By Roger Slavens and Ellie Purinton 24C This article originally appeared in the Emory News Center on April 21st, 2022. Through leadership across Emory University, Emory Healthcare and in the … Continue Reading →
Announcing Emory’s 2022 Virtual Green Networking Series!
In need of career advice and guidance? Look no further! Emory’s 14th Annual Green Networking opportunities feature 3 career panels and a Green Professionals Directory of 70+ alumni and colleagues working … Continue Reading →
Emory’s Zero Landfill Waste Initiative: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Since the 1990s, Emory University has been enhancing and streamlining its landfill waste diversion efforts. In 2017 and 2018, the University made sweeping changes across the Oxford and Atlanta campuses … Continue Reading →
Zero Waste Ambassador Blog: Individual Choices in Food Waste Reduction
By: Julia Marquis, current first year at Emory pursuing a BS in environmental science During my transition to Emory’s campus this fall as a first-year student, I have been … Continue Reading →
Emory partners with Goodr as new waste management provider
Emory University has partnered with waste management and hunger relief company Goodr as its holistic waste management provider to help achieve the university’s zero landfill waste goal. Starting with pre-consumer composting this … Continue Reading →
Emory Farmers Market, Start:ME give microbusinesses a place to thrive
By Kelundra Smith On a breezy afternoon, long lines spill out from McDonough Plaza. The smell of fresh food wafts through the air, tempting the palates of passersby. The Emory … Continue Reading →
Campus gardens feed, educate and nourish the Emory community
By Raven Crosby, General Sustainability & Gardens Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives Tucked into different corners of Emory’s Atlanta campus are eight small communal gardens overflowing with produce, herbs and … Continue Reading →
Indigenous Sovereignty & Environmental Justice: From Fairy Creek to Our Own Backyards
By Gabe Samuels, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives In early August of 2020, a group of environmental activists flocked to a temperate forest known as the Fairy … Continue Reading →
Drifting Through the Plastics Crisis: Plastics and Environmental Justice
By Nithya Narayanaswamy, rising junior at Emory College and Co-Founder of Plastic Free Emory. “Do you ever feel, like a plastic bag, Drifting through the wind, Wanting to start again?” … Continue Reading →
Pollinator Protection Week 2021 – Ways to Help Pollinators!
In our last post, we focused on the different threats facing pollinators. Today, we’re featuring some easy ways for you to get involved in pollinator conservation at home or in … Continue Reading →