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UMass Amherst Hosts National ‘Revisioning Sustainability’ Conference on June 22-25
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

The opening keynote address by sustainable food educator and activist Pandora Thomas of California-based Earthseed Consulting will be free and open to the public on the first evening of the conference at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 22.

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UMass Amherst to Receive Second Nature 2014 Climate Leadership Award
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

The campus has been selected for the annual award by Second Nature, a national nonprofit that works to create a healthy, just and sustainable society by transforming higher education.

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UMass Amherst Named State Champion in Energy Efficiency Recognition Program
Monday, June 2, 2014

UMass Amherst has been named state champion in the 2014 Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency Recognition Program.

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UMass Amherst, WMECo to Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Energy Efficiency Partnership
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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Date:   Thursday, May 22, 2014

Time:  11:30 a.m.

Place:  UMass Campus Center, 10th floor conference area

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Stockbridge School’s 92nd Commencement Salutes Graduates
Saturday, May 10, 2014

At the 92nd commencement for the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, speakers told graduates they will become stewards of the world through their chosen professions.

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Libraries Award Sustainability Curriculum Initiative Grants to 9 Faculty
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
The Libraries have awarded Sustainability Curriculum Initiative grants of $1,000 each to nine faculty members to support revising existing courses to include or augment sustainability topics. Liaison librarians work with faculty to integrate library resources and information literacy into their...
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Robert Bullard, ‘Father of Environmental Justice,’ Will Speak on Earth Day at UMass Amherst
Monday, April 14, 2014

Robert Bullard, often called the father of environmental justice and a leading campaigner against environmental racism,will give the keynote address for the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s 44th annual Earth Day celebration on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in Mahar Auditorium. 

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Robert Bullard, ‘Father of Environmental Justice,’ Will Speak on April 22, Earth Day, at UMass Amherst
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

AMHERST, Mass. – Robert Bullard, often called the father of environmental justice and a leading campaigner against environmental racism, will give the keynote address for the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s 44th annual Earth Day celebration on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in Mahar Auditorium.

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Vote Online in April to Vault UMass Amherst to Top Spot in 2014 Climate Leadership Video Competition
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Another national “green campus” contest in which students, faculty, staff and the community can vote the UMass Amherst campus to victory begins on April 1 as Second Nature, a national nonprofit promoting sustainability in higher education, opens two weeks of online voting to choose a winning video from among 20 university finalists for the 2014 Climate Leadership Awards. Voting ends on Monday, April 14 at midnight.

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