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Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Global warming may make infectious diseases such as COVID-19 more widespread by changing disease progression and interaction among people, warn health and climate experts. Ester Wells reports for Medill.
Tags: COVID, infectious disease, global warming, Biodiversity, public health, pandemic
Northwestern University
Friday, March 05, 2021
Emily Little and Marisa Sloan report on the work Fermilab is doing, exploring quantum computing as a means of sustainability research.
Tags: sustainability, Technology, quantum computing, research, storyfest2021
Thru-hiking the almost 2,200 mile-long Appalachian Trail is the challenge of a lifetime, but rewards are plentiful along the way. Outstanding views such as this one on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, await hikers ambitious enough to take the trek. (Photo courtesy of Audrey Aug)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
The 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail draws thousands every year to attempt a thru-hike. How are would-be hikers reacting to COVID-19 interfering with plans they've been working on for months — or years?
Tags: Outdoor Recreation, nature, covid-19, mental health, public health, Community, natural world
The tri-level home offers two bedrooms and 2.5 baths as well as an additional bed and bath in the accessory dwelling unit. EngiNUity even included a deck. (Photo courtesy EngiNUity - Northwestern Solar Decathlon team)
Northwestern University
Monday, August 02, 2021
A team of Northwestern University engineering students won the 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge by designing an energy-efficient home. Their approach makes us ask: Could small homes be a viable investment in a sustainable future? Medill's...
Tags: sustainability, tiny houses, tiny homes, Northwestern, illinois, Solar Decathlon
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours electric vehicles and chargers on display (Yiming Fu/MNS).
Northwestern University
Friday, October 22, 2021
By Yiming Fu – Surrounded by a dozen electric buses outside the Department of Transportation, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg called on Congress to fund electric vehicle initiatives — especially in polluted and low-income communities.
Tags: Department of Transportation, Electric Vehicle, Pete Buttigieg, Gina McCarthy, Lion Electric Co., climate justice
Northwestern University
Wednesday, May 03, 2017
The podcast and accompanying videos describe a distiller's exploration into sustainable methods of distilling alcohol in the jungles of Panama.
Tags: distilling, kalu yala, panama, sustainability
Northwestern University
Monday, May 08, 2017
Young people are exploring food systems through farming. We compared the group we met while in Panama with an urban farm on the South Side of Chicago.
Tags: panama, kalu yala, The Plant, Plant Chicago
Northwestern University
Friday, August 24, 2018
In the Panamanian jungle, one community is using black soldier flies to eliminate food waste of all kinds. See how meat, dairy, and even bones are rapidly decomposed by specialized larvae. Kira Fahmy reports for Medill.
Tags: composting Food waste, Food Waste, food waste prevention, Black soldier flies, compost, kalu yala
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Northwestern University
Thursday, March 14, 2019
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been collecting used electronics all over Japan to extract the metal and make Olympic medals.
Tags: olympics, japan, recycling, Recycling and Upcycling, urban mining, reuse
Northwestern University
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
As climate change adds more stress to children’s futures, teachers focus on environmental education while student advocacy efforts lead toward a green tomorrow. Mikayla Denault reports for Medill.