He will be focusing on the environmental changes happening in the last 25-30 years. With a perspective shaped by Native American traditions, he will remind us of our connection with all things and our great power to heal Mother Earth. Mr. Velazquez’s presentation will put a face on Global Warming. Pizza will be served! This seminar is sponsored by the UIC Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, UIC Honors College, and UIC Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs.
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| April 10, 2012 |
UIC Water Research Forum Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Organized by the UIC Area of Excellence in Urban Water Infrastructure, Policy, and Infectious Diseases All those interested in water-related issues are cordially invited to the 2012 UIC Water Research Forum on Tuesday, April 10. The goal of the forum is to highlight the innovative water-related researcher at UIC and provide a platform for networking. The forum will have two presentation tracks and a combined poster session with awards for the best student poster. TRACK I: Water Pollution Research and Technology TRACK II: Water Health and Policy POSTER SESSION Faculty judges will visit each poster and prizes will be given for the top posters. Presenters should send a presentation title and a brief abstract using the abstract form template via email: UICWATERFORUM@GMAIL.COM ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Funding provided by the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Institute of Environmental Science and Policy, and the School of Public Health |
| April 3, 2012 |
Panel discussion: Rebuilding Our Trust in Tap Speakers from Chicago's Water Department, the Food and Water Watch, and Loyola University's Office of Sustainability will be discussing the value of a strong public water system, and the challenges in maintaining such a system. The event is a celebration of the recent UN World Water Day on March 22nd. This discussion is particularly relevant given the recent coverage of Mayor Emanuel's infrastructure plan, especially as it addresses updates to the water system. Click here for the event flier Organized by students at the University of Chicago, Loyola University, and Columbia College The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided |
| April 3, 2012 |
Bridging the Gap between Science and Management: A Beach Water Quality Case Study Tuesday, April 3, 2012 The Water Area of Excellence is funded by the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research,
with support from the UIC Institute for Environmental Science and Policy
and the UIC School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences |
| March 14, 2012 |
Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts Cities Alive 2012: 10th Annual Green Room and Wall Conference Building a Legacy of Outstanding Performance is the primary theme for this year's CitiesAlive program in Chicago. A living example of legacy urban planning, Chicago has the most green roof coverage in North America. This would have been impossible without maintenance measures and performance evaluations to protect investments in green infrastructure and to build exceptional progress. The development of performance standards is integral to the growth of any industry. The CitiesAlive conference call for paper abstracts is looking for papers that display novel ideas on the above-mentioned theme. The abstract content will be evaluated by independent multi-disciplinary volunteers on whether the submission displays innovation, presents new information or describes a new process. The credentials of the authors will be assessed along with the relevance of the paper to the overall conference theme. Please visit www.greenroofs.org for more information and to download an application to submit a paper. CitiesAlive 2012 (October 17 – 20, 2012) will be held "where it all started" at the Congress Plaza in Chicago, IL. This will be the 10th anniversary of North America's only conference dedicated to the green roof and wall industry. CitiesAlive 2012 will be an unbeatable opportunity to learn from a wide variety of experts the latest in research, policy, design, and product development for green roofs, walls and other forms of green infrastructure. Expand your business opportunities, develop new policy approaches, discover new design techniques and tools, share and develop new research opportunities, and have fun! For more information on CitiesAlive 2012, go to www.citiesalive.org. All applications are due by Wednesday, March 14th, 2012. |
| March 13, 2012 |
UIC Water Area of Excellence Seminar: Research Needs of the Municipal Wastewater Sector to Advance Public Health Protection and Forulation of Sound Public Policy For details and to register: http://www.cvent.com/d/mcq0cx/1Q |
| March 8, 2012 |
UIC Water Area of Excellence Seminar: Who Polluted the Water?: Microbial Source Tracking For details and to register: http://www.cvent.com/d/2cq0xg/1Q |
| March 7, 2012 |
Environmental and Health Effects of Hydrofracking The Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Weekly Interdisciplinary Seminar is sponsored by the Illinois Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education and Research Center (a NIOSH-funded ERC) and the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. |
| March 7, 2012 |
Panel: Religion & Environmental Stewardship Sponsor: UIC Office of Sustainability The panelists, representing Muslim, Christian and Jewish perspectives, will discuss views their faiths have on environmental stewardship, as well as similarities and differences from other faiths. An engaging discussion of environmental and social justice issues from a religious perspective is expected. Areas of discussion may include each religion’s view (or views) about environmental stewardship, sustainability, and what adherents of each faith do as a result, and what the implications would be in their daily lives. As Founder and Managing Director of Whole Earth Meats, Qaid Hassan is involved in every aspect of the business, from farm foraging and animal harvesting to brand development. Qaid first began working on sustainable farms in 2001; he started learning humane, animal sacrifice methods while in West Africa in 2002. In 2008 Qaid helped launch the 61st Farmers Market and Englewood Farmer’s Market. He also worked closely with Taqwa Eco Foods cooperative. Qaid attended Haverford College and the University of Chicago, where he studied Social Theory and Religion. Kurt Esslinger is the Director and Campus Minister of Agape House Christian Ministry at UIC, a community focused on developing lives of faith and working for God's justice in the world. He is an ordained minister (teaching elder) of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. He serves as the moderator of the Immigrant and Refugee Mission Team for the Presbytery of Chicago, and he volunteers as an official for the Windy City Rollers, a Women's Flat Track Roller Derby league. His role on the UIC campus is to be a companion on the spiritual journeys of members of the UIC community, promoting spiritual growth, connecting to a community of faith, and helping students realize their power to bring about transformation in our world. Sam Fleischacker is Professor of Philosophy at UIC, specializing in moral and political philosophy. His writing includes A Short History of Distributive Justice (Harvard, 2004) and Divine Teaching and the Way of the World: A Defense of Revealed Religion (Oxford, 2011). He is Director of Jewish Studies, and of the Jewish-Muslim Initiative at UIC. He is also on the Board of the Jewish-Muslim Community Building Initiative at the Jewish Council of Urban Affairs, and is a past member of the Board of the Interfaith Youth Core. He speaks on a variety of Jewish topics at synagogues and community centers throughout the Chicago area. The UIC Sustainability Lunch Series is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions begin at Noon and are an hour in length, generally held on the first Wednesday of the month, alternating between the east and west side locations. While food will be provided, please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch |
