by Fred Bahnson On the last Sunday in September 2015, the Reverend Stephen Blackmer stopped beside the stand of beech stumps where he had once performed the chain-saw Eucharist. He was leading a dozen or so members of the Church […]
by Justin Catanoso President elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, a move that — if carried out — COP22 delegates and NGOs say would be a disaster for the world, as well as the […]
by Justin Catanoso As we near the end of what scientists say will be the hottest year on record, representatives from the world’s nations are about to meet in Marrakesh, Morocco. And while COP22 isn’t getting near the media attention Paris did in 2015, it […]
Conservation photography is about more than trekking to remote destinations to get the best shot—it’s a powerful, age-old practice of advocating for environmental protection through engaging social and environmental change. On October 19, Jason Houston, a photojournalist and Senior Fellow with the International League of […]
Five and a half hours. That is the amount of time it takes for Powersol charging umbrellas on Reynolda Patio to fully recharge. Two hours. The total amount of time it takes for solar-powered umbrellas to charge an iPhone from zero to 100 percent—the same […]
The Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability has partnered with Pilot Mountain State Park to conduct a deer and large mammal population survey in effort to monitor the effects of white-tail deer populations on Piedmont ecosystems.
The Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability provides funding opportunities for research, scholarship, and working groups related to energy, environment and sustainability as broadly defined. What We Fund: CEES grants seek to provide new opportunities for research and scholarly activities at Wake Forest. Though the […]
Every spring, the Masters in Sustainability Program acknowledges the academic accomplishments of two students who have achieved the highest cumulative grade point average. The awardees from the 2016 cohort are Lauren Newton and Laura LoSciuto. “I am proud of these two graduates who excelled in […]
Before pre-K, Kelsey Gaude, knew how to sort out recycling, grow her own tomatoes and even feed goats. Now, this 2016 Masters in Sustainability alumna has found a career that blends both her interests and passions serving as the zero-waste sustainability analyst for Hanesbrands, […]
The fifth annual Magnolias Curriculum Project brought together ten faculty members on May 11-12, 2016, to explore extending sustainability education across disciplines. Ron Von Burg, assistant professor in the Department of Communications, and Luke Johnston, associate professor of Religion and Environmental Studies, facilitated this year’s […]