The Printer’s National Environmental Assistance Center at ISTC
Since its inception in 1995, The Printers’ National Environmental Assistance Center (www.pneac.org), has served as a valuable and comprehensive environmental resource for the printing, publishing, and...
View ArticleSustainable Electronics Seminar Series; Next Webinar Scheduled for Sept. 19
This fall, the ISTC Sustainability Seminars are focused on the Sustainable Electronics. The series kicked off on September 5th when Professor William Bullock and Joy Scrogum presented “Electronic...
View ArticleScience & Technology at the Market
This fall the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) at the University of Illinois will be presenting information about several of its research and outreach projects at Urbana’s Market at the...
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Award-winning documentary “Bag It” comes to the Illinois Sustainable...
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is hosting a screening of the award-winning...
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Grand Opening of the Indoor Climate Research & Training Facility
The ICRT Grand Opening Welcome Banner The new Indoor Climate Research & Training (ICRT) program training facility was completed earlier this month and ISTC hosted an invitation only Grand Opening...
View ArticleIllinois Biochar Group Meeting – Fall 2012
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is getting ready to host its fall Illinois Biochar Group meeting. Meetings are held three times a year and are usually located at ISTC. The Illinois...
View Article2012 Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Awards
A pair of environmental recognition programs have joined together to honor Illinois organizations that have accomplished significant achievements in protecting the environment and helping to sustain...
View ArticleNovember 15 is America Recycles Day
Happy America Recycles Day! Celebrated annually on November 15 since 1997, America Recycles Day is a program of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. and is about educating the public about how and what to...
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2013 Naturally Illinois Expo
The Prairie Research Institute presents the fifth annual Naturally Illinois Expo on March 8-9, 2013, on the University of Illinois Urbana campus. Families, teachers, and students of all ages are...
View ArticleISTC Seeks Web Applications Development Specialist
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is looking for a qualified individual to develop,...
View ArticleISTC Co-Sponsors C-U Area Medicine Take-back Program
The C-U Area Medicine Take-back Program will give area residents the opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week, via locked collection boxes in the...
View ArticleEngineer Introduces Thermally-Reversible Polymer to Desalination
According to water.org, 780 million people lack access to clean water. The need to provide access to clean water is one of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges for Engineering. At...
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Congrats to Technology Assistance Program at U of I
The Technology Assistance Program which helps local governments and companies prevent pollution and conserve resources received a national MVP2 Award in Washington DC earlier this month. The ICORE...
View ArticleCampus-wide Sustainable Electronics Consortium Formed
On Oct. 2, 2013, a group of interested individuals on the U of I campus met to discuss the issues involving the environmental and social impacts of electronics and the current relevant policies,...
View ArticleFirst Training Accreditation to Improve Home Weatherization in Illinois
Training programs for Energy Auditors and Quality Control Inspectors at the University of Illinois’ Indoor Climate Research & Training (ICRT) program have been awarded accreditation by the...
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Triclosan Shown to Trigger Resistance in Aquatic Ecosystems
A widely used compound to prevent bacterial contamination is persisting in the environment and creating antibacterial resistant strains of bacteria. That is the conclusion of a study by researchers...
View ArticleStudents Honored for Fresh Ideas in Sustainable Electronics
International Sustainable Electronics Competition Awards 2013 Winners Old smart phones don’t have to be doomed to silence in a drawer or a landfill. According to two winners of the 2013...
View ArticleIllinois Governor’s Sustainability Award Wants Your Advice
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is surveying Illinois businesses, municipalities and organizations about the Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Award. Please help improve sustainability...
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Engineer Explains the Promise of the Other Hydrogen Fuel
Junhua Jiang, Senior Research Engineer at ISTC is featured in two Lightning Talk presentations from 2011 now available on the Prairie Research Institute’s YouTube channel. In one talk, Jiang deals with...
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Middle Schoolers Celebrate Clean Power on Earth Day
On Earth Day, April 22, Jefferson Middle School hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of their 3.5 kW h wind turbine project. The clean energy project was funded by the Illinois Clean...
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