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sustainability



Faculty, staff help launch a sustainability-focused school.

There’s about to be a new K-12 school in Ithaca, thanks in large part to the efforts of a committed group of IC educators. The school has a unique mission based on systems thinking for a sustainable future, and aims to prepare young people to be successful in a rapidly changing local, regional, and global...

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Dan Carrión ’08 visits Sustainability Café to talk about the health of the lake.  by Jessica Bachiochi '09

Cayuga Lake’s watershed — the surrounding land that drains water, sediment, and dissolved materials into the lake — is 864 square miles. It provides water to more than 140,000 residents of 49 villages, towns, and cities in seven...

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Grant will enable extraordinary initiatives with far-reaching effects.

HSBC, the huge banking and financial services company, has a nonprofit arm devoted to community and philanthropic work. Ithaca College, the midsize comprehensive institution of higher education, has programs, faculty, and staff dedicated to environmental and...

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College, student take prestigious leadership honors given by national association.

In a year the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education says was the most competitive yet for selecting the winners of its annual Campus Sustainability Leadership Awards, two of the six awards went to Ithaca...

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Recent graduate Anjuli Kronheim '08, who majored in politics and minored in environmental studies at IC and graduated magna cum laude, is working with Green Corps in Iowa. The national organization places college graduates around the country to help communities improve their environmental responsibility, while giving the young activists a solid grounding in organizational work for...

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