Category Archives: Education

2013 Naturally Illinois Expo

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Elizabeth Luber | Leave a comment

  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

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Elizabeth Luber | Leave a comment

ISTC will host two more seminars this month.

Landfill Harmonic: An Inspirational Story

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Elizabeth Luber | Leave a comment

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 →

November 15 is America Recycles Day

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Joy Scrogum | Leave a comment

Happy America Recycles Day! Celebrated annually on November 15 since 1997, America Recycles Day is a program of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. and is about educating the public about how and what to recycle, while encouraging people to do so … Continue reading →

2012 Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Awards

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Elizabeth Luber | 1 Comment

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 →

Sustainability Seminar Series: Sustainable Electronics

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Elizabeth Luber | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Elizabeth Luber | Leave a comment

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

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Elizabeth Luber | 2 Comments

  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

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Elizabeth Luber | Leave a comment

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 →

Champaign County Residential Electronics Collection, Saturday, October 13

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Joy Scrogum | Leave a comment

Champaign County (IL)  will offer a residential electronics collection event from 8 a.m to noon on Saturday, October 13, 2012. The drop off location is the News-Gazette Distribution Center at 3202 Apollo Drive in Champaign, IL. Click here to view … Continue reading →