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Cwiertny Advises House Committee on Energy and Commerce
When it came time for David Cwiertny to plan his sabbatical, a time away from classroom teaching dut...
'Donate Don't Dump:' Students pass on items amid move-out bustle
From the Gazette: Hoisting couches onto a Penske moving truck doesn’t qualify as fun for most. But w...
Daily Iowan: Donate, Don't Dump Helps Reduce Items Sent to Landfill
The Office of Sustainability and University of Iowa Housing & Dining will team up for the seventh ye...
Earth Month Bike Challenge Results
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2017 Earth Month Bike Challenge April 10-30 at the Uni...
Campus Printing Price Change Supports Sustainability
A new approach to on-campus printing will support sustainability and lower print prices for students...
Gardening Class Plants Seeds of Knowledge
The University of Iowa’s first ever gardening class began this semester, teaching 26 students the ba...
Students Win Prizes in Frontier Co-op-Tippie Impact Competition
University of Iowa students recently presented their sustainable business ideas for a chance to win ...
Treasure Trade Held on Cleary Walkway
The T. Anne Cleary Walkway transformed into a thrift shop Tuesday for Treasure Trade, an opportunity...
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Erica’s Final Project
For my final project I am creating a children’s book. Title: Clay and The Change in the Iowa River O...
Mac’s Project Excerpt
For my presentation I will have a live skit performed by myself and two other actors. The premise of...
Maggie’s Final Project
I interviewed Blair Frank, climate activist and co-founder of Gaia’s Peace Garden in Iowa City and ...
Update on Dawson’s Final Project
So it has been very tedious drawing this book project. I am an artist, so I have to make sure that t...
Alejandro’s Project Finalized
Here’s a short clip of the project I’ll be presenting next Wednesday, May 3rd. Here are the first fo...
Hip Hop and Climate Change
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop and We Gon’...