Eco-Education A first-year seminar class offered this semester is giving students the chance to explore environmental issues from a humanities perspective. The class, Sustainability in...
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Dr Hrabowski on UMBC's progress & efforts in sustainability
From the 2013 Legislative Testimony, Dr Freeman Hrabowski, III, UMBC President SUSTAINABILITY Our campus community is working to address global warming every day. Through our research and...
March 11, 2013
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Dr Hrabowski extols UMBC's advances & in earth sciences
From the 2013 Legislative Testimony, Dr Freeman Hrabowski, III, UMBC President According to the Higher Education Research & Development Survey, the campus ranks 18th nationally in...
March 11, 2013
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UMBC’s Dept. of Marine Biotech. is taking on the challenge
Fishing Without a Net In UMBC’s Department of Marine Biotechnology, Yonathan Zohar and his colleagues are creating sustainable fish farms that may revolutionize our notions of fishing and...
February 11, 2013
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Schwartz reduces compaction of soil, increasing infiltration
GREEN AND CLEAN Can Maryland’s green spaces help keep the Chesapeake Bay cleaner? Source: UMBC Magazine Stuart S. Schwartz, a senior research scientist at UMBC’s Center for Urban...
February 11, 2013
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The Community Program Grant to sponsor a new UMBC initative
Food for Thought: The UMBC Graduate Student Association will work with local partner Food for Thought to address “food deserts”: urban neighborhoods in which residents face significant challenges...
February 5, 2013
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From new construction to greening practices, Res Life is on
Black and Gold? Try Green and Gold Spend a few minutes in Patapsco Hall’s recently-completed addition, and you won’t have to be told it received one of the world’s top certifications for...
February 1, 2013
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Stay up to date on how you can pitch in!
Report Departmental Recycling : Time for All StAR (All State Agencies Recycle) Survey! Total campus waste and recycling weights must be sent to the Maryland Department of the Environment....
January 28, 2013
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UMBC Magazine on a green alumn who connects arts & science
As a child, Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins ’97, biological sciences, could often be found on a fishing pier on the Chesapeake Bay, dangling a line for fish or chicken-necking for blue crabs with her...
January 22, 2013
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UMBC takes on Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
UMBC Patapsco Hall Green Roof Research Platform Green roofs are important elements of sustainable design since they help reduce storm water run off- one of the major problems facing the...
January 14, 2013
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