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Sustainability Archive
- Week of: May 12, 2013
- Lighting Inventory Illuminates Energy Efficiency on Campus »
Humboldt State is looking at ways to make campus lighting more energy efficient.
- Week of: May 05, 2013
- HSU Earns Silver STARS Rating for Sustainability »
Humboldt State University recently received a Silver Rating in STARS, a nationwide program that evaluates an institution’s programs and practices in sustainability. The rating places HSU among the nation’s leaders in sustainability.
- Week of: Apr 28, 2013
- CSU, EPA Increase Opportunities for Environmental Stewards »
The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office.
- Plan ‘Bee’: Grad Student Explores Role of Native Honeybees »
What role do native bees play in local crop pollination? And should local farmers establish better habitats to support them?
- Campus Makes Strides Against Waste »
Humboldt State University is making substantial gains in waste abatement, decreasing its solid waste disposal in 2012 by 176 tons.
- Week of: Apr 21, 2013
- Campus as a Living Lab Grant Program »
The following was provided by the California State University Chancellor’s Office:
- Campus Cleanup Disposes Over a Ton of Hazardous Waste »
Humboldt State has discarded over a ton of hazardous materials and electronic waste this past year thanks the Campus Wide Waste Collection Project.
- Week of: Apr 14, 2013
- Earth Day Forum Probes Marijuana’s Environmental Impact »
Humboldt State University will host its inaugural Earth Day Symposium on Marijuana and the Environment this weekend, centering on a key issue often overlooked in mainstream analysis: marijuana’s environmental effects.
- HSU Ranks Again as Top North American ‘Green College’ »
For the fourth year in a row, Humboldt State University is rated among the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada by the Princeton Review, an education services company, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council.
- University Celebrates Earth Day »
Humboldt State is continuing its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection with a number of events celebrating Earth Day, Monday, April 22.
- HSU’s Schatz Lab Leads World Solar Foray »
An international agency has adopted a new technical standard led by the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University that harmonizes national quality assurance requirements for solar-powered light-emitting diode devices (LEDs).
- Week of: Mar 31, 2013
- Schatz Center Garners $94K for Biomass Research »
The Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC) at Humboldt State University has been awarded $94,993 by the California Energy Commission to examine the use of biomass (plant matter) to convert heat energy into chemical energy and save on the natural gas consumed by electric power plants.
- Week of: Mar 24, 2013
- University Revamps Geospatial Curriculum »
HSU is revamping its geospatial curriculum to better prepare students for careers in the geospatial sciences.
- Week of: Mar 03, 2013
- Schatz Lab Part of $1.75 Million Clean Energy Project »
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority in Eureka is the proposed recipient of $1.75 million in state funding for a community-scale renewable energy implementation project, in partnership with Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC).
- In India, Research Opens Access to Affordable Lighting »
It’s night in the deeps of Africa. Solar energy field researcher Jennifer Tracy (’10, Energy Technology and Policy ETaP master’s) approaches a rural village.
- Week of: Feb 24, 2013
- HSU’s Schatz Lab Expands its Clean Energy Work to India »
Humboldt State University’s Schatz Energy Research Center has extended its reach to India in a partnership to help accelerate development of a solar energy market for millions of Indians who have little or no electric power.
- Week of: Feb 03, 2013
- Lamberson Ecology Lecture Spotlights Natural Resource Economics »
Mathematics Professor Emeritus Colin W. Clark of the University of British Columbia will present “Short-Term Profits Versus Long-Term Sustainability” as this year’s Lamberson Ecology Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Native American Forum (Room 162) of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building at Humboldt State University. The lecture is free and open to the public.
- Campus Joins National Energy Reduction Campaign »
Humboldt State is joining schools around the country for Campus Conservation Nationals, a competition to reduce electricity and water usage on university and college campuses.
- Week of: Jan 27, 2013
- Humboldt State Builds on its Commitment to Sustainability »
Humboldt State University is building on its commitment to sustainability with two new programs that support green living and learning.
- Week of: Jan 20, 2013
- Campus Joins National Recycling Challenge »
Starting Feb. 4, Humboldt State will join campuses around the United States and Canada for RecycleMania, a friendly competition to promote waste reduction activities at college and university campuses.
