Amy Stansbury

Researchers test various means of water purification

13 March 2012 Amy Stansbury

Dr. Rominder Suri, a researcher in the Water and Environmental Technology Center, uses vibration and other methods to purify water. Americans use a lot of water. The average family of four living in the United

RAIR founders present recyclable art in Tyler

28 February 2012 Amy Stansbury

On Thursday, Feb. 23, Recycled Artists in Residency, a nonprofit that connects artists with recycled materials, spoke to students on Main Campus. For years, recycling has suffered from a bit of an image problem. For

Movers & Shakers: Gabrielle Taube

06 February 2012 Amy Stansbury

Gabrielle Taube calls it an extreme nutrition lesson, the industry calls it urban farming, but the children at Penrose Community Center just call it fun. With the help of Temple Community Garden volunteers, Taube educates

Movers & Shakers: Philly Eco Kids

06 February 2012 Amy Stansbury

The questions that they ask seem simple enough: What do you think about the environment in which you live? What solutions would you propose to improve it? However when Safya O’Rourke and Melena Murphy encourage

Recyclemania kicks off for eight weeks

31 January 2012 Amy Stansbury

Last Wednesday, the Office of Sustainability and members of the community gathered to celebrate the beginning of the national competition. The swish of the silver pom-poms could hardly be heard over the deep vibrato of

TempleTown building certified for sustainability

24 January 2012 Amy Stansbury

The Modules received a federal certificate for sustainable and water conservation features. These days, it appears as if Temple and its surrounding community is moving in one direction: up. Enrollment is up 8,057 students from

Professor develops technology to alleviate drilling effects

05 December 2011 Amy Stansbury

Chemistry professor Daniel Strongin is developing a method to prevent effects of acid mine drainage. At first glance, the experiment in the laboratory does not look like anything out of the ordinary–nothing more than a

Signing in solidarity

07 November 2011 Amy Stansbury

Last week, some faculty members signed a statement of solidarity to declare support for occupiers and their demands. The voices of the Occupy movement have been heard throughout the world, and Temple has not fallen

Got munchies?

26 September 2011 Amy Stansbury

A student-run burger-and-fries joint is receiving rave reviews in its first year of business. U got Munchies, a food truck located at 1321 Norris St., was created with a college student’s taste buds in mind,

Clean the plate, conserve food

26 September 2011 Amy Stansbury

Dining Services has launched a new campaign, WasteNot, to encourage students to think twice about portion size and food waste. Nine-hundred-fifty-three pounds. Nine-hundred-fifty-three pounds of half-eaten cheesy pizza slices, chocolate chip cookies with one bite