Sustainable Cities Institute
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Sustainable Cities Institute
@SCI_UO
The @uoregon home of the Sustainable City Year Program & @urbanismnext. We’re transforming cities & higher ed through applied learning/research in OR & beyond
Eugene, OR Katılım Nisan 2010
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We are thrilled to be offering this class again-alums are making significant impact on sustainable transportation systems and policies. Share the opportunity with your networks as it is quite amazing and hard to explain the joy to be on a bike in cities designed for you on a bike
Marc Schlossberg@MarcSchlossberg
Want to help inspire young adults and early professionals about what is possible with our cities, climate change, social connection, health, livability, & joy? Then, please share this fantastic study abroad opportunity with a college student near you! @uoregon @GEOabroad
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We are VERY excited by this move to coordinate and focus so much existing - and new! - community-focused, disciplinary, applied effort around livability, sustainability, justice, happiness, quality of life, health, affordability and more- things that are worthwhile and possible.
Marc Schlossberg@MarcSchlossberg
This is an extremely exciting move - BY HIRING 11 NEW FACULTY POSITIONS - by the University of Oregon, building on an amazing disciplinary set of experts in applied research and teaching on issues of a just and livable future. Come join us or share with others! @SCI_UO
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SCYP connects students to a different Oregon city each year to work on community-identified, sustainability-focused projects. Thank you @UOEnviroInit for the support!
UO Environment Initiative@UOEnviroInit
EI SEED FUNDING SPOTLIGHT: @MarcSchlossberg and Nico Larco, co-directors of @SCI_UO to focus the UO’s Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) to support new statewide ‘Climate Friendly and Equitable Community’ rules and more. fal.cn/3qVtm #uoenvironment
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So much to learn! Prof. Rebecca Lewis is leading a study abroad course on bicycle transportation in Denmark.
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SCYP’s Megan Banks has been sharing the UO perspective at the annual EPICN conference this week. A simple question led to the creation of the EPIC model 12 years ago at UO; amazing it is now used across four continents! #EPICN epicn.org @uoregon @UOEnviroInit
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Congratulations to SCYP staff and 2022 graduate Nat Kataoka! Nat’s degree in Environmental Science (with honors!) will serve her well as she attends graduate school at UC Davis in the fall. Well done, Nat!
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We are excited for this support of SCYP and to help Oregon communities and students across campus apply very forward-looking new statewide environmental and equity-oriented land use law to advance community and individual academic goals! SCYP in animation: youtu.be/OOIH3-i-pxw
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UO Environment Initiative@UOEnviroInit
The Environment Initiative Seed Funding Program has announced the first round of funding which is supporting one Research Award and five Curriculum Awards @uoregon. Read details at the link: fal.cn/3pfnX #uoenvironment #uoresearch
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Great examples of amazing sustainability work from across the UO campus!!!! @uoregon
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TODAY: “Congress and Climate Change” discussion @ 3:30pm May 24 Knight Law Center w/ Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center Professor Greg Dotson and a panel w/ Provost Patrick Phillips & @Oregon_Law Dean Marcilynn Burke. Preregister: giving.uoregon.edu/s/1540/uoaa/bl… @UOEnviroInit
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“Congress and Climate Change” discussion @ 3:30pm May 24 Knight Law Center w/ Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center Professor Greg Dotson and a panel with Provost Patrick Phillips & @Oregon_Law Dean Marcilynn Burke. Preregister: giving.uoregon.edu/s/1540/uoaa/bl… #uoclimatechange
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SCYP report coordinator Nat Kataoka enjoyed the @GreenhillHumane Bark in the Park 5K this past weekend! Participants had fun running and petting dogs. As spring quarter concludes, take care of your #Mentalhealth by making time for fun.
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Make sure to get your vote in! Only three days left!
UO Advocates@UOAdvocates
Next week Oregonians will select major party candidates for Governor, one U.S. Senate position, all 60 members of the Oregon House of Representatives, many Oregon Senators, and numerous local races. Your vote matters! Questions about 🗳️in Oregon? Check out the link in our bio.
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This is a very impactful visualization of the (racist) impact to existing neighborhoods of freeway building.
Segregation_by_Design@SegByDesign
Chinatown, Philadelphia, before and after the construction of the Vine Street Expressway (I-676). Federally-financed freeway construction and “urban renewal” displaced thousands in Philadelphia, the vast majority of whom were people of color.
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Check out the diverse work students and faculty have been doing in Hermiston – from land use planning in North Hermiston to funding a city aquatic center to community engagement.
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#uo #collegeofdesign
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We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the beginning of May than highlighting our report writer, Sarah-Mae!
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We love partnering with the UO's A+ Environmental and Natural Resource Law Center!!! Fantastic, applied work and great people trying to accelerate sustainable change. It's great to be on a campus where such collaboration is possible. Congrats ENR Center!!!
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UO Environment Initiative@UOEnviroInit
.@Oregon_Law Environmental and Natural Resource Law Center was given an A+ by @prelawmagazine again this year. Check it out on page 39 of their latest edition: fal.cn/3o8yV #UOenvironment #UOresearch #UOlawschool
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Excited to debut an SCYP animation to the tune of YMCA at the LOC conference last week. Check it out and remember that partnering with SCYP not only helps advance community & student goals, but is super fun as well! @OregonCities @uoregon @uoregondesign
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It was so fun to debut this new rendition of YMCA to the tune of SCYP. There's even a very cool animation and captions if you'd like to sing along and get to know a bit about this unique university-community partnership model: youtube.com/watch?v=AvdnH9…
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League of Oregon Cities@OregonCities
Our sponsor @uoregon created a rendition of the YMCA to promote their Sustainable City Year Program. Thank you U of O for sponsoring the legislative session. Councilor Kitty Mackin from Dayton had a good time jamming to the song. #LOCSpring2022
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