Center for Energy and Environmental Education
Displaying 101 - 150 of 494 in reverse chronological order
| # | Title | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Cedar Falls to open new community garden Sunday, May 16 100-square-foot plots cost $15 for a season Public Relations News Release 2009:460, p.1 |
To help gardeners learn about gardening with natural pesticides and no herbicides, the garden also includes a 360-square-foot demonstration plot. Food from this plot will be donated to the North East Iowa Food Bank. Grant Schultz is the garden founder. | |
| 102 | Solar Olympics Thursday, May 6, at UNI CEEE Public Relations News Release 2009:446, p.1 |
Solar Olympics will be held for students from three area middle schools at the Center for Energy & Environmental Education. | |
| 103 | UNI's new solar energy class's final projects to be revealed Public Relations News Release 2009:444, p.1 |
Students will present their final projects on Tuesday, May 4, at the Center for Energy and Environmental Education. The spring 2010 course provides an overview of solar energy, its use, and the ramifications of this use. | |
| 104 | Eight UNI students put worms to work Public Relations News Release 2009:434, p.1 |
UNI's Recycling & Reuse Technology Transfer Center (RRTTC) provided each student with a vermicompost kit, which included a 10-gallon bin drilled with holes and filled with "brown waste" and 10 dozen worms, called Red Wigglers. | |
| 105 | Iowa River Revival's annual conference focuses on Cedar Valley Public Relations News Release 2009:432, p.1 |
The conference theme, "Beyond the River Banks: Celebrating Iowa's Cedar Valley," emphasizes a watershed approach to recognize that rivers and streams need space to expand and recede, coexisting in harmony with the communities and habitats they shape. | |
| 106 | UNI's Panther Pick Up to give new life to old stuff April 29-30 and May 5 - 7 Public Relations News Release 2009:420, p.1 |
During the second-annual Panther Pick Up, St. Vincent de Paul, Goodwill Industries International Inc. and The Salvation Army trucks will accept clothing, dishes, furniture, carpet and other useable household items. | |
| 107 | Applicants sought for solar instructor training opportunity Public Relations News Release 2009:415, p.1 |
Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) will provide the training at its ReNew the Earth Institute in Custer, WI, this summer and spring 2011. Iowa can send nine people, all expenses paid, to the training programs. | |
| 108 | Invertebrate zoology students to visit UNI's Dry Run Creek on April 22 Public Relations News Release 2009:409, p.1 |
Students will measure various physical and chemical parameters of Dry Run Creek, including flow, discharge, dissolved oxygen and nitrate and pH levels; the students will compare surface water in the stream to groundwater in a nearby well. | |
| 109 | Earth Day celebration to continue all week long Northern Iowan 106:50, p.1 |
Movies, 5K run, UNI Unplugged, clearing litter from Dry Run Creek, and posters are just some of the activities planned for Earth Day. | |
| 110 | UNI to celebrate Earth Week Public Relations News Release 2009:404, p.1 |
Earth Week is a campus-wide event, which aims to involve the campus sommunity in environmental action and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Earth Day activities are listed. | |
| 111 | From frozen to fresh: UNI to hold workshop for creating healthier school lunches Public Relations News Release 2009:394, p.1 |
The Northern Iowa Food and Farm Partnership workshop is called "'A' is for Asparagus, healthier school lunches for Iowa," to get fresh food on school lunch trays. The workshop will show how food service directors can serve healthy, fresh food to students. | |
| 112 | CEEE offers free games for home energy efficiency ideas Public Relations News Release 2009:362, p.1 |
"The Light Up Your Life board game demonstrates the economic advantages of compact fluorescent light bulbs(CFL) over incandescent bulbs, even if CFLs cost more initially," said Angela Wichtendahl, CEEE program assistant. | |
| 113 | Green Iowa AmeriCorps looks to fill summer positions in Black Hawk and Linn counties Public Relations News Release 2009:360, p.1 |
