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- - 01/22/2020 New Course in Decision-Making to Reduce Environmental Impact
    Our smallest everyday choices can have a significant impact on our environment. Knowing how to make smarter choices can help us make better decisions on how to use the planet’s limited resources wisely. Starting in the Fall semester of 2020, Dr. Michelle Hilleary will lead the course Environmental Decision-Making for the Anthropocene, as part of the curriculum for the Online Master of Natural Resources degree at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability (CLiGS).
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- - 01/15/2020 How to Hold Corporations Accountable for Global Sustainability?
    Corporations are active participants in producing global waste and carbon dioxide emissions, which means that they are accountable for their distribution of pollution and their part in protecting the health of our planet. XMNR alum Danielle Staggers explores strategies that communities can pursue to engage corporations in environmental sustainability.
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- - 01/08/2020 New Course Highlights Sustainability in Business
    Kevin Rabinovitch is a highly regarded name in the corporate and academic realms of sustainability, and the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability (CLiGS) is proud to welcome Kevin as one of our newest faculty members. His Business and Sustainability course will premiere online in Spring 2020 and will provide students with an understanding of the role the private sector plays in sustainability efforts worldwide.
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- - 01/03/2020 Blazing Trails to Local and Global Sustainability Change
    When it comes to leadership, Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) alum T. Adil Chawdhury stands as a trailblazer in the sphere of global sustainability. His deep understanding of stakeholder engagement and cross-disciplinary teamwork has helped him achieve a number of successes in both sustainable development and policy making. In his current role as a Climate Advisor for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Adil strives to make the city of San Antonio, Texas, run fully on renewable energy.
- - 12/17/2019 Global Study Series, Part 3: The Old System Must Die! (Or Not): Drawing on the Past to Ensure a Future
    The idea that a new political philosophy, a new governing regime, or even just a new leader need undermine and delegitimize its predecessor is not a particularly new one. Walking through ancient Egyptian ruins, we can witness everywhere vandalism from thousands of years ago intended to erase the past.
- - 12/10/2019 Global Study Series, Part 2: Climate Makes and Breaks Civilizations: Lessons Learned on the Nile
    XMNR faculty Dr. Bruce Hull reflects on the civilization-defining impacts of climate change, as he travels through Egypt on a Global Study trip with a group of Virginia Tech’s graduate students.
- - 12/10/2019 Global Study Series, Part 1: Egyptian Environmental Security: Old Wine in a New Bottle
    CLiGS faculty Bruce Hull and Michael Mortimer have recently spent three weeks in Egypt exploring Cairo and traveling upstream along the Nile River to the Aswan High Dam. Sharing experiences and reflections on the past and future of a country astride some of the most pressing environmental challenges of the 21st Century. This series of posts distills some of their thoughts on those challenges.
- - 12/06/2019 Know Your Climate Bias
    Regardless of what you think about climate change, you can’t deny that the topic is of growing importance in local, national, and international discussions. In this post, Dr. Bruce Hull describes six climate biases, illustrates policies, assumptions, and examples of each, and offers practical strategies for how to recognize and address common climate biases in yourself and others.
- - 12/03/2019 5 Simple Tips for Holiday Networking
    Whether you are someone who loves networking or someone who loathes it, the reality is that networking is essential for your career. This time of year offers plenty of opportunities for making connections that are easy to overlook. Our Lead Career Coach Jennifer Wills shares tips on how to expand your network during the holiday season.
- - 11/18/2019 Sustainable Cities Series, Part 3: Localizing Global Urban Agenda in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Conaway B. Haskins III, a PhD student in the Planning, Governance and Globalization program in the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, examines sustainable urban development in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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