| March 6, 2012 |
UIC Water Area of Excellence Seminar: Implications of River-groundwater Interactions for Management of Nutrient Dynamics and Waterborne Disease Transmission Sustainable, long-term management of freshwater resources will require considerably improved understanding of relationships between watershed structure, hydrodynamic transport, chemical conditions, and biological activity. Increasing population density and animal agriculture make it particularly important to develop the capability to predict the large-scale, long-term effects of various alternatives for management of freshwater systems. Estimation of microbial processes presents a particular challenge because of the need to assess the coupling of physical, chemical, and biological processes over a very wide range of scales. This capability must be developed to improve management of a variety of critical problems including protecting and restoring aquatic ecosystems, mitigating impacts of excess nutrients in freshwater and coastal environments, and reducing the transmission of waterborne disease and propagation of invasive species. In this presentation, I will outline the important technical challenges that must be met in order to provide the necessary predictive capability for dynamic and heterogeneous freshwater systems. I will review current understanding of river-groundwater interactions, the resulting transport of biologically important solutes and particles, and the implications for managing large aquatic ecosystems. For details and to register: http://www.cvent.com/d/4cq0xf/1Q |
| March 1, 2012 |
UIC Area of Excellence in Water, Policy, and Health Seminar Series: Water-Related Food Safety: FDA Research Perspectives on Virology For further information, to RSVP, and for meal preferences please go to: http://www.cvent.com/d/pcqlmm/1Q UIC Area of Excellence in Water, Policy, and Health |
| February 14, 2012 |
UIC's newly established Area of Excellence in "Urban Water Infrastructure, Policy, and Health" will host a series of lunch seminars this semester. This is a collaboration of faculty from the UIC School of Public Health, College of Medicine, and College of Engineering. The location of the seminars will rotate among the colleges. Please join us on February 14th, 2012, when Prof. Martin Jaffe of the UIC For more information and to RSVP, please go to: http://www.cvent.com/d/wcq9p5/1Q UIC Water Area of Excellence |
| February 1, 2012 |
UIC Sustainability Lunch Series: Sustainable Healthcare Sponsor: UIC Office of Sustainability In the last several years, studies have provided evidence of a strong linkage between the environment and health. Environmental hazards, pollution and emissions may be partially responsible for the nation's epidemic of chronic diseases that require lifetime treatments and consumes approximately 75 percent of all health care expenditures. Engaging in sustainable health care is a responsible and effective way to protect the health of patients, staff and the community. The Healthier Hospitals Agenda <http://www.healthierhospitals.org/announce/lib/downloads/HHI_Agenda.pdf> is based on the premise that a coordinated sector-wide approach to how we design, build and operate hospitals can improve patient outcomes and workplace safety, prevent illnesses, create extraordinary environmental benefits, and save billions of dollars. The UIC Sustainability Lunch Series is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions begin at Noon and are an hour in length, generally held on the first Wednesday of the month, alternating between the east and west side locations. Please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. Drinks and cookies will be provided. |
| January 31, 2012 |
Sustainable Energy: Fact or Fiction $10 Advance Reg / $15 Door / $5 Student Sponsor: Chicago Council on Science and Technology The dependence on oil and other fossil fuels for over 80% of our energy and the continued emission of carbon dioxide threatening stable climate are captured in a single term: sustainability. Although we generally agree that sustainability is valuable, there is less agreement on how much sustainability is necessary or desirable. In this talk, three criteria describing increasingly strict features of sustainability will be presented and applied to evaluate the alternatives to oil and carbon dioxide emission, such as tapping unused energy flows in sunlight and wind, producing electricity without carbon emissions from clean coal and high efficiency nuclear power plants, and replacing oil with biofuel or electricity. The implementation of these more sustainable alternatives will require new cost effective nanoscale materials. The successful development of such materials will have a marked impact on the production of energy in a sustainable and environmentally benign fashion. |
| January 11, 2012 |
UIC Sustainability Lunch Series: Taste of Chicago Bioneers Sponsor: UIC Office of Sustainability For more than 20 years leaders, innovators, scientists, activists, artists, and students have gathered annually at the Bioneers Conference in California to share ideas and solutions, inspired by nature, that solve the most pressing challenges facing our planet and our civilization. Since 2002, local Bioneers networks have emerged around the country that connect the lessons learned at the conference to local communities and locally-relevant issues. In the Fall of 2012, Chicago Bioneers, the largest city in the country to ever host a Bioneers event, will take place at the UIC campus in November. The lunch series session will be a "Taste of Chicago Bioneers," an opportunity to learn more about this exciting and innovative network, view inspiring speakers from previous conferences, and connect with the nascent Chicago Bioneers group. The session is intended to be interactive, giving the audience an opportunity to envision the direction Chicago Bioneers will take. Anyone interested in sustainable communities, clean energy, social and environmental justice, biomimicry, native and indigenous cultures, urban agriculture and local food systems should attend! The UIC Sustainability Lunch Series is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions begin at Noon and are an hour in length, generally held on the first Wednesday of the month, alternating between the east and west side locations. Please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. Drinks and cookies will be provided. |
| January 4, 2012 |
UIC Sustainability Lunch Series: Biking as Sustainable Transportation Sponsor: UIC Office of Sustainability Biking produces no noise or pollution, consumes less energy than any motorized transport, provides valuable cardiovascular exercise, uses a small fraction of the space required for driving and parking cars, and costs less than private cars or public transport. Why don’t we bike more? The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany have created bike-friendly transportation cultures that attract riders to the road. Bike culture is now emerging in the US and Canada. Find out what happened in Europe and how Chicago fits into this picture. George Crabtree is Professor of Physics at University of Illinois-Chicago and Senior Scientist in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He has published more than 400 papers in leading scientific journals and has given over 100 invited talks at national and international scientific conferences. His research interests include materials science, sustainable energy, nanoscale superconductors and magnets, vortex matter in superconductors, and highly correlated electrons in metals. He has led workshops for the Department of Energy on hydrogen, solar energy, superconductivity, and materials under extreme environments, and co-chaired the Undersecretary of Energy’s assessment of DOE’s Applied Energy Programs. He has testified before the U.S. Congress on the hydrogen economy and on meeting sustainable energy challenges. The UIC Sustainability Lunch Series is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions begin at Noon and are an hour in length, generally held on the first Wednesday of the month, alternating between the east and west side locations. Please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. Drinks and cookies will be provided. |
