UR Student Poster Session

Dave Nelson, Manager of Horticulture and Grounds, and I were fortunate to have been invited to this year’s Student Poster Session for Professor Karen Berger’s Hydrology and Water Resources class… UR Student Poster Session

A crash course in renewable energy

#STOTW   Renewable energy is predicted to be the way of the future. So what exactly is renewable energy? Renewable energy is broadly defined as energy that is collected from… A crash course in renewable energy

How to save energy in your University of Rochester dorm

#STOTW With the academic year now in full swing, students, faculty, and staff are back on campus in dorm and office settings. As a student or employee at the University,… How to save energy in your University of Rochester dorm

Definitely downcycle

This week’s #STOTW downcycling Reduce, reuse, recycle—it’s a term we have all heard and know well. It stresses the importance of reducing consumption, reusing items when possible, and recycling what… Definitely downcycle

Is your soap bad for the environment

By Craig – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1899947This week’s #STOTW describes the good and bad about palm oil. My friend asked me recently about palm oil and issues with it. He… Is your soap bad for the environment