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Wind Energy Technology Courses at CCCC
Cloud County Community College’s (CCCC) associate of applied science degree in wind energy technology is one of just five such programs nationwide and the only one in Kansas. CCCC has expanded its wind energy technology program in response to Kansas' capacity for wind energy production and the state’s immediate need for technicians in the industry. With five existing wind projects, one project in the construction phase and more than a dozen proposed projects, Kansas will need nearly 625 new technicians in the next few years as projects reach full operating capacity. CCCC is focused on responding to this need.
Renewable/Alternative Energy
New Biofuels Degree Program Opens at Central Carolina Community College
CCCC is playing an important part in workforce development for the new and rapidly expanding biofuels processing industry.
SDSU Wind Center Helps School Use, Teach Wind Energy to Kids
South Dakota State University faculty members and students are providing the expertise to help elementary and secondary schools across the state embrace wind energy. The Wind Application Center at SDSU provides technical assistance to the Wind for Schools program, which places wind turbines at K-12 schools throughout the state.
The Future is Green for Community Colleges
A new report describes community colleges as the "perfect gateway to good green jobs." That's largely because of the jobs in the emerging "green workforce" will require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree.
Displaced Engineers to Get Free "Green" Training
The Engineering Society of Detroit is teaming up with General Motors and Michigan Technological University to provide free "green" training to up to 60 displaced engineers. The training is meant to prepare those engineers to meet the demand for green jobs in advance propulsion technology.
Delta College Wind Tech Program Aims High
Delta College hopes to help fill a growing number of job openings in the wind industry through a technician training program now under development.
JBU Announces Renewable Energy Major
John Brown University has announced the addition of a Bachelor of Science degree in Renewable Energy beginning fall 2009. JBU is the first university to offer a renewable energy degree in Arkansas and one of the only few U.S. institutions offering a four-year degree in the field.
UC San Diego Offers Cutting Edge Green Courses on Environment, Sustainability
UC San Diego is offering more than 80 green seminars, workshops and courses that cover sustainability issues this fall. Throughout the year nearly 200 courses are offered with sustainability related content and new green classes are being added each quarter. The university is emphasizing greenness in classes and seminars from global warming and consumerism to alternative energy.
Anti-Pollution/Conservation Efforts
UNR Small Business Center Promotes Sustainability
The Small Business Development Center at the University of Nevada, Reno plans to develop projects to help small business become more energy efficient.
MSU Offers New Degree Program in Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems
Montana State University is now offering a new degree program designed to contribute to the development of bioenergy and a stronger, more secure food system in Montana. The program's dual focus on sustainable agriculture and bioenergy systems is important because agriculture in Montana is more than food.
Graduate Degrees Go Green
Companies are yearning for people who think green - and not just because it's the color of money. Because firms are increasingly looking for people who can do more than turn a profit, some universities are creating "green" master's in business administration and other graduate programs aimed at training business leaders to think about maximizing energy efficiency and improving workers' conditions in addition to raising the bottom line.
UNH Launches Groundbreaking EcoGastronomy Program
The University of New Hampshire has launched a groundbreaking EcoGastronomy program that takes students to the field, the kitchen, the lab and Italy to study the complexities of sustainable food systems. The EcoGastronomy dual major is the first such program at any U.S. university, a one-of-a kind learning experience that links the fields of sustainable agriculture, hospitality, and nutrition.
GW's Environmental Law Program Trains Students to Provide Solutions
Over the past 38 years, George Washington University's Law School has offered groundbreaking curriculum which has included many courses in pollution control as well as in natural resources, water pollution, wetlands, and land use.
Rochester Institute of Technology to Host New Pollution Prevention Institute
The Rochester Institute of Technology will host a new Pollution Prevention Institute to help New York state businesses be more sustainable by applying cleaner production stewardship practices. These practices have proven to reduce environmental impact, while enhancing the economic viability of industry.
UF Offers Nation's First Master's Degree in Environmental and Land Use Law
In a world grappling with critical shortages of water, increasing developmental pressures and the unknown but real threats of climate change, environmental and land use law policies and applications are changing almost as fast as the weather. To prepare a new generation of environmental lawyers to meet these challenges, the University of Florida Levin College of Law now offers a Master of Laws in Environmental and Land Use Law.
UO Program Helps Citizens Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
Forty-two Eugene area residents took some big steps to improve their environmental friendly living styles after completing a newly developed Climate Master program at the University of Oregon. Their efforts resulted in reduced greenhouse emissions by two tons per person.
Green Construction
Architecture Students Go Green
Some futuristic houses are under construction in an old neighborhood in downtown Tucson. The project is an effort by the University of Arizona to design and build homes which are energy and water efficient as well as affordable. University of Arizona architecture students designed and built the homes and low income families are able to buy the homes.
Understanding the Science of Sustainability
University of Idaho students are looking beyond the actions of being 'green' to the reasons for such behavior in a new course. The new class, Environmental Psychology, covers three primary areas: built environments, or the ways in which buildings change the thoughts, feeling and behaviors of individuals; conservation efforts and attitudes toward sustainability; and understanding how populations respond to crowds, the natural world, and build demographically diverse, fiscally and environmentally sustainable communities.
Princeton Students Plan Green Makeover for Old Factory
A group of Princeton engineering students is reimagining a 19th-century textile factory as a modern, energy-efficient headquarters for a Trenton nonprofit. Their goal: Save money; save the planet.
Boise State University and University of Idaho Team Up on Introduction to Green Building Course
Boise State University's Center for Professional Development and University of Idaho have teamed up to offer an Introduction to Green Building training course. The course provides an overview of green building concepts, current case studies, the economics of green building, benefits and barriers, and sources of information.
Oregon State Launches First Ecological Engineering Degree Program in U.S.
Oregon State University has launched the nation’s first undergraduate degree program in ecological engineering. Students will learn to apply sustainable engineering approaches to restore ecosystems and river systems; design closed-loop systems with reduced ecological footprints using “living machines”; apply ecosystems analysis and modeling to solve complex environmental problems; design ecological systems that mitigate pollutants; design and manage constructed wetlands, tidal marshlands, and more.
University of Maryland Establishes Green Real Estate Development Institute
UMD’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development covers the broad spectrum of issues involved in developing land with an emphasis on "green" approaches to all aspects of design and development, including energy efficiency for structures and communities, adaptive reuse of historic and older buildings, and innovative approaches to planning and permitting in support of smart growth.
