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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Equitable Education = a Strong Economy
The recent Chicago Teacher’s Union strike has exposed a long list of contentious issues in our K-12 educational system. The most troubling of these is the glaring inequity among our region’s public schools. Nowhere is this more evident that in … Continue reading
Assessing Water Quality on the Chicago River’s North Branch at West River Park
Saturday, Sept. 8th, was the first day of class for my Sustainability Studies 220 Water seminar at Roosevelt University. Instead of staying inside our classroom all day, though, we took advantage of excellent late-summer weather here in Chicago to take … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Classes, Field Trips, Parklands, Pollution, Rivers, Science, Students, Urban ecology, Urban nature, Water
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Accelerate 77 Share Fair Celebrates Sustainability in Chicago
Looking for a cool sustainability-themed event this coming weekend? Here you go: this Saturday from 10am to 4pm at Truman College on Chicago’s North Side, the Institute for Cultural Affairs will host the “Accelerate 77″ Share Fair that brings together … Continue reading
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Talkin’ Biodiversity at the Field Museum
Last week I had the privilege of attending a two-day meeting at the Field Museum’s Biodiversity Synthesis Center (BioSynC) hosted by museum botanist and early land plants collections manager Matt von Konrat. I joined faculty and students from several Chicago … Continue reading
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