| December 7, 2011 |
Recycling 101: The How, Why & Huh? Presented by: UIC Office of Sustainability Join us for the third UIC Sustainability Lunch Series and our Green Event Sponsor, Recycling Services, Inc. will even buy you lunch! Join Meghann Maves of Recycling Services Inc., for an introduction to recycling, and a discussion about the impacts and how-to of the materials we recycle everyday. Learn about resources and tips to help increase the amount of solid waste your office can divert from the waste stream, as well as information on how your successful home and office recycling program can positively impact the environment and your sustainability goals. Meghann is a Program Developer for Recycling Services Inc., focusing on finding ways to educate the Chicagoland area on the benefits of recycling. She currently sits as Chair of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) Illinois chapter’s Chicago Brach, as well as serving on the Chapter’s Strategic Operation’s Circle and as a LEED Green Associate Study Session instructor. Her past roles include work as a Sustainability Consultant at Cannon Design, primarily working as LEED Project Administrator for LEED for Schools projects, and as a LEED reviewer for the Green Building Certification Institute; as well as work for the Chicago Department of Environment at the Chicago Center for Green Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design from the Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago, and has over 7 years experience working in sustainable design fields. The UIC Sustainability Lunch Series is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions begin at Noon and are an hour in length, generally held on the first Wednesday of the month, alternating between the east and west side locations. |
| October 15, 2011 - November 13, 2011 |
New Suit Theatre Co. presents "Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy" - an adaptation of the documentary film of the same name. It follows Dr. Randy Olson, a scientist turned filmmaker, who is convinced that he can make a movie that will end the global warming debate just by interviewing scientists and placing their ideas side by side. |
| November 4, 2011 |
The UIC Office of Sustainability will hold a tree planting event on Friday, November 4 at 1pm as part of UIC’s effort to become recognized as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. A short overview will be given of the Tree Campus USA program and what UIC has done to attain recognition. If you would like to participate, please contact Andrew Lueck, graduate assistant with the UIC Office of Sustainability at alueck2@uic.edu For more information on UIC's Tree Campus USA efforts, visit http://sustainability.uic.edu/treecampus/ |
| November 1, 2011 |
Chancellor's Lecture: Green Metropolis and Urban Sustainability Book signing and reception to follow This lecture is sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor, Great Cities Institute, School of Public Health, the Office of Sustainability and the Caterpillar Foundation. David Owen has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1991. His most recent book is "Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability." Most Americans think of cities as ecological nightmares - wastelands of concrete, garbage, diesel fumes and traffic jams - but residents of urban cores actually consume less oil, electricity, and water than hybrid-driving Vermonters do, and they have smaller carbon footprints. Essentially, they're forced to. In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen offers an invaluable environmental template for a global population that is growing as natural resources shrink. He will change the way you may think about the environment. RSVP to chancellor@uic.edu |
| October 27, 2011 |
Toxic Bodies: Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES 1:30-3:30, Thursday, October 27, 2011, UIC Institute for the Humanities (Lower Level, Stevenson Hall) Details: Dr. Langston's presentation will examine the history of synthetic chemicals that disrupt hormones and the struggle for a precautionary principle to protect human and environmental health. About Dr. Langston: Nancy Langston is Professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a past-president of the American Society for Environmental History and is currently editor of the flagship journal in the field, Environmental History. Her talk is based on her recently released book, Toxic Bodies: Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES (Yale University Press). She is also the author of two earlier books published by the University of Washington Press: Forest Dreams, Forest Nightmares and Where the Land and Water Meet: A Western Landscape Transformed. For more information contact Prof. Chris Boyer at crboyer@uic.edu |
| October 21, 2011 |
Oil Spills, Ethics, and Society: How they Intersect and where the Responsibilities Reside For more information contact Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| September 6, 2011 - October 28, 2011 |
ACEC Offers LEED Green Associate Credential USGBC Course Online In partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, the American Council of Engineering Companies offers a unique online course providing essential knowledge of the sustainable building concepts that are fundamental to all LEED Rating Systems. Federal rulemaking, Executive Orders, and policies, along with state laws and local ordinances, are growing the LEED building market exponentially. To date, over a billion square feet have been certified using the LEED rating system. Green Buildings and Preparing for the LEED Green Associate is essential for those pursuing the Green Building Certification Institute’s (GBCI) LEED Green Associate professional credential – the third-party certification program and nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. The 32-hour course is "live" online 24/7 and accessible to registrants at their convenience from September 6, 2011 - October 28, 2011. After successfully completing this course, participants will be able to: ACEC members may register for the course at a special discount price. For complete details on course content and to register, click here. |
| September 30, 2011 |
IESP External Advisory Board Meeting Friday, September 30, 2011 |
| September 29, 2011 |
