This is one in a series of stories about a clean air symposium held at the University of Utah on Oct. 3, 2019. The article was written by University of Utah Communications and published in @theu November 8, 2019. There’s nothing like a crisis to motivate people to change their behaviors. But when it comes […]
Read MoreThis is one in a series of stories about a clean air symposium held at the University of Utah on Oct. 3, 2019.The article was written by University of Utah Communications and published in @theu November 13, 2019. Here’s what Keith Bartholomew tells his students: When it comes to Utah’s air pollution, it’s your job […]
Read MoreEditor’s note: This is one in a series of stories about a clean air symposium held at the University of Utah on Oct. 3, 2019. The article was written by University of Utah Communications and published in @theu November 1, 2019. Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a global youth climate awareness movement, […]
Read MoreThis article by University of Utah Communications was featured in @theu on November 19, 2019. Sometimes even well-meaning people contribute to air pollution (exhibit A: the majority of attendees at the University of Utah’s “The Air We Breathe” symposium arrived by car). So how do you inspire people to change? Take a look at the […]
Read MoreOriginally post on @theU on March 9, 2019. “I grew up in a family that never discussed environmental issues or sustainability. That was not something known to us. My parents have been through a lot—war and things like that—so sustainability and environmental justice hasn’t been a focus. We weren’t privileged enough to know about those […]
Read MoreOriginally posted on @theU on February 11, 2019. By Kate Whitbeck, University of Utah Sustainability Office It should come as no surprise that the University of Utah is home to some of the world’s premier experts on air quality. As we settle deeper into the winter inversion season, researchers at the U renew their efforts […]
Read MoreOriginally posted on @theU on March 1, 2019. “Having lived in India, Hong Kong and now Utah, public transportation has always been a huge part of my life. I’ve seen the difference infrastructure makes from country to country and the impacts it has on people’s travel behaviors. Coming from a highly dense megalopolis where the […]
Read MoreOrginally posted on @theU on February 19, 2019. By Myron Willson, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer The inversion season is upon us. This can be a time to point fingers at other polluters, but it should also be a time to recognize our own contributions to the murky haze and examine what steps we are taking […]
Read MoreOriginally posted on @theU on January 28, 2019. By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, campus engagement, Sustainability Office It is hard to ignore Salt Lake Valley’s poor air quality this winter unless you’ve figured out how to shut your eyes and mouth and plug your nose (or you haven’t gone outside at all). Views of our mountains, the […]
Read MoreOriginally posted on @theU on Monday, January 7, 2018. By Abby Ghent, sports and sustainability student ambassador, Athletics and the Sustainability Office Mind-blowing fact: According to The Washington Post, if you were born after February 1985, you haven’t experienced a month where the Earth’s average monthly temperature was below average. Rising temperatures, as well as a […]
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