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Author Archives: Elizabeth Luber
2013 Naturally Illinois Expo
The Prairie Research Institute presents the fifth annual Naturally Illinois Expo on March 8-9, 2013, on the University of Illinois Urbana campus. Families, teachers, and students of all ages are invited to attend and enjoy exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on … Continue reading
Sustainability Seminar Series: February 2013
ISTC will host two more seminars this month.
Landfill Harmonic: An Inspirational Story
In Cateura, Paraguay (South America) there is extreme poverty. The people make most of their living from collecting sellable items from the huge landfill near their town, and drug addictions and gang violence are common among the youth. One day two orchestra … Continue reading
2012 Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Awards
A pair of environmental recognition programs have joined together to honor Illinois organizations that have accomplished significant achievements in protecting the environment and helping to sustain the future. Winners of the Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Awards and the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact Awards … Continue reading
Illinois Biochar Group Meeting – Fall 2012
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is getting ready to host its fall Illinois Biochar Group meeting. Meetings are held three times a year and are usually located at ISTC. The Illinois Biochar Group encourages research in the production and … Continue reading
Sustainability Seminar Series: Sustainable Electronics
The Sustainability Seminar Series continues with “Sustainable Electronics: Lessons Learned from the RoHS and the Pb-free Transition” by Dr. Carol Handwerker (Reinhardt Schuhmann Jr. Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University) on November 5, 2012, from noon-1pm in the SJW Convergence Room at ISTC.
Orange and Blue Go Green
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) participated in several events during the 2012 UI Sustainability Week, October 22-26, 2012. The center was one of the stops on the Sustainability Scavenger Hunt. ISTC gave out biodegradable plastic sports bottles at its … Continue reading
Grand Opening of the Indoor Climate Research & Training Facility
The new Indoor Climate Research & Training (ICRT) program training facility was completed earlier this month and ISTC hosted an invitation only Grand Opening Ceremony. Dr. Manohar Kulkarni (ISTC Director) and Paul Francisco (Research Engineer and Program Leader for ICRT) kicked … Continue reading
Award-winning documentary “Bag It” comes to the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is hosting a screening of the award-winning environmental documentary Bag It at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center located at One E. … Continue reading