Staples, provider of office supplies, technology, cleaning solutions and more, is partnering with Ƶ Ƶ University to offer an ink and toner cartridge recycling program that helps to further the university’s sustainability goals. “Many people on campus are not aware that Staples offers recycling of ink and toner cartridges,” says Melanie Know...
Ƶ Ƶ University faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to “First Look,” an event that offers the university community the opportunity to experience firsthand, the transformation of Ƶ Ƶ and the Northeast Ohio region. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ƶ Student Center Ballroom. Ƶ&n...
Ƶ Ƶ University and Staples, provider of office supplies, technology, cleaning solutions and more, have signed a new cleaning contract that will help the university further achieve its commitment to sustainability. Under the agreement with Staples, the company will provide “green” cleaning products to Ƶ Ƶ at a competitive price. Within the...
As part of overall campus aesthetic improvements, changes are planned for the Campus Center Drive entrance to the Ƶ Campus from Ƶ Route 261. “The university plans to enhance the gateway in this area to alert travelers who travel from the south that they have found their entry into Ƶ Ƶ,” says Brian Pickering, project manager&...
Harbourt Hall Renovated into an EcoFriendly Building The newly reconstructed Harbourt Hall building is recognized as a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) building, developed to provide sensible and measurable solutions for green building. youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=0vvMtcC1MQ0 ...
Laura Leff, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Ƶ Ƶ University since 1994, recently received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for her work in microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on bacterial ecology of streams and the responses of microorganisms to their environment. Ƶ Ƶ’s Outstanding Research and ...
Ƶ Ƶ’s Facilities Planning and Operations department, which is in charge of the university’s sustainability efforts, has implemented two new ideas to make Ƶ Ƶ a more sustainable campus. Sustainable soda machines Ƶ Ƶ is teaming up with Pepsi to create a more sustainable, environmentally friendly campus. New soda machines that save more energy&n...
The Alcoa Foundation, in partnership with national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), provided 60 recycling bins to Ƶ Ƶ as part of its national bin grant program to colleges and universities throughout the country during the 2012 RecycleMania collegiate recycling competition. The bin grant prog...
Puzzles intrigue Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Penny Bernstein, Ph.D. Whether they are presented in a colorful box, in the natural world or as part of her work, her first inclination is to look carefully for patterns that lead to a solution. A field biologist at Ƶ at Stark, Bernstein was asked to play a key role in what has evolved into an innovative consortium dedicated to saving Stark County’s watersheds. But, before the Herbert W. Hoover Initiative in Environmental Media could move forward to achieve its purposes, someone needed to put the pieces in the righ...
Ƶ’s Fire Prevention Office has expanded its efforts to go green with the installation of an electric charging station for its new battery-powered Chevrolet Volt. The charging station was installed outside Harbourt Hall. Charmaine Iwanski, architect in the Office of the University Architect, says the charging station is currently available only for University Facilities Management vehicles. Future charging stations are likely; however, funding, availability, usage policies and locations have yet to be determined. “I think the new charging station will encourage more electric...