Humboldt State Now
Sustainability Archive
- Week of: Oct 04, 2009
- Campus Volunteers Give 1000 Hours to North Coast »
Humboldt State’s students, faculty and staff lent a big hand to the North Coast on the 16th Annaul HSU Day of Caring, held Sept. 19.
- Week of: Aug 23, 2009
- HSU, Sac State Garner $3M Environmental Grant »
The National Science Foundation has awarded $2 million to Sacramento State and $1 million to Humboldt State for their partnership in the California Environmental Legacy Project.
- Week of: Aug 16, 2009
- Student Project Adds Green Energy to Campus »
It’s hard not to notice Humboldt State’s latest renewable energy project. The top of the Old Music Building has been outfitted with an array of 60 photovoltaic (PV) solar panels quietly pumping out clean energy.
- Week of: Aug 02, 2009
- Alum Honored for Light Bulb Research »
Humboldt State University sociology alumnus Lou Jacobson (Master’s, 2008), an energy specialist with the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, will be honored at ceremonies in San Francisco August 10 for outstanding research in barriers to student use of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.
- Week of: May 10, 2009
- HSU in Quest for Renewable Energy »
Arcata – Humboldt State University’s Schatz Energy Research Center will partner with the Redwood Coast Energy Authority and Pacific Gas & Electric Company in a $200,000 project financed by the California Energy Commission to conduct engineering and economic studies in support of homegrown renewable energy in Humboldt County.
- Week of: May 03, 2009
- Students Fight Against Light Pollution »
The student-led Humboldt Energy Independence Fund has granted $75,000 for a Green Campus Program proposal to upgrade the Redwood Bowl stadium lighting at Humboldt State University and slash electricity consumption and light spillage.
- Week of: Apr 12, 2009
- SLAM Fest Gears Up for Green Living »
When it comes to making sustainable living fun, no one can top Humboldt State. For 14 years HSU has been hosting the Sustainable Living Arts and Music Festival, or SLAM Fest, and it keeps getting better.
- Week of: Feb 15, 2009
- Alum Aids Green Efforts at UCLA »
Despite growing up in a dense urban area, Nurit Katz remembers having a keen interest in the outdoors and environmental science as a child. Now, as sustainability coordinator for the University of California, Los Angeles, Katz is able to pursue her passions and help the campus become more ecologically friendly by applying what she learned at Humboldt State.
- A New Look at Air Quality »
When we think of air pollution we usually think of smog clouds covering places like Los Angeles or Mexico City. But how many people actually consider the consequences of indoor air pollution? Not many, according to Dr. Richard Corsi, HSU alum and architectural and engineering professor at University of Texas at Austin.
- Week of: Feb 08, 2009
- CRP Compost Program »
- Monitors Fill Gap in Sun Map »
Arcata—Humboldt State has connected with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to become a primary data-collecting site for solar radiation.
- Week of: Feb 01, 2009
- Help Humboldt with Recyclemania »
- Week of: Jan 25, 2009
- From the Farm to the Dining Hall »
The local, organic produce served at Humboldt State’s main dining hall is fresh. In fact, if you’re eating a salad in The J at noon, there’s a good chance the lettuce was picked that same morning.
- Week of: Jan 11, 2009
- Online Courses Cut Carbon Emissions »
There’s a moral of sorts to this story, but it’s a little tricky. Last semester, Professor David Campbell, a psychologist at Humboldt State, taught two online courses: Psychology of Critical Thinking (PSYC 100) and the Senior Seminar (PSYC 485).
- Week of: Dec 14, 2008
- HSU Wins Major Conservation Grant »
Arcata – A team of Humboldt State University faculty and graduate students has won a $620,000 federal grant to develop water management solutions in the face of soaring population growth and rapid changes in water and land use in the rural West.
- Week of: Dec 07, 2008
- Student Designs May Help Developing Nations »
The Full Belly Project and Humboldt State University’s Introduction to Design course hosted an open house from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at HSU. The event marked the public unveiling of seven student team designs that improve and adapt the internationally acclaimed Universal Nut Sheller (UNS) as part of an international service learning partnership.
- Students Strive for Energy Independence »
The Humboldt Energy Independence Fund committee recently awarded $68,000 for three student-designed projects.
- Week of: Nov 30, 2008
- Vote for the HSU Phantom Hunter Video »
Humboldt State University’s Green Campus Program recently entered a video in the National Wildlife Federation’s “Campus Chill Out” competition. Students, staff, faculty and members of the HSU community can vote for the video online, increasing the chance the video is selected as the competition’s winner.
- Wave Energy Deemed Feasible, But Gnarly »
Ocean waves are a promising source of renewable electric power for the Redwood Coast, but the policy issues are complex and will force political tradeoffs, according to a state-commissioned white paper co-authored, in part, by experts from Humboldt State.
- Week of: Nov 02, 2008
- Greening the Eureka Waterfront »
Eureka — After five years of searching the Humboldt Bay Sustainable Living Center has found a home along the Eureka waterfront, near Halverson Park. The center will feature an eco-hostel, a conference center, office space for green businesses and non-profits as well as a 100-mile café.
- Week of: Oct 19, 2008
- HSU Joins Statewide Solar Partnership »
Arcata – Humboldt State University has established two solar energy initiatives as part of a joint program with California State University and the California Department of General Services to generate eight megawatts of solar photovoltaic power and reduce the human carbon footprint.
