Sustainable UNH

Learning about sustainability through the example of UNH

Entries Tagged as 'Biodiversity & health'

Happy Earth Day!

April 22nd, 2013 · 1 Comment

Congratulations to Chris, Jocelyn and Catie for winning the Earth Day contest we held today with @UofNH! All three students told us they do great things for the environment, from carpooling to using reusable water bottles and coffee mugs to starting a new sustainability and business student group. At UNH, even our Wildcat knows how [...]

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Sustainable Stories, Profile in Sustainability Ben Trolio ’13, and Get Ready for Fall: UNHSA Summer 2012 Newsletter

May 29th, 2012 · No Comments

Email not displaying correctly? Sustainable Stories: A Reporting Project by Students in the UNH Journalism ProgramSustainability is not an easy word to spell, let alone cover in the fast-paced world of today’s journalism. But UNH Assistant Professor Tom Haines and his English 66: Advanced Newswriting class tackled the topic with flying colors this spring via Sustainability Stories at sustainu.org. Their [...]

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Tags: Biodiversity & health · Climate & energy · Culture & Sustainability · Food, agriculture, & nutrition · Higher Education

Earth Week Events!

April 23rd, 2012 · No Comments

Lots going on this week in celebration of Earth Day! You can find a full list of UNH Durham events HERE. Questions? Contact SEAC’s Earth Day Coordinator, Fiona Gettinger, at fionalegravita@gmail.com. Enjoy! Written by Sara.

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Tags: Biodiversity & health · Climate & energy · Culture & Sustainability · Food, agriculture, & nutrition · Higher Education

UNH Featured in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges!

April 19th, 2012 · No Comments

   | UNH Named to Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges For the fifth year in a row, UNH was named one of the nation’s most sustainable colleges by The Princeton Review. UNH was chosen based on its commitment to sustainability in academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation. UNH is included in the [...]

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Tags: Biodiversity & health · Climate & energy · Culture & Sustainability · Higher Education

FREE Bike Commuter Clinic TODAY until 2 PM!

April 18th, 2012 · No Comments

The UNH Sustainability Stewards and UNH Cycling Team have united to offer a FREE bike clinic TODAY from 11 AM – 2 PM outside the MUB. Bring your bike for a tune-up and then sign up for our month-long Wildcat Commuter Challenge starting May! You could win prizes for commuting sustainably to and from UNH! [...]

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Wildcat Commuter Challenge for faculty and staff; Profile in Sustainability – Dr. Siobhan Senier; check out our student video and image sumissions!

April 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

Email not displaying correctly? UNH Sustainbility Stewards Announce Wildcat Commuter Challenge This May, don’t be part of the 85% of UNH faculty and staff who drive alone to work. Prepare to leave your car behind – and win big prizes by doing so! The UNH Sustainability Stewards, a faculty and staff group on campus committed to [...]

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Tags: Biodiversity & health · Climate & energy · Culture & Sustainability · Higher Education

Congrats to our video and image contest winners!

March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments

BIG congrats to UNHstudents Jessica Daigle ’13 and Bobby Lambert ’10, ’12G, the image and video winners, respectively, of our first annual “What Sustainability Means to Me” student video and image contest! Each has won $500, and their work – along with other student submissions – is on display through April 4, 2012, at the [...]

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Big day today: Sustainability Unbound and Video & Image Contest Awards Ceremony!

March 21st, 2012 · No Comments

This week is a big one for sustainability at UNH. Today we begin “Sustainability Unbound,” the 2011-2012 Sidore Lecture Series. Please join us today and tomorrow for lectures by several amazing humanities and liberal arts scholars. All lectures are free, open to the public, and in the Huddleston Hall ballroom. And today at 12 noon [...]

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Help choose the winners of our “What Sustainability Means to Me” Student Video and Image Contest!

March 6th, 2012 · No Comments

This year is UNH’s first student video and image contest on sustainability. Under the theme “What Sustainability Means to Me,” we asked students to put their creative talents to use in video and digital imagery, and they came through with flying colors. Now it’s YOUR turn to help us choose our top winners! From now until March 16, [...]

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UNH Sustainability Feb/March Newsletter: Costa Rica Summer Study Abroad, FourSquare, Profile in Sustainability Ella Nilsen ’13

February 9th, 2012 · No Comments

Email not displaying correctly? New UNH Sustainability Study Abroad Program in Costa Rica Launches this SummerSustainable development and eco-tourism. Spanish language and Latin American studies. Corporate social responsibility and community service. These are just a few of the topics UNH students can immerse themselves in learning this summer as part of UNH’s new study abroad [...]

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Tags: Biodiversity & health · Climate & energy · Culture & Sustainability · Food, agriculture, & nutrition · Higher Education