On Campus ·
He Speaks for the Trees
Groundskeeper and AU grad student John Boyle Ruiz, SIS/BA ’22, has bloomed where he’s planted, launching the arboretum’s Tree Thursday Instagram series
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Environment ·
Professor MacAvoy on the Science of Earthquakes
After earthquake rattles New Jersey, Professor of Environmental Science Stephen MacAvoy answers our questions about recent earthquakes across the globe
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Environment ·
Who Are Today's Climate Activists?
SIS professor Dana R. Fisher explores the truth about three of the big myths being told about climate activism and the climate movement today.
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On Campus ·
Won’t You Be Our Neighbor?
The university has numerous opportunities for engagement with the community through the AU Neighborhood Partnership and the Community Liaison Committee.
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Environment ·
Winter Energy Curtailment Efforts Result in Significant Energy and Water Cost Savings
The measurements all have been collected and analyzed and the findings make apparent that American University’s annual Winter Energy Curtailment efforts were again an overwhelming success.
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Environment ·
Trace Your Waste
Leave fewer (environmental) footprints behind by following Facility Management’s trash-sorting guidelines.
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Athletics ·
AU Men's Basketball 10th Annual Sustainability Awareness Game, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.
Tip-off to eight-week national competition to reduce waste produced on campus
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Environment ·
Two Facts and a Fiction: Waste Not
CAS professorial lecturer and RECIPES fellow Kristine Beran on wasted food, which reaches a peak during the holiday season.
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Environment ·
Facilities Management Marks ENERGY STAR Day with a Heating Plant Tour
Facilities Management partners with Office of Sustainability to show staff and faculty AU's energy-saving heating plant
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Environment ·
Intertwining Roots: Collaborative, Antiracist Scholarship and the Environment
Two-day event promotes antiracist approaches to environmental work.
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