Sep 12, 2024 | Campus Sustainability, News, SWATeams, Transportation
The University of Illinois community has made steady progress and encountered a fair share of challenges on the road to its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — a target set out by the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). However, keeping that central...
Sep 3, 2024 | News, Uncategorized
As the inaugural recipient of iSEE’s Doug and Dawn Sitton Award, University of Illinois senior Rudy LaFave won a paid internship to work with the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) on lobbying efforts during the Illinois General Assembly’s spring legislative...
Jul 9, 2024 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, Seed Funded Projects
An iSEE seed-funded research project that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to autonomously manage “high tunnel” food production is entering its second year at the University of Illinois Sustainable Student Farm. U. of I.’s Robot Integrated High Tunnels...
Jun 20, 2024 | Agrivoltaics Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
Imagine a lesson on agriculture and sustainability packaged in vibrant colors, pixelated fields, and charming animations. Creators of the new educational agrivoltaics app, My Agrivoltaic Farm, available for download on iOS and Android, have accomplished just that. The...
Jun 17, 2024 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases
Urbana, Ill. — Feeding an ever-growing human population is one of the major grand challenges we face — especially with the impact agriculture can have on climate change. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers and partners in Singapore are taking a novel...
Jun 11, 2024 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, Seed Funded Projects
An interdisciplinary proposal for a “Future Metropolis Initiative” — to address urban climate threats and make cities more sustainable — has been awarded a two-year, $50,000 planning grant from the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)....