When my friends ask what I do all day, I give them an extremely condensed and simplified response: “play in the river and collect nearly invisible bugs.” Although it’s an odd statement, it’s not too far from the truth. I’m currently working in the Simon Lab with faculty member Thomas Simon in the School of… Read more »
In June, seven Turkish students from Bogaziçi University and Özyegin University arrived in the United States after winning the Koç University Go Green Competition. Their prize was an invitation to the University of Chicago and Indiana University to spend time with representatives from each university’s sustainability office. On June 25, our IU Office of Sustainability’s staff and… Read more »
Single-use plastic is banned in my Sustainability in Product classroom. On the first day of class, in addition to discussing rules for attendance, policies for late work, and grading scales, we talk about what single-use plastic means. Of course there are all of the water bottles. We in the United States consume half a billion… Read more »
When I transferred to IU Bloomington from IUPUI in the Fall of 2014, I immediately fell in love with both the town and the campus. There are always plenty of events to attend, interesting classes to take, and driven people working to better their community. Being here has also given me the opportunity to develop… Read more »
In my environmental ethics class, I give students a quiz designed to gauge awareness of the places where we live: Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Where is your landfill? Try to name five native trees. Which spring wildflowers are first to bloom where you live? Few students can answer these questions… Read more »
During the three years I have been at Indiana University Bloomington, I have seen some great lectures by award winners, learned loads inside and outside of the classroom, and attended many an inspiring performance. Participating in the IU Office of Sustainability’s Internship Program, however, has been one of the most rewarding experiences for me so… Read more »
