Environmental Studies News
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Professor of Religion Dr. Laura Hobgood’s Book “A Dog’s History of the World” Featured in Psychology Today
Dr. Hobgood was recently interviewed in an article on her 2014 book A Dog’s History of the World: Canines and the Domestication of Humans.
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EPA Recognizes Southwestern University As 2017-18 College and University Green Power Conference Champion
Southwestern University beat our conference rivals by using more than 18 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, representing 100 percent of the school’s annual electricity use.
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Alumna heads to MIT for graduate study in city planning
A biology and environmental studies graduate, Vanessa Toro Barragan ’12 seeks to tackle climate change at the intersections of science and social justice. The flexible and interdisciplinary Master in City Planning (MCP) program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will allow her to do just that.
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Southwestern Featured in Smithsonian Magazine
A recent Smithsonian article, “ Is a Texas Town the Future of Renewable Energy?” wonderfully highlighted our city’s and Southwestern’s commitment to sustainability.
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SU Faculty Urge Congress to Act on Climate Change
In September 2017 the faculty of Southwestern University became the first university governing body to call upon Congress to address climate change.
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Sustainability Begins with “SU”
Evidence of the school’s eco-minded efforts are visible in every corner of campus, from the solar panels on Heather Hall to the water bottle refill stations, rainwater collection barrels, single stream recycling, and much more.
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Sustainability Begins with “SU”
Evidence of the school’s eco-minded efforts are visible in every corner of campus, from the solar panels on Heather Hall to the water bottle refill stations, rainwater collection barrels, single stream recycling, and much more.
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TREIA & Southwestern’s Environmental Studies Program to Host Film Screening of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power on Campus October 22
Southwestern’s Environmental Studies Program, in conjunction with The Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance (TREIA), will host a film screening of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Poweron campus October 22.