Our Common Future: Sustainable Development in A Deteriorating World Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland Thursday, September 29, 2011 At 3:00PM - reception to follow Student Services Building, Conference Rooms B & C, 1200 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL This event is free and open to the public This event is sponsored by: Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois Open Source Textbook Initiative Additional support provided by: School of Public Health, College of Engineering, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of Sustainability, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services, Honors College, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs Abstract: Dr. Brundtland's Bio: In the 1980s she gained international recognition, championing the principle of sustainable development as the Chair of the World Commission of Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission). As a young mother and newly qualified doctor, she won a scholarship to the Harvard School of Public Health. There, working alongside distinguished public health experts, Dr. Brundtland's vision of extending health beyond the confines of the medical world into environmental issues and human development began to take shape. In the ensuing decade, while also bringing up her children, Dr. Brundtland returned to Oslo and the Ministry of Health, and became Director of Health Services for Oslo's schoolchildren. In 1974, Dr. Brundtland became Minister of the Environment and received international recognition for her work. In 1981, at 41 years old, she was appointed Prime Minister for the first time – the youngest person and the first woman to hold the office in Norway. She served more than ten years as Head of Government over three terms until 1996. In 1998 she became Director-General of the World Health Organization for five years until her retirement in 2003. Since then, Dr. Brundtland has served on the Board of the United Nations Foundation and as Health Policy Fellow at Harvard University. She is also a member of the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change appointed by the United Nations Secretary General. Her forward-thinking and global awareness continues to elevate her worldwide profile. She now serves as United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change, seeking ways to balance human enterprise and the planet’s limits. As a member of The Elders, a group founded by Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, she contributes her wisdom, independent leadership, and integrity to tackling the world’s toughest problems, aiming to make the world a better place. Plesae click on the images below or here to view the event flier
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| September 21, 2011 |
EOHS Seminar Series Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Climate change is the most significant public health and environmental problem facing future generations. Human induced climate change is
already a contributor to floods, droughts, agricultural losses, and human disease. Major shifts in the sources and use of energy are needed within Dr. Milton Clark will cover the science, politics, and proposed solutions to address climate change. While with U.S. EPA, Dr. Clark worked on |
| September 13, 2011 |
Alice Hamilton Centennial Celebration Tuesday, September 13th 2011 Please join the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division at
the UIC School of Public Health and the Illinois Education and Research |
| August 8, 2011 - August 15, 2011 |
UIC Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy The world is undergoing a historic transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy alternatives and to proactive stewardship of our natural environment. Dealing with these challenges requires decision makers in public and private institutions who are well informed on energy and sustainability issues, spanning science, technology, economics, behavior, policy, planning and entrepreneurship. The Summer Institute will educate future decision makers on energy and sustainability through interdisciplinary lectures dealing with “big picture” issues presented at an accessible level. Graduates of the Institute will achieve an overview of the technical challenges and potential solutions, the economic and social barriers to implementation, the policy and planning needed to implement sustainable energy and the entrepreneurship that will deliver innovative energy technologies. For the span of eight days, students will be intensely immersed in the Summer Institute. Students will experience a range of activities, including lectures, panel discussions, tours of energy and environmental sites, and group projects addressing energy and sustainabilty challenges. Topics to be addressed during the week have been broken into themes, including:
For more information and to register please visit the Summer Institute's webiste http://sise.phy.uic.edu/index.php |
| June 20, 2011 - August 3, 2011 |
Foresight Immersion
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| May 16, 2011 |
Promoting Brownfield Development with Academic Intent The Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center (WPBC) at Carnegie Mellon University was formed in 1996 by a group of interdisciplinary faculty members. ‘Rich’ with brownfields, the Pittsburgh region has many notable successes and the WPBC has played a variety of roles in the process. WPBC Executive Director, Deborah Lange, will talk about the public-private partnerships that have helped to advance brownfields in Southwestern Pennsylvania; past outreach and community engagement initiatives of the WPBC; and, the current USEPA Training, Research and Technical Assistance grant. The latter, titled “Assessing Brownfield Sustainability: Life Cycle Analysis and Carbon Footprinting”, includes a partnership with the Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s Main Street and Elm Street Managers’ (training); using life cycle assessment to estimate the environmental impact of brownfield vs. greenfield residential developments (research); and, the preparation of a multi-attribute decisionmaking tool to assist communities in preparing inventories and prioritizing limited resources (technical assistance). Dr. Lange is also the Executive Director of the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education & Research at Carnegie Mellon University. She has a long history of work in brownfields, including her dissertation which considered the engineering economics of brownfield development. |
| May 11, 2011 |
Playing, Learning and Planning Together: An Application of Participatory Agent-Based Modeling to Environmental Planning Sponsor: Office of Sustainability Moira Zellner will discuss her current research "Playing, Learning and Planning Together: An Application of Participatory Agent-Based Modeling to Environmental Planning" Agent-based modeling (ABM) offers a powerful way to represent interactions because users learn to assess how different components of a complex system contribute to simulated effects. These models can represent decisions and environmental dynamics in a way that invites non-expert users’ involvement in both developing a model and meaningfully interpreting model outputs, thus inspiring trust in the modeling process. Understanding how the rules produce the simulated outputs help stakeholders learn how their choices extend beyond their individual areas of concern. Exposing them to shared vulnerabilities like water depletion helps motivate deliberate coordination to explore potential remedies to such threats. Thus, ABM can both improve the cognitive quality of planning deliberations around complex environmental problems, and improve the psychological and social sensitivity to common environmental goods. More details available at http://sustainability.uic.edu/events The UIC Sustainability Lunch Series is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. |
| April 1, 2011 - April 30, 2011 |
Earth Month 2011 Calendar
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| April 22, 2011 |
