Aug 16, 2021 | News, News Releases
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment is pleased to welcome Luis F. Rodríguez as its new Associate Director for Education & Outreach, effective today. Rodríguez, an Associate Professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering who has been...
Jul 27, 2021 | News, News Releases
Carbon is everywhere. It’s in the atmosphere, in the oceans, in the soil, in our food, in our bodies. As the backbone of all organic molecules that make up life, carbon is a very accurate predictor of crop yields. And soil is the largest carbon pool on earth, playing...
Jul 21, 2021 | News, News Releases
Congratulations to iSEE Interim Director Madhu Khanna, who was recently appointed to serve on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee that will conduct the study Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels...
Jun 8, 2021 | News, News Releases
It’s no secret that sustainable housing can feel unattainable to many, especially for first-time homebuyers. With its latest project, ADAPTHAUS — a modular and affordable net-zero residence — the Illinois Solar Decathlon (ISD) team seeks to remedy that problem right...
May 17, 2021 | Campus Sustainability, News, News Releases
By Kutasha B. Silva As a Latina girl raised in Puerto Rico, my favorite way to play was sliding down massive sand dunes. I also found delight in harvesting crops from my family’s small farm and cooking alongside my abuelo, my grandpa. Depending on what was in season,...
Mar 2, 2021 | Levenick Fellows, News, News Releases
Urbana, Ill. — The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) has named its largest and most diverse group of faculty and instructors to be 2021-22 Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellows. Funded by a generous endowment from Illinois Alumnus...