by tsaiweichen | May 19, 2016 | Events, Posts, Uncategorized
Ida Noyes Hall – Library | 1212 E 59th St The Environmental Studies graduating class presents their BA research at our annual Thesis Poster Session and Reception. Join us any time between 4:30 and 6:30 PM to meet our students and discuss their thesis research....
by tsaiweichen | Mar 4, 2016 | Announcements, Cafe Assessment for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES), Posts, Uncategorized
We visited Testa Produce last week and discovered an amazing array of green practices including solar panels, a wind turbine, rainwater harvesting, a green roofs and so much more. Read more about it as our trip is featured this week on the Chicago Studies Course...
by tsaiweichen | Feb 11, 2016 | Announcements, Cafe Assessment for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES), Posts, Uncategorized
When I was in sixth grade, my grade went on a team (class) building retreat at a nature reserve in the suburbs of Baltimore. One of the major themes of the week was reducing “pesolet” – the Hebrew term for food waste. Among the activities that week was a competition,...
by tsaiweichen | Feb 11, 2016 | Announcements, Posts, Uncategorized
By: Eva Kinnebrew In 1798, Thomas Robert Malthus published his Essay on the Principle of Population, in which he introduced what seemed like an impending catastrophe. Malthus had calculated the rate of population growth as well as the rate at which we increased...
by tsaiweichen | Dec 16, 2015 | Posts, Uncategorized
At the birth of the 20th century, farmers made up about 38% of the U.S. labor force. Now, less than 3% of Americans work in agriculture [1], in part due to global urbanization trends, and in part because of farming’s increased efficiency and specialization. Technology...
by tsaiweichen | Nov 16, 2015 | Announcements, Featured, Posts, Uncategorized
Effectively addressing issues of climate change requires a concerted global effort. That is the objective of the upcoming climate talks in Paris: to reach an agreement on climate that involves the full, cooperative participation of all the nations in the world. This...