The positions will last for three-month in the summer in Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids in order to continue its response to the growing need for energy conservation after extensive flooding in 2008. Those hired will provide education and energy services. | |
| 114 | UNI guest lecturer explores ecological and cultural relationship in 'The Art of the Anthropocene Public Relations News Release 2009:356, p.1 |
Art critic, science writer, poet and practicing artist William L. Fox will present a lecture that will trace the development of earth systems science along with field studies in North America, Chile, and Australia. | |
| 115 | 2010 Iowa Energy Poster Contest winners to be honored at Iowa Capitol March 24; UNI CEEE event drew record number of entries Public Relations News Release 2009:336, p.1 |
The contest drew 1,288 qualified posters from first- through sixth- grade students from more than 90 schools. Winners will be honored at an award ceremony at the Iowa Capitol, where they'll each receive a plaque and a $100 Savings Bond. Winners listed. | |
| 116 | Speaker to present strategies to improve water quality, reduce flood-flow; Ecolotree founder and president to present March 23 at CEEE Public Relations News Release 2009:332, p.1 |
Louis Licht will present "Solving for Water Quality & Flood Flow Reduction." Licht's strategy is planting a new perennial crop, such as poplar and willow, sa one way to conert enough watershed to reduce risks. | |
| 117 | Workshop to help link Iowa schools to healthy, local food sources Public Relations News Release 2009:324, p.1 |
School food-service directors play a crucial role in the health of Iowa's children, accoreding to Andrea Geary coordinator of the Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership. Bertrand Weberof Taher, Inc., will give the keynote address. | |
| 118 | Green Iowa AmeriCorps provides 40,000 hours of service to two of Iowa's flood-distressed counties; A public update is scheduled for March 12 Public Relations News Release 2009:310, p.1 |
The update will be at the Cedar Falls Public Library. Green Iowa AmeriCorps, housed within the Center for Energy and Environmental Education, is part of AmeriCorps, which provides thousands of Americans of all ages and backgrounds with education awards. | |
| 119 | Iowa School Energy Challenge begins at five Iowa secondary schools Public Relations News Release 2009:299, p.1 |
The idea for the competition grew out of school energy efficiency assessments completed by the Center for Energy and Environmental Education (CEEE). The "project will motivate students to be involved with their buildings' energy use," according to Beneke. | |
| 120 | NIFFP takes leadership role in Midwest farm-to-school projects Public Relations News Release 2009:237, p.1 |
Northern Iowa Food and Farm Partnership (NIFFP) was appointed to a co-leadership position for the Midwest region of the National Farm to School Network (NFTSN). NIFFP is a program of the Center for Energy and Environmental Education. | |
| 121 | UNI in Iowa; programs reach all 99 counties Northern Iowa Today 93:3, p.12 |
Business and Community Services programs assist Iowans in many ways; map shows distribution of UNI alumni, students, alumni educators, and BCS clients; photo. | |
| 122 | UNI's Tallgrass Prairie Center and CEEE present Emerald Horisona: Sustainability and Nature in Iowa Public Relations News Release 2009:151, p.1 |
Connie Mutel, historian and archivist of the Iowa Institute for Hydraulic Engineering at the University of Iowa, will discuss the transformation of Iowa's extensive tallgrass prairie into cropland, and the results of this conversion. | |
| 123 | UNI offers waste reduction workshops for graduate credit Public Relations News Release 2009:144, p.1 |
Waste Reduction: Addressing the Overlooked "R," a one-hour course, will be held at the Scott Area Recycling Center in Davenport as a two-part course in January and April of 2010. | |
| 124 | Oct. 1 dinner at UNI shines the spotlight on local food Public Relations News Release 2009:83, p.1 |
The Department of Residence was one of the first institutions to work with the Center for Energy & Education Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign. It has long supported Iowa-based businesses, spending more than $645,000 on their products. | |
| 125 | Green Iowa AmeriCorps looks to hire 54 in Black Hawk and Linn counties Public Relations News Release 2009:74, p.1 |
