Welcome
Welcome to ISU LiveGreen!
Green News
Walking the Green Carpet
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to celebrate our green accomplishments - past, present, and future at Sustainapalooza.
Green Kudos
A new publication hightlights all we have accomplished since President Geoffroy started the Live Green! initiative in 2008.
ISU Offers Sustainability Minor
A new minor offers students the opportunity to add sustainability to any major.
Sweating it Green
The newly renovated State Gym offers enhanced workout opportunities in a very green-minded environment.
Greening Families
Through a new Extension Service initiative families can connect and blog about sustainability.
Greening Your Class Schedule
A new Sustainability Course Directory offers students a reference guide for all sustainability courses offered at ISU.
Sustaining International Design
College of Design students spent the summer in Berlin studying and enhancing sustainable design.
Live Green! in Review
2008-2011
"Live Green! in Review" is a reflection of Iowa State University's Live Green! journey since President Geoffroy began the initiative in 2008 through 2011. Enjoy these highlights of our collective and very impressive accomplishments! Congratulations!!
Newsletter
To view all editions of Live Green Monthly, click here.
Calendar
Closets Collide Annual Clothing Swap
04 Feb 2012 01:00 PM @ Howe Atrium- Howe Hall - Come one, come all to Closets Collide Clothing Swap! Exchange your gently used clothing for a new item to add to your wardrobe and spend time learning about sustainability and what you can do to help the environment in our fun workshops! We will have all sorts of clothing and donated items so come and see what treasures you can find!
06 Feb 2012 08:00 PM @ Memorial Union 3517 - Open to any student interested in sustainability on campus. We usually have a speaker at the beginning of the meeting to learn about sustainability initiatives going on at ISU. The rest of the time is devoted to planning sustainability events and networking with other sustainability groups and individuals.
Our New Energy and Climate Reality - A Call to Action for Iowa
13 Feb 2012 07:00 PM @ Ames Public Library - State Senator Rob Hogg will be speaking about new energy and climate reality, and our opportunity to make a difference for the economy, the environment, and future generations.
16 Feb 2012 12:00 PM @ South Ballroom, Memorial Union - [b]Ethical Analysis of Objibway Objections to Wild Rice Research - Robert Streiffer[/b] Robert Steiffer is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a joint appointment in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics and the Philosophy Department. His work focuses on ethical and policy issues arising from modern biotechnology, including xenotransplantation and the application of biotechnology to animals in...
Who Owns Life? Gene Patents in Law, Ethics and Policy - Margo Bagley and David Resnik
16 Feb 2012 03:00 PM @ South Ballroom, Memorial Union - [b]Changing Tides or A Drop in the Bucket? Challenges to Plant Patenting in the U.S. and Abroad - Margo Bagley[/b] Margo Bagley is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, specializing in patent law and intellectual property. She has a degree in chemical engineering and has worked in products research and development for the Coca-Cola Company and Procter & Gamble, where she was co-inventor on a U.S. patent for improved...
