by tsaiweichen | Sep 23, 2015 | Events, Uncategorized
Join the faculty and staff of the Environmental Studies Program for the annual Environmental Studies Open House. Thursday, October 15, 2015 4:00pm – 6:00pm Pick Hall First Floor Lounge 5828 S. University Avenue Chicago IL, 60637 Come to our annual open house to...
by tsaiweichen | Sep 22, 2015 | Announcements, Posts, Uncategorized
By Eva Kinnebrew Eva Kinnebrew is a 4th-year Environmental Studies major. This summer she was a Jeff Metcalf intern at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA, where she studied grassland ecology. Naushon Island, the largest of the Elizabeth Islands...
by tsaiweichen | Sep 22, 2015 | Announcements, Uncategorized
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The @GreenChicago Restaurant Coalition, University of Chicago – Environment, Agriculture, and Food Working Group, and the Office of Sustainability are partnering with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to broaden sustainability efforts...
by tsaiweichen | Sep 17, 2015 | Announcements, Uncategorized
I am a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Economics. Though originally from Taiwan, I have previously lived in Swaziland, St.Kitts, and Belize. This summer, I worked as the Urban Sustainability Intern at the Paulson Institute in Chicago, where I conducted...
by tsaiweichen | Sep 14, 2015 | Announcements, Posts, Uncategorized
As world energy demands skyrocket and climate change looms around the corner, a new nuclear fuel, thorium, is emerging as a clean, safe and cheap fuel that could power the world for generations to come. Can thorium offer the energy alternative we need to power the...
