'Literally Drowning': Climojis Bring the Threat of Climate Change into Your Daily Texts
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Climate change + emojis = climojis. After receiving a Green Grant through the NYU Office of Sustainability, an ITP team created a visual language for daily dialogue about environmental issues.
NYU Names Cecil Scheib To Lead University-Wide Sustainability Efforts
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NYU President Andrew Hamilton and Provost Katherine Fleming today named Cecil Scheib to lead the University’s sustainability efforts.
Climate Change Lessons from Arabian Gulf Coral Reefs
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Coral in the Arabian Gulf have adapted to temperatures that can top 97 degrees Fahrenheit. NYU Abu Dhabi researchers are working to understand how.
Faith Leaders Make a Spiritual Case for Protecting the Planet
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Some at NYU's Climate Action Conference in March interpreted the environmental cause as a spiritual, moral, and religious duty.
NYU Celebrates 48th Anniversary of Earth Day with Month-Long Program of Events
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Lecture: “What We Waste”, the annual Earth Week Street Fair, and “Global Go Green Week” Top the Activities
NYU Sustainability Student Group, “Earth Matters” Leads Summit on March 25th
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The Summit is a day of conversation and workshops about environmental and social sustainability in urban environments.
Tisch Climate Action Conference Unites Artists, Scholars, Activists and Legislators, March 10 & 11
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Two day conference is designed to facilitate multi-disciplinary conversations with environmental leaders and participants in order to develop concrete strategies for dealing with climate change. Speakers include Standing Rock’s Phyllis Young, environmentalist Bill McKibben, economist Jeffrey Sachs, scientist Michael Oppenheimer, former US General Wesley Clark, artist Marina Zurkow, and Senator Bernie Sanders via teleconference.
Sustainability
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NYU formalized its sustainability efforts in 2006 with the creation of Sustainability Task Force formed by faculty, students, staff and administration to galvanize the NYU community to plan and take action towards sustainability in the way we live, operate, educate and innovate. Guided by the Office of Sustainability, NYU implements infrastructure projects, communication and engagement campaigns, and innovative programs to empower, inspire and guides our community to achieve our goals for sustainable practices and culture.
Fast Facts on NYU Sustainability Efforts on Earth Day 2016
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New York University continues to make sustainability a key initiative, with widespread support among students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
NYU Competes in Cuomo’s $3M NYS REV Campus Challenge
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In developing NYUMicroAD, NYU aims to divert organic waste from landfills by turning table scraps into electricity and fertilizer with a high-impact, small footprint urban-scale bio-digester