Using a Bayesian Network to Model the Interacting Ecological Pathways Leading to Impaired Stream Biology in Urban Watersheds Urbanization causes myriad changes in hydrological, physical, and chemical processes in watersheds, which ultimately disrupt stream ecosystems. These complex, interacting changes and their impacts are challenging to model. Traditional regression techniques that calculate empirical relationships between pairs of environmental factors do not capture the interconnected web of multiple stressors, while urbanization effects are not yet understood at the detailed scales required to make mechanistic modeling approaches feasible. Instead of using either a fully deterministic or fully statistical modeling approach, a Bayesian network model can be used as a hybrid approach to represent known general associations between variables while acknowledging uncertainty in the specifics. A Bayesian network is a graphical model that quantifies a network of probabilistic relationships between variables. This type of model is flexible in accommodating many model structure configurations and input information types; efficient in storing and manipulating complex information, and to parameterize; and transparent both in the relationships it describes with nodes and arrows and in the uncertainties it describes with discrete probability distributions for each variable. Taking advantage of these assets, a Bayesian network model was constructed to characterize the impact of urbanization on aquatic invertebrate stream communities through three simultaneous, interacting ecological pathways affecting stream hydrology, habitat, and water quality across watersheds. This model systematically incorporates both expert knowledge from ecologists, hydrologists and urban planners and data from the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Effect of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems (EUSE) studies for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The parameterized Bayesian network model can calculate the probabilities of attaining desired aquatic ecosystem conditions assuming different levels of urban stress, environmental conditions and management options. This approach to evaluating urbanization-induced perturbations in watersheds integrates statistical and mechanistic perspectives, different information sources, and several ecological processes into a comprehensive description of the system. When linked to a standardized environmental metric, such as the six-tiered Biological Condition Gradient (BCG), managers can use this type of model as a decision-making tool which probabilistically evaluates the likely impacts of different management decisions on biologic endpoints of concern. |
| February 28, 2011 |
Beyond Carbon: Assessing the Impacts of an Emerging Bioenergy Industry Bioenergy has the potential to diversify the global energy portfolio, provide a viable renewable alternative that can be implemented at a large scale, and reduce carbon emissions in the energy sector. There are also potential drawbacks to bioenergy development, such as disruptions to the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles, changes in water quality, and the potential consequences of land use change. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool that systematically quantifies a product’s environmental impact. LCA methods are most effective on established systems where data is available; however, the systems that could benefit most from these analyses are still under development. This research explores a potential method to develop a predictive and dynamic LCA, focusing on switchgrass. Switchgrass is a perennial grass that has been proposed as one of the major next-generation biofuels; however, switchgrass has never been cultivated on a large scale. The environmental impacts of switchgrass-derived biofuel will be largely depended on the prior land use. The large-scale ramifications of major land use conversions to switchgrass must be identified prior to implementation to better understand and mitigate potential unintended consequences. This research will discuss efforts to predict potential land use conversions, the impacts of switchgrass production given prior land use occupation, and the overall environmental impact of second-generation biofuels. Shelie Miller is an Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan. She received her PhD in Civil and Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2006. Dr. Miller was recently awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed upon early career scientists and engineers by the U.S. government. Shelie Miller’s research interests focus on life cycle assessment (LCA) and the environmental impacts of bioenergy. She is particularly interested in evaluating tradeoffs that arise between climate change improvements and potentially negative consequences of changes in land use patterns, such as increased nitrogen and phosphorus runoff. Because much of the bioenergy sector is still developing, her research group is working on novel methods to produce dynamic and predictive LCAs, in an effort to understand potential unintended consequences before they occur. Much of her research centers on the large-scale ramifications of major land use conversions to switchgrass, but can also be extended to other emerging energy systems. Below you can view the video of Dr. Miller's pressentation
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| January 13, 2011 |
Lunch & Learn: The Sustainable Consumer Since the 1970s the world has consumed resources faster than the earth can regenerate them. The world's ecological footprint has now expanded to 1.5 earths and continues to climb with growing population and rising lifestyle expectations in the developed and developing countries. If the world lived like western Europe, 3 earths would be required to supply its needs; if it lived like the United States, five earths would be required. Achieving sustainable consumption requires a fresh look at our habits for buying, using and disposing of goods and services. A few thoughts on personal consumer sustainability will be presented, including transportation, food, recycling, and energy. The UIC Sustainability Lunch & Learn is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions begin at Noon and are an hour in length, generally held on the second Wednesday on the east side and second Thursday on the west side of campus. Please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. Lunch and refreshments provided. |
| January 12, 2011 |
Lunch & Learn: Expanding the Idea of Sustainability at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum For the past two years, the Hull-House Museum has delved into issues of environmental and food justice, tying present day issues to the history of Jane Addams and the Hull-House Settlement. In doing so, we realized that sustainability extends beyond the environment and connects in surprising ways to the other core issues at Hull-House, including immigrants' and women's rights, labor issues, community development, the arts, and much more. Using Hull-House history as a framework, this presentation will offer an expanded understanding of sustainability and encourage those in the environmental movement to form strategic partnerships and alliances with unlikely partners. The UIC Sustainability Lunch & Learn is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions are an hour in length, generally held on the second Wednesday on the east side and second Thursday on the west side of campus. Please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. |
| January 10, 2011 - April 29, 2011 |
Department of Physics has a new course for the Spring 2011 Semester: Physics 116 - Energy for Future Decision-Makers (CRN 32112). Course will be taught by George Crabtree, UIC Distinguished Professors of Physics and Special Advisor on Energy, and Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. The course's focus: Survey of energy sustainability and environmental issues; all energy forms of production, sources, storage, and uses; their environmental implications on a global scale within the scientific, technological, political, economic, and social context. Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30AM - 10:45AM |
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Sustainability Lunch & Learn: Green and Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Sites The UIC Sustainability Lunch & Learn is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that a few simple actions can scale up to big impacts. Sessions begin at Noon and are an hour in length, generally held on the second Wednesday on the east side and second Thursday on the west side of campus. Please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. |
