Dec 9, 2022 | Bio-Based Chemicals Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
The world’s appetite for electronics is growing, but what happens when we are done with our old phones and tablets? Most electronics are not degradable, and their disposal contributes to a variety of environmental problems. To help address this electronic waste...
Nov 17, 2022 | News, News Releases, Zero Waste
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written in April 2020, and our campus has since installed Grind2Energy systems at all dining facilities. Check out the video above for the latest information as of Fall 2022! As of Spring 2020, the University of Illinois at...
Oct 26, 2022 | News Releases
EDITOR’S NOTE: iSEE Communications Intern Lucy Nifong is passionate about the importance of students voting, and she offers this op-ed piece to bolster that argument. The countdown to midterm election day has begun. In Illinois, one U.S. Senate seat and all 17...
Oct 25, 2022 | News, News Releases
A poignant reflection on birds and the dangers they face from urban buildings, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign undergraduate Eva Bein’s article was the grand prize winner in the third annual Janelle Joseph Prize for Environmental Writing, curated by the...
Oct 10, 2022 | Campus Sustainability, Energy, News, News Releases
Geothermal is often overlooked as a renewable energy source, but at the University of Illinois, multiple organizations and campus units are championing it as a solution to meet clean energy goals. Geothermal energy systems take advantage of the stable temperatures...