News Releases | ILLINOIS

Car Culture and Climate Change: A Student Op-Ed

Apr 1, 2020 | News Releases, Transportation

When you slip into the driver’s seat, are you aware of the numerous processes taking place all around you? The instant you press the start button, the motor starts to turn, the fuel system pressurizes, and spark plugs initiate combustion, resulting in the pistons...

Have You Seen a Puffin Today? 10 Virtual Windows (or Webcams) to the Wild

Mar 31, 2020 | News Releases

This past fall, I read an article explaining how people living in cold, harsh climates handle the winter months without complaint. The answer? They learn to appreciate the outdoors for what it offers during the winter: skiing, beautiful sunsets, hiking in the...

Worms and All: What You Should Know (and Love) About Composting

Mar 25, 2020 | News, News Releases, Zero Waste

What is Composting? Composting is the process of organic matter (things that were once living) breaking down into nutrient-rich soil. Compost can consist of yard scraps — like twigs, leaves, and clippings — or food scraps — like coffee grounds, eggshells, and banana...

iSEE Names 2020-21 Levenick Teaching Sustainability Fellows Cohort

Feb 28, 2020 | Levenick Fellows, News, News Releases

iSEE is pleased to announce that eight instructors have been named 2020-21 Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellows. Funded by a generous endowment from Illinois Alumnus Stuart L. Levenick and his wife Nancy J. Levenick, this second cohort of faculty and teachers...

Illinois Solar Decathlon Builds Green

Feb 21, 2020 | News, News Releases

Tomorrow’s housing market is evolving — and it’s happening right here in Urbana-Champaign. If you take off from campus and head south on Race Street, you’ll soon encounter the ReHome: a $250,000 modular net-zero-energy dwelling. Unassuming to passersby, the...

Earth Month 2020 on the U of I Campus

Feb 14, 2020 | News Releases

COVID-19 NOTIFICATION iSEE will keep its Earth Month 2020 page as up-to-date as possible as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the surrounding community postpone or cancel events during Spring 2020. Please check back often to see if an event has been:...