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Category Archives: Water

ALTA Call For Nominations

February 2, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Celebrate sustainability leadership on campus by nominating yourself or a colleague for an Alta Sustainability Leadership Award. These Awards recognize excellence in leadership in the areas of campus as a […]

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Air Quality, Climate Change, Community Engagement, Ecosystems & Wilderness, Education, Energy, Research, Water

Listening for Solutions

November 8, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Liz Ivkovich, originally posted on Nov. 7, 2016.  During the course of two transatlantic trips to India, and a semester of intercultural collaboration, University of Utah students discovered that […]

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Community Engagement, Education, Water
In many neighborhoods, this bike represents one of the methods of trash collection.

A world of waste

March 30, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Sarah Martinez, Student Sustainability Ambassador Here in the United States, our sewage water and our garbage are generally well managed. They run beneath our feet or in trucks on […]

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Education, Justice & Equity, Waste & Recycling, Water

SCIF funds research at Red Butte Creek

July 15, 2015by susutah 2 Comments

By Emerson Andrews, Sustainability Resource Center Whether you notice it or not, Red Butte Creek runs through campus every day; bubbling and gurgling for all of us to see before […]

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Campus Gardens & Grounds, Community Engagement, Ecosystems & Wilderness, Education, news, projects, Water
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Professor Rasool Bux Mahar (second from right) explains the water treatment process for the campus to University of Utah faculty members Christine Pomeroy, Tariq Banuri, and Aslam Chaudhry.

U researchers travel to Pakistan to discuss water issues

July 1, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

At the beginning of June, professors and researchers from the University of Utah traveled to Pakistan for the formal announcement of U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water, a five-year USAID […]

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Climate Change, Community Engagement, Ecosystems & Wilderness, Education, Health, Justice & Equity, news, Research, Water
A woman pumps water in a village in Pakistan. Photo by Digni Norge/Flickr

U of U contributes to water security in Pakistan

June 8, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

By Jana Cunningham, University Marketing and Communications The United States Agency for International Development has reported that, on average, more than 600 Pakistani children die each day from waterborne illness. […]

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Community Engagement, Education, Energy, Food, Health, Justice & Equity, news, Water
From left to right: John Walker, irrigation tech specialist; Emma Wilson, garden steward; Marykate Glenn, garden coordinator; Sue Pope, facility manager for landscape and open space; Brad Christensen; irrigation crew leader; and Brett Petersen, project manager.

New projects maximize water-wise growing in the campus gardens

April 27, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

By Erika Longino, Sustainability Resource Center Improvements all around! The Sill Garden, located east of the Union, has been in limbo. Construction has obstructed the prepping of lower grow beds. […]

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Campus Gardens & Grounds, Community Engagement, Education, Food, gardens, Justice & Equity, Water
Sprinklers water the lawn.

Conservation Tip: Save Water Outdoors

April 1, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

In the interest of helping our readers reduce energy and water waste, Sustainable Utah will publish weekly conservation tips contributed by the Student Energy Ambassadors, a program funded by Rocky Mountain […]

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Community Engagement, Education, projects, Water

Research Spotlight: The Economics of Environmental Problem-Solving

January 29, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

By Hilary Smith, Sustainability Resource Center Economics might not seem, at first glance, an obvious choice for studying real-world environmental issues like air quality, climate change, and the costs and […]

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Air Quality, Climate Change, Health, Research, Water

Conservation Tip: Water Works

January 28, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

In the interest of helping our readers reduce energy and water waste, Sustainable Utah will publish weekly conservation tips contributed by the Student Energy Ambassadors, a program funded by Rocky […]

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Climate Change, Community Engagement, Education, Energy, news, Water

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