#TrendingTopics: Going Green, Worth the Cost or Effort?
A discussion hosted by the Student Activities Board will explore the cost and importance of going green.
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Inside Greenhouse: Carmen Agouridis and Mary Arthur
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Two of the faculty co-directors, Carmen Agouridis and Mary Arthur, share some of their thoughts about the exciting new opportunity that Greenhouse can provide for students living on campus.
UK’s Greenhouse is designed for students interested in learning different aspects of their local environment, all in the context of sustainability. Greenhouse students will extend their classroom learning through community engagement with organizations and like-minded students committed to developing a sustainable Lexington.
Greenhouse Commercial: see blue. live green.
We wanted to make a really cool commercial to show the world all the great things happening with UK's new Environment and Sustainability Residential College - Greenhouse.
Unfortunately, this is what the auditions looked like.
see blue. live green.
Inside Greenhouse: Shannon Bell and Alan Fryar
Two of the faculty co-directors, Shannon Bell from the Department of Sociology and Alan Fryar from the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, share some of their thoughts about the exciting new opportunity that Greenhouse can provide for students living on campus.
Inside Greenhouse: Shane Tedder and Mariah Lewis
UK Sustainability Coordinator Shane Tedder and Student Programming Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability Mariah Lewis, share some of their thoughts about the exciting new opportunity that Greenhouse can provide for students living on campus.
New Faculty 2013: Meet Michael McGlue
The Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Michael McGlue to its faculty!
McGlue's research background rests in both stratigraphy—or the study of rock layers and layering—and Earth history. In both cases, McGlue aims to answer questions related to environmental change and energy resources.
The Human Side of the Environment
By Guy Spriggs
According to Spanish and topical studies major Sammi Meador, it can be hard to use words like environmentalism and sustainability when talking about her personal and academic interests.
“These are hot topics right now,” Meador said, “and a lot of people think these are just wishy-washy terms.”
As she explains, however, sustainability is about far more than buzz words and empty gestures. Environmental studies is also about people.
Mountains of Empowerment
By Guy Spriggs
SOC 360: Environmental Sociology with John Johnson
A sociological study of the emergence of the environment as a social issue in contemporary societies. Topics may include the social, cultural and economic factors associated with the perception of environmental issues; risk perception; and the mobilization of publics around environmental issues.