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| Chicago Wilderness Congress 2010 The 7th Biennial Congress of the Chicago Wilderness Alliance University of Illinois at Chicago The Forum 725 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL Program: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Networking Reception: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m Congress 2010 is the premier event showcasing the collaborative conservation action of the Chicago Wilderness alliance. Since 1998, the Chicago Wilderness (CW) alliance has convened a biennial Congress as a forum to share information, build partnerships, and identify opportunities for future collaborative work. The region's top conservationists will address critical issues related to CW's four strategic initiatives: to restore the health of local nature, implement the Chicago Wilderness Green Infrastructure Vision, combat climate change, and leave no child inside. David Wise, Associate Director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, will present opening remarks at the Congress. |
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The Sustainable Energy Challenge - George Crabtree presents at the Chancellor's Lectures & Events Series, October 26 The global dependence on fossil fuels is among the greatest challenges facing our economic, social and political future. The uncertainty in the cost and supply of oil threatens the global economy and energy security, the pollution of fossil combustion threatens human health, and the emission of greenhouse gases threatens global climate. Meeting the demand for double the current global energy use in the next 50 years without damaging our economy, security, environment or climate requires finding alternative sources of energy that are clean, abundant, accessible and sustainable. The transition to greater sustainability involves tapping unused energy flows such as sunlight and wind, producing electricity without carbon emissions from clean coal and high efficiency nuclear power plants, and using energy more efficiently. Achieving these goals requires creating new materials of increasing complexity and functionality to control the transformation of energy between light, electrons and chemical bonds. Challenges and opportunities for developing the complex materials and controlling the chemical changes that enable greater sustainability will be presented.
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| Lunch & Learn: Deforestation Holly Gillis 2175 College of Medicine Research Building (West Campus) 12pm-1pm Holly Gillis is a senior Economics student who recently spent 4 months in Pará, a state in Brazil's northern Amazon region. She received a Gilman Scholarship from the U.S. Institute for International Education to study Resource Management and Human Ecology, and had the opportunity to participate in research involving native beekeeping in the region. She has been a leader in several student-led sustainability initiatives, as well as an employee of the Office of Sustainability for the past 3 years. To sweeten the lecture, she will be bringing tropical honey to sample. The UIC Sustainability Lunch & Learn is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. |
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Lunch & Learn: Case study in how NOT to Sustainably Regulate Pesticides The UIC Sustainability Lunch & Learn is designed to increase UIC staff, faculty and student engagement in activities that reduce negative environmental impacts both at home and on campus. By providing information that relates to our lives on and off campus, we hope to demonstrate how and why stewardship of the environment matters, and that simple actions can scale up to big impacts. |
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May 7, 2009 |
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3:00pm |
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April 28 - 30, 2009 |
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DECON '09 Conference on Building Deconstruction and Building Material Reuse and Recycling |
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April 9, 2009 |
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12:00pm |
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April 8, 2009 |
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11:30 - 12:30 p.m. |
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April 3, 2009 |
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2:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
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March 18, 2009 |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. Access to valuable natural resources has often generated conflict between nations, regions, communities, individuals, and corporations. What can we learn about how tensions over oil and water have been handled in the past? How are communities pitted against each other when it comes to access and control of these resources? In All's Fair in Oil and Water, we will use the story of the Great Lakes Compact, current conflict over oil in Nigeria, and the documentary Water Pressures, which tells the story of a collaborative water management model in India, to examine conflict over oil and water. For more information about the All-Consuming series, visit www.prairie.org/OilandWater or call 312.422.5580. |
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March 13, 2009 |
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SEO Room 236 at 12pm
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January 27, 2009 |
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Join the Illinois Humanities Council for the next event in the
All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water program series. Yours, Mine, Ours, or Theirs? Accessing and Controlling Oil and Water This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required and can be made online, by email at events@prairie.org, or by calling 312.422.5580. Are oil and water resources to be stewarded and shared or commodities to be bought and sold? Does any person, country, or community own oil and water resources? How do the concepts of ownership and stewardship affect access to oil and water? What questions are raised by the privatization of resources? Panelists: Fernando Coronil, Ph.D. - Presidential Professor, Department of Anthropology, City University of New York Marian Kramer - National Co-Chair, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization (featured in The Water Front) Elizabeth Miller - Director, The Water Front Sabina L. Shaikh, Ph.D. - Lecturer, Public Policy and Program on Global Environment, University of Chicago Senior Research Economist, RCF Economic Consulting (moderator) Maureen D. Taylor - State Chair, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization (featured in The Water Front) |
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January 20, 2009 |
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IESP Annual Holiday Party |
November 13 , 2008 |
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Chicago Wilderness Congress 2008 Congress 2008 is the premier event to highlight the resources, science, and collaborative conservation action of the Chicago Wilderness consortium. Congress 2008 will feature the strategic initiatives of Chicago Wilderness: Green Infrastructure, Leave No Child Inside, Restoration & Management, and Climate Change. |
November 6 , 2008 |
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Environmental Town Hall Meeting |
September 25 , 2008 |
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Environmental Town Hall Meeting |
September 16-17, 2008 |
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IESP External Advisory Board Meeting |
August 26, 2008 |
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IESP Steering Committee Meeting |
June 5, 2008 |
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Celebrate the United Nations Environment Programme’s Go Green!