Those hired will provide education, energy services and outreach in Black Hawk and Linn counties during their time of service. The positions are for 11-months, six-months, or three-months. | |
| 126 | Teachers can earn graduate college credit, develop environmental teaching unit that fits Iowa Core Curriculum Public Relations News Release 2009:70, p.1 |
Environmental Issues Instruction, housed at the College's Center for Energy & Environmental Education, invites all Iowa K-12 teachers, community college professors and naturalists to attend Iowa's Roadside Native Communities: Wet Prairies. | |
| 127 | Expert speaker on 'peak oil' at CEEE Sept. 23 Public Relations News Release 2009:44, p.1 |
Richard Heinberg, renowned expert on the topic of peak oil will speak at the Center for Energy and Environmental Education. Peak oil is the term used for the point in time in which global oil production has reached its peak, and begins a decline. | |
| 128 | Apples, cheese and comedy featured at Sept. 19 ACRE event Public Relations News Release 2009:49, p.1 |
The Cedar Falls Annual Community Read for the Environment will be at Hartman Reserve Nature Center. Attendees can sample apples from local orchards, help make apple cider and learn to make cheese from professor Jack Yates. | |
| 129 | UNI's CEEE presents Solar/Energy Efficiency Tour in five communities on Oct. 4 Public Relations News Release 2009:51, p.1 |
The home tours will feature: solar hot water systems, photovoltaics (solar electric), ground source heat pumps, insulated concrete form construction and energy efficiency. | |
| 130 | GreenProject UNI sponsors 2009 Wind Generation Festival Public Relations News Release 2009:41, p.1 |
The purpose of the festival is to spread the excitement of the green movement at the College. "We want students to be the change, to know that their voices will be heard when it comes to bettering our campus." | |
| 131 | Tame your home's energy hogs; practical, doable energy-saving tips Northern Iowa Today 93:2, p.14 |
CEEE offers advice on reducing energy consumption around the home. | |
| 132 | UNI's CEEE to host workshop on good agricultural practices Public Relations News Release 2009:4, p.1 |
This is an excellent opportunity for local food producers to learn directly from state leaders about safe measures for growing and selling healthy food. Two professors from Iowa State University will speak at the workshop, Sam Beattie, and Lester Wilson. | |
| 133 | Second annual 'Taste Iowa!" food festival to take place, Aug. 29 Public Relations News Release 2008:619, p.1 |
The second annual "Taste Iowa!" food festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 29 in Conrad. The exposition will feature local food producers, cooking demonstrations from an Iowa award winning chef, an all-Iowa barbeque cooking contest and food tasting. | |
| 134 | Healthy, fresh, made-from-scratch meals to be served at UNI's laboratory school Public Relations News Release 2008:593, p.1 |
This new model school lunch program focuses on student health and will provide educational experiences for students and for school administrators across the state. | |
| 135 | 2009 guide to locally grown meats, fruits, vegetables now available Public Relations News Release 2008:579, p.1 |
The directory features information about where to purchase locally grown meats, fruits and vegetables in Black Hawk and neighboring Iowa counties. It also lists grocers, restaurants and institutions that buy local foods. | |
| 136 | Teachers to explore waste reduction Workshop includes tour of Boone County Landfill Public Relations News Release 2008:558, p.1 |
Waste reduction: it's the 'overlooked 'R'" and the subject of an interdisciplinary graduate-credit course designed specifically for K-12 teachers. | |
| 137 | UNI's CEEE hosts Summer Science Fun Public Relations News Release 2008:561, p.1 |
As part of the Cedar Valley After School Task Force, the CEEE is offering a kids Summer Science Fun Program for students ages 9-13. Program sessions include: More Power!; Wind Power!; and Solar Cars! | |
| 138 | 'UNI Panther Pick Up' concludes off-campus site collection May 28 & 29 Public Relations News Release 2008:553, p.1 |
Off-campus students moving out of apartments in the College Hill Neighborhood in Cedar Falls will have an opportunity to donate furniture, clothes, shoes, dishes, books, and other usable household items to local charitable organization. | |
