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Institute Offering Seed Funding for Sustainability Course Development

Dec 4, 2021 | Levenick Fellows, News, News Releases

For the fourth year running, the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is providing seed funding to faculty and instructors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who wish to incorporate sustainability into the classroom. The 2022...

Taking on ‘a Collaborative Challenge’

Dec 3, 2021 | iSEE Bios, News, News Releases

Luis Rodríguez was named iSEE’s Associate Director for Education & Outreach on Aug. 16, 2021, when he assumed leadership of educational programs such as the iSEE sustainability minor, the Levenick Teaching Fellows Program, and the new undergraduate Environmental...

Meet April Wendling, iSEE Communications Specialist

Dec 1, 2021 | iSEE Bios

April Wendling was hired in December 2021 as a Communications Specialist at iSEE after years of communications work as an intern and an hourly employee at the Institute. As of fall 2021, she’s also a graduate student at the University of Illinois pursuing a Master of...

USDA Funds ‘Agrivoltaics’ Project Led by iSEE, University of Illinois Researchers

Oct 20, 2021 | Agrivoltaics Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases

Urbana, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced funding for a new project led by iSEE Interim Director Madhu Khanna to optimize design for “agrivoltaic” systems — fields with both crops and solar panels — that will maintain crop production,...

Sustainability 101

Oct 14, 2021 | Campus Sustainability, News Releases

Entering the realm of sustainability can be intimidating due to its fast pace and advanced vocabulary. Even those in the field may find themselves pausing to look up a word or concept from time to time. So, in the spirit of making sustainability as accessible as...