- Florida Tech Uses SERC Technology »
Hydrogen experiment kits created by Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center are now being used by chemistry students at the Florida Institute of Technology.
- Week of: Jan 13, 2013
- HSU Makes Top Five in National Recycling Competition »
Humboldt State University topped NCAA Division II and III schools in the 2012 Game Day Challenge, a national competition to promote waste reduction at university and college football games.
- Week of: Dec 02, 2012
- Humboldt State Named Top Vegan Friendly School »
Humboldt State has been named a top vegan friendly school by peta2, the youth animal rights program at PETA.
- Week of: Nov 25, 2012
- E-Waste Drop-off Event Dec. 8 »
Humboldt State will hold a free e-waste drop off event for HSU students, faculty and staff Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Student Business Services parking lot.
- Designing for a Sustainable Future »
On a recent Thursday evening, students in Professor Lonny Grafman’s engineering 215 class gathered in Science D to present their design projects.
- Helping You Go Green »
HSU students are making it easier for you to go green. The Humboldt State chapter of PowerSave Green Campus recently launched a blog with news, events and tips on how to be environmentally conscious.
- Week of: Nov 18, 2012
- Campus Joins National Food Recovery Challenge »
Humboldt State University has joined colleges around the country for the Food Recovery Challenge, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiative to reduce food waste.
- Week of: Oct 21, 2012
- Sociology Student Wins National Sustainability Award »
HSU Sociology student Rachelle Irby (’12) has received a 2012 Sustainability Leadership Award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the national organization that advances sustainability in higher education.
- Week of: Oct 14, 2012
- New Compressor Connects HSU to Hydrogen Highway »
A newly completed upgrade to Humboldt State’s hydrogen fueling station has connected HSU to California’s Hydrogen Highway, an emerging statewide network of such stations.
- Week of: Oct 07, 2012
- IGNITE! The Art of Sustainability Comes to HSU »
Humboldt State University’s Reese Bullen Gallery presents IGNITE! The Art of Sustainability through November 15, 2012 with an opening reception on Thursday, October 18 from 4-6 p.m.
- Week of: Sep 30, 2012
- University Launches Campus-Wide Sustainability Assessment »
Humboldt State University is reinforcing its commitment to sustainability to carry on the school’s 40-year role in fostering resource-friendly practices and curriculum campus-wide.
- Week of: Sep 23, 2012
- MBA Overhaul Geared to Sustainability, Career Growth »
Humboldt State University’s completely revamped MBA program hinges on how top 21st century business is reshaping strategic sustainability and the new careers that will flow from it.
- Week of: Sep 16, 2012
- ‘RePower Humboldt’ Plan Pivots on Local Renewable Resources »
The Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University and the Redwood Coast Energy Authority are soliciting broad community feedback on a comprehensive development plan that would maximize Humboldt County’s long-term reliance on local renewable energy resources.
- Week of: Sep 09, 2012
- Top Ecologists Anchor HSU Biodiversity Conference Sept. 29 and 30 »
World experts in ecology, biology and conservation will headline a two-day Biodiversity Conference at Humboldt State University the weekend of Sept. 29 and 30.
- Humboldt State Receives Grant to Expand Recycling Operations »
HSU is one of thirteen recipients of the 2012/2013 Beverage Container Recycling grant, awarded by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, or CalRecycle.
- Week of: Sep 02, 2012
- HSU Alum, Researcher Discuss Renewable Energy in Humboldt County »
HSU Alumnus Matthew Marshall will join Schatz Energy Research Center Engineer Jim Zoellick Sept. 20 to discuss renewable energy use in Humboldt County.
- Schatz Researchers Conduct North Coast Electric Vehicle Study »
Engineers and student researchers at Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center are conducting a plug-in electric vehicle planning study for Humboldt County.
- Week of: Aug 26, 2012
- Students Improve on Sustainable Design in Dominican Republic »
Last summer, HSU Faculty Member Lonny Grafman and his students built a classroom in the Dominican Republic using nothing more than discarded plastic bottles, chicken wire, wood and tin.
- Week of: Aug 12, 2012
- Outside Magazine Names HSU Top School »
HSU has been named one of Outside Magazine’s top 25 colleges.
