Daniel Sherman, a Professor of Environmental Policy & Decision Making at the University of Puget Sound, has an important article in the current issue of Sustainability: the Journal of Record.  Here’s the abstract:
The concept of sustainability is gaining mainstream currency in U.S. higher education. Currently the term is primarily associated with prescribed practices for individuals […]

I recently read a thought provoking article in the European Molecular Biology Organization Journal (EMBO), “How Sustainable are We?: Facing the Environmental Impact of Modern Society?” by Donald Bruce. (Note: This article was one of several on the special topic of sustainability in the journal called, EMBO reports. Access is limited to subscriptions; however, most […]

Last week, I got to participate in AASHE’s Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop held at San Diego State University. AASHE hosts this energizing two-day workshop for faculty and staff in higher ed. twice a year with the help and talents of Peggy Barlett from Emory University and Geoff Chase from San Diego State University. […]

Last Monday, NBC Nightly News included a segment on sustainability academic programs. The segment highlights Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability and SUNY Stony Brook Southampton College’s environmental studies major.

We are busy working on the AASHE Resource Center with many new resources and different types in the works for 2008 (including podcasts, an interview series,  and many others).
I wanted to let the community know about a few new academic resources that have been going up recently. Our “Academic Programs in Sustainability” page is […]

I’ve just finished a great book by Laurence Gonzalez called Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why. Gonzalez does a great job of synthesizing a lot of the fascinating research that makes a connection between neural network activity and human behavior. Much of this research has been popularized by helpful books by […]