Month: March 2017
March 31, 2017
A Day of Hands-on Environmental Exploration
Unity College’s Annual Spring Open House showcases unique sustainability education options for prospective students
March 30, 2017
The Role of Land Use in Environmental Science and Sustainability
As the human global population grows toward a projected 9 billion in 2050, developing a system of sustainable land use is becoming imperative for sustainability professionals. Sustainability in land use will mean balancing the territory devoted to living spaces and agriculture with that which is allowed to remain untouched, and ensuring that all environments remain… Read more »
March 23, 2017
Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Arnett – Chief Distance Education Officer
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: March 20, 2017 SUBJECT: Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Arnett – Chief Distance Education Officer ATTACHMENTS: None Colleagues, As you probably know, Dr. Amy Arnett has been serving in the role of interim Chief Distance Education Officer since the position was vacated last fall. Amy has done an… Read more »
March 23, 2017
The Importance of Quantitative Methods in Environmental Science and Sustainability Measurement
Environmental science is a continuously evolving academic field that seeks to help us gain a progressively better understanding of our natural world and develop effective solutions for important sustainability issues. Challenging the status quo to address environmental problems requires solid evidence to persuade decision makers of the necessity of change. This makes quantitative literacy essential… Read more »
March 20, 2017
Have a Maine summer with Unity College camps
From wardens to whale watching, America’s Environmental College offers the best of Maine to everyone in ’17
March 16, 2017
Mitigating Invasive Species with a Natural Resource Management Masters
After habitat loss, the most severe threat to biodiversity according to the World Conservation Union is invasive species. While the practice of transporting animals outside of their native regions goes back thousands of years to the earliest world explorers, globalization has resulted in a greater number of plants and animals being introduced into new environments.… Read more »
March 10, 2017
Maine college coming to Tacoma aquarium
Unity College bringing the best of campus to community engagement event in Great Northwest
March 09, 2017
Innovative Solutions to Conservation for Students in Colleges for Environmental Science
Conservation is vitally important for all living things, not just to protect animals and their ecosystems but to ensure the sustainability of our precious natural resources and, by extension, the survival of our species. The degradation of the planet’s natural areas resulting from land conversion practices, pollution, and extreme climate impacts is responsible for about… Read more »
March 07, 2017
International ‘rock star’ Jimmy Chin to provide Unity College Commencement address
America’s Environmental College announces a speaker for Class of 2017 who’s ‘danced with death’
March 02, 2017
How Grads with a Sustainability Degree Can Respond to Climate Change Skeptics
While the key facts regarding global warming have long been agreed upon by an overwhelming majority of scientists, political and popular debate about the existence and cause of climate change continues on, especially in the United States. Sustainability science students and graduates have likely encountered climate skeptics and deniers in their own families or social… Read more »
March 02, 2017
Tardigrade expert to address Canadian audience
Unity College Professor of Marine Biology Dr. Emma Perry discovered new species of tiny invertebrate.