Use public transportation to visit the Garden on June 5, or anytime throughout the year. |
May 19 – May 23, 2008 |
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Announcing a ONE-WEEK GRADUATE COURSE Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Environmental Changes Course Description: Presentations from this course are available here. |
April 22, 2008 |
Town Hall Meeting: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 12pm Student Center East room 713 The Institute for Environmental Science and Policy is sponsoring a town hall meeting to explore opportunities for environmental research and education within the UIC community, including prospects that support the new campus sustainability initiative. All interested faculty, administrators, and students are invited to brainstorm new ideas for research and education as the next step in expanding environmental scholarship over the next decade. The meeting will include a panel of faculty members and administrators from across the university, followed by questions and comments from those in attendance. Panel members: Moderator: |
March 29, 2008 |
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Earth Hour at UIC Turn off your lights from 8-9 p.m. local time on Saturday March 29, 2008. During that hour replace your old light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs. Commit to reducing your energy consumption in the year ahead. Visit earthhour.org to find out how to make a difference in the fight against climate change. |
February 26, 2008 |
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Spring 2008 |
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Faculty Search, Landscape Ecology Presentations Audrey Mayer, University of Helsinki Caroline Taylor,
Center for Wildlife Ecology Douglas Bruggeman,
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Maria Miriti,
Ohio State University Bethany Bradley,
Princeton University Emily Minor,
Appalachian Laboratory |
October 9, 2007 |
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| 2007 AEESP Distinguished Lectureship featuring Dr. David Allen, Gertz Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, University of Texas at Austin 3:15pm at the Perlstein Hall Auditorium, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W. 33rd Street SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING: A model for engineering education in the twenty-first century? How do we design a sustainable built environment for ten billion people? For more information on the AEESP Lecture contact Liz Alva 312.567.3009 alva@iit.edu |
Spring 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL & WATER RESOURCES SEMINAR SERIES |
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January 19: Christophe Darnault, UIC, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Materials Engineering, Sustainable development and integrated management of shared groundwater resources January 26: Amid Khodadoust, UIC, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Materials Engineering, Adsorption of PAHs in Aged Harbor Sediments February 2: Scott Cieniawski, USEPA, Ashtabula river sediment remediation presentation February 9: Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Use of large undisturbed columns for examination of the fate and transport of organic contaminants February 16: Peter Doran, UIC, Associate Professor, Dept.of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Climate and hydrology in the McMurdo dry valleys, East Antarctica February 23: Pratibha Naithani, UIC, Ph.D. Student, Dept.of Civil and Materials Engineering, Arsenic in Alkaline Coal Fly Ash: Column Leaching vs. Batch Sequential Leaching March 2: Jean Francois Gaillard, Northwestern University, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Evironmental Engineering, Biogenic manganese oxides: Structure & environmental importance March 9: Nancy Tuchman, Loyola University, Professor, Dept. of Biology, Invasive cattails in Great lakes coastal wetlands and their mechanisms for dominating March 16: Krishna Reddy, UIC, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Materials Engineering, Field Monitoring and Performance Evaluation of Bioreactor Landfills March 23: Karl Rockne, UIC, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Materials Engineering, Kinetic aspects of iron oxidation in a facultative wastewater stabilization pond April 6: Christopher G. Peterson, Loyola University, Dept. of Natural Science, Species representation in benthic algal communities and the functional attributes of aquatic ecosystems April 13: Alessandro Franchi, Carrolo Engineers, Ph.D. Drinking water: perspectives on regulations and the future of the industry April 20: Aaron Packman, Northwestern University, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Interplay of surface-subsurface hydrodynamic interactions and microbial processes in sedimentary environments April 27: Paul Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology, Associate Professor, Dept.of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Water reuse in Northeast Illinois May 4: Andy Jazdanian, TODA America, Aquifer remediation with reactive nanoscale zerovalent iron |
| January 18, 2007 |
Seminar: Using Bus Rapid Transit to Reduce Urban Air Pollution Sponsored by IESP and the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs |
| December 18, 2006 |
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IESP Holiday Reception Please join us for light refreshments to celebrate the end of the year! |
| October 31, 2006 |
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Land Re-Use Symposium: Everything You Wanted To Know About Brownfields
and Land Re-use The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), Chicago Regional Chapter is
hosting a ½-day symposium on brownfield and re-use sites from
a risk assessment perspective. To register, contact Dr. Mario Mangino at mangino.mario@epa.gov or 312-886-2589. The registration fee is $15.00 ($7.50 for students), payable by cash or check the day of the event. Checks should be made payable to Mario Mangino, the SRA Treasurer. For more information, contact Dr. Laurel Berman, SRA Events Councilor, at 312-886-7476 or c/o berman.laurel@epa.gov DRAFT AGENDA |
