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The Real Price of Gold

If you take a look at your hands, your wrists, or your neck, you will likely see something special, precious even. It is quite dense, glows with an almost aura-like quality, and, as of press time, costs about $1,350 an ounce. The material – gold […]


Perspective on Religion and Ecology

Contributed by Claire Nagy-Kato ‘14 As a chemistry major with an environmental studies minor, I enjoy the chances I get to take classes that depart from the sciences. I have developed a great fondness for a course I am currently taking – Religion and […]


Four Universities Solar Consortium in the Piedmont NC Triad

What do 300 suns, boat hull construction, Cool Energy engines, water splitting, GaAs nanowires and piedmont North Carolina have in common?  They are pieces of a green energy puzzle that students and faculty of four Piedmont Triad universities are trying to assemble.  Teams from Wake […]


Green roof symposium brings sustainable design to WFU

To some, the concept of green roofs is a foreign one. To others, however, they represent a time-tested and efficacious feature of sustainable construction. Providing a wide range of benefits, from rainwater runoff mitigation to happier building tenants, this living architectural design element is […]


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