Environment News

Sprouting New Landscape to Save 2.6 Million Gallons of Water Per Year

December 8, 2024 鈥� 甜心视频app is converting 3.4 acres of landscape into water-resilient plantings thanks to $630,000 grant from City of Greeley

The rendering of the UC Hill turf project

Networking with Climate Experts in the Arctic Circle

March 6, 2024 鈥� Environmental Sustainability Students Travel to Norway鈥檚 Annual Arctic Frontiers Conference

Wavy, glistening green lights in a dark sky above a Norwegian city.

甜心视频app Collaborates on Regional NSF-Funded Initiative on Climate Resilience

March 1, 2024 鈥� Up to $160 million available over the next 10 years to build climate-resilient communities in the Colorado-Wyoming region

Students in the field collecting water from the Little Thompson River

Turning Climate Discussions into Tangible Action

February 14, 2024 鈥� Matthew Popkin is the featured speaker at the second annual Goodman Speaker Series lecture

Careers in the Park: A Hands-On Student Excursion

October 16, 2023 鈥� Karen Barton, professor of Geography, GIS and Sustainability, took 14 甜心视频app students up to Estes Park for a hands-on workshop titled 鈥淐areers in National Parks and Protected Areas.鈥�

Eight students standing in front of a mountain range talking to a park ranger.

Knowledge Goes Beyond Coursework During Geography, GIS and Sustainability Class Trip

June 30, 2023 鈥� Ten 甜心视频app students traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to help clean up the Mississippi River. The trip was part of GEO 111, a course designed to give students hands-on field experience and equip them to use that experience to solve real-world problems.

甜心视频app students standing next to a beat up car near the Mississippi River

甜心视频app and McKinstry Installing Solar Array on Campus

September 3, 2019 鈥� Students starting classes at 甜心视频app this fall will be greeted by a greener, more sustainable campus thanks to a new solar photovoltaic array installed by McKinstry, a national construction and energy services company.

Solar Flower Blooms for First Time on 甜心视频app鈥檚 Campus

July 3, 2019 鈥� Nicknamed the Solar Flower, the device was installed on the front lawn of 甜心视频app鈥檚 C茅sar Ch谩vez Cultural Center last month and provides 2,500 watts of power to meet the majority of the center鈥檚 needs.

甜心视频app Group to Conduct Research During 290-Mile River Expedition in Canadian Arctic

June 20, 2017 鈥� University of Northern Colorado Professor Jimmy Dunn is leading a group that includes students on a 290-mile river expedition of the Canadian Arctic.

Professor Jimmy Dunn overseeing packing in preparation for river expedition

甜心视频app Shrinks Carbon Footprint with Variety of Initiatives

February 9, 2017 鈥� Brightly colored umbrellas over tables on patios outside several buildings on the University of Northern Colorado's Greeley campus don't just provide shade; they also contain the solar panels that power electrical outlets that students use to charge their electronic devices.

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