| October 23, 2006 |
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Seminar: Integrating Land-use Change and Environmental Modeling
Sponsored by IESP, LEAP, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Urban Planning and Policy, and the Urban Transportation Center |
| September 26-27, 2006 |
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| IESP External Advisory Board Meeting |
| September 19, 2006 |
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| IESP Steering Committee Meeting |
| ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES*
FALL 2006 SCHEDULE, Fridays, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
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| September 1 Perni Venkateswarlu, Associate Professor
Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, JNTU, India Geoinformatics
for Environmental Applications |
| May 11, 2006 |
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| IESP Spring Steering Committee Meeting |
| April 17, 2006 |
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| April is Earth Month! |
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| Spring 2006 IESP / CME: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES |
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Location: Department of Civil & Materials Engineering, Room 1047ERF January 20 Tom Theis, Director & Professor Institute for
Environmental Science & Policy, UIC January 27 Jennifer Dunn, Environmental Engineer U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago February 3 Amid Khodadoust, Assistant Professor Department of
Civil & Materials Engineering, UIC February 10 G. Ali Mansoori, Professor Departments of Bioengineering
& Chemical Engineering, UIC February 17 Solenne Grellier, Post-Doctoral Fellow & J.
Gangathulasi, Ph.D. Student February 24 Christophe Darnault, Assistant Professor Department
of Civil & Materials Engineering, UIC March 3 Jean-François Gaillard, Professor Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University March 10 Phil Carpenter, Professor Department of Geology and
Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University March 17 Jim Olsta, Technical Manager Lining Technologies Group,
CETCO, Arlington Heights, IL March 24 Spring Break March 31 Jim Mueller, Director of Remedial Solutions & Strategies
Adventus Americas, Inc., Bloomingdale, Illinois April 7 An Li, Associate Professor Environmental Occupational
Health and Safety, School of Public Health, UIC April 14 Moira L. Zellner, Assistant Professer Department of
Urban Planning and Policy, UIC April 21 Krishna Pagilla, Associate Professor Department of
Chemical & Environmental Engineering, IIT April 28 Mary Ashley, Professor Department of Biological Sciences, UIC TBA |
| April 19, 2005 |
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Seminar: The EcoLabOrative: An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Experiment in Sustainable Product Design Education |
| April is Earth Month! 2005 |
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| Thursday, March 31 Opening Reception; 4:00-5:30 p.m.; Montgomery Ward Lounge; UIC Student Center East Why Wait? Start Earth Month early! Monday, April 4 Get dirty! Come learn hands-on about native plant propagation and prairie landscaping with Professor Darrel Murray. This is the first of a series of work days in the greenhouse and around UIC, and later you will have an opportunity to help design an ecological study space on campus. Bring gardening gloves if you have them. For more information, write to spriet1@uic.edu. Tuesday, April 5 Stop by EcoCampus's informational booth to learn about the environmental problems facing us today and what you can do to turn the tide! Monday, April 11 Tuesday, April 12 Eco-Twister and edible landfill pies! Come out to the Wellness Jam where you can also calculate your own ecological footprint, test your environmental trivia knowledge, and take the jelly bean challenge! Table co-hosted by EcoCampus and the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy. The Wellness Jam is sponsored by the Wellness Center. For more information, contact esitri1@uic.edu. Monday, April 18 Thursday, April 21 Why wait for Earth Day? Celebrate a day early! This outside event will feature live entertainment, a raffle, crafts, recycled notebook sale, design submissions for an ecological Oasis, and informational booths. For information, contact esitri1@uic.edu. Friday, April 22 Celebrate International Earth Day by beautifying your campus! Spend an hour outdoors, working with other volunteers to pick up litter around campus. For details, write to lsimon2@uic.edu. Monday, April 25 UIC faculty members will present and discuss the relationship between ecology, social justice, and human rights worldwide. There will be time for questions; all are invited to participate. For more information, contact esitri1@uic.edu. Friday, April 29 Gather at UIC and ride in a group to the loop to join the Chicago Critical Mass bicycle ride. This monthly ride around the city is a great tribute to healthy, sustainable transportation! |
| March 10, 2005 |
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Seminar: Lessons from the Cycles of Metals |
| February 24, 2005 |
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Seminar: Is It Worthwhile to Fight for Energy Security? |
| December 5, 2003 |
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Cross Campus Seminar: Well-to-Wheels Energy and Emission Effects of Fuel-Cell Vehicles Powered with Different Fuels |
| November 5, 2003 |
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Cross Campus Seminar: Sustainability by Design: A Role for Industrial Ecology |
| October 2, 2003 |
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Cross Campus Seminar: A False Hypothesis? Implications for Agriculture and Culture If True |
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