| 139 | UNI's Center for Energy and Environmental Education hosts workshop to explore expanding local-food commerce Public Relations News Release 2008:546, p.1 |
Iowa government, school, and community officials encouraged to attend. Opportunities for economic development through local agriculture exist in Iowa and will be discussed at a workshop. | |
| 140 | Tour explains home solar system's cost savings, effectiveness, installation process Public Relations News Release 2008:536, p.1 |
The All Things Solar tour will showcase two Cedar Falls homes and their solar installations and energy-efficient features. Jack and Carole Yates' home features solar hot water, in-floor heating, solar electricity and passive-solar home design. | |
| 141 | UNI's Center for Energy and Environmental Education and community partners to host environmental reading events Public Relations News Release 2008:519, p.1 |
The Cedar Falls Annual Community Read for the Environment (ACRE) aims to encourage and combine a love of reading and a love for the environment. "By using community partnerships we pool resources and reach more people in a more powerful way." | |
| 142 | UNI to offer new course on sustainability in fall Public Relations News Release 2008:496, p.1 |
"Introduction to Sustainability," is being offered to explore the multi-faceted dimensions of sustainability as a web of interactions between the environment, technology, economy and society. | |
| 143 | Games, puzzles and math to be topic of next Citizen Science talk at UNI Public Relations News Release 2008:492, p.1 |
Doug Shaw, associate professor of mathematics, will explore some games and puzzles that can be analyzed mathematically. "Some of the games have had and will continue to have far-reaching implications in widely diverse fields. | |
| 144 | Sustainable agriculture leader discusses key agriculture, environment issues Public Relations News Release 2008:462, p.1 |
Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute and an international leader in the sustainable agriculture movement, will discuss "The 50 Year Farm Bill." He will look at key ideas in agriculture as well as environmental studies. | |
| 145 | UNI offers waste reduction graduate credit workshops in Boone Public Relations News Release 2008:444, p.1 |
"Waste Reduction: Addressing the Overlooked 'R'," a one-hour graduate credit course, will be held at the Boone County Landfill in Boone as a two-part course in June and November of 2009. There are free books and lesson plans through Science Ed. Div. | |
| 146 | UNI CEEE announces Iowa Energy Poster Contest winners Public Relations News Release 2008:437, p.1 |
Students all over Iowa in grades one through six created vibrant posters that demonstrated their knowledge of renewable energy or energy conservation and efficiency. Poster contest winners will be awarded a $100 savings bond, and plaque. Students listed. | |
| 147 | Iowa's first "Green" building continues uning less energy Public Relations News Release 2008:404, p.1 |
The CEEE confirms that the building is opeating as intended and uses, on average, one-third less electrical energy per square foot when compared to some other campus buildings.The study showed benefits from daylighting and passive solar design. | |
| 148 | Safety during severs weather to be topic of next Citizen Science talk at UNI Public Relations News Release 2008:403, p.1 |
In conjunction with Severs Weather Awareness Week, Alan Czarnetzki and Jeff Kennedy will review current recommendations for safety during tornadoes, lightning and flash floods. The peak months for tornadoes in Iowa are May and June. | |
| 149 | Expert on environmental links to cancer, reproductive health to speak at UNI April 6 Public Relations News Release 2008:395, p.1 |
Ecologist, author and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, will discuss her work on environmental links to cancer and reproductive health. Her "comprehensive insights into living with and on the Earth in the modern age can help all of us,'Zeman said. | |
| 150 | Films on environmental health issues to show at UNI March 26 and 31 Public Relations News Release 2008:390, p.1 |
"Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick" and "A Sense of Wonder" will both precede Sandra Steingraber's visit to UNI on April 6. "A Sense of Wonder" drew attention to the presence of toxic chemicals in the environment in the 1950's. |