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Utah State University

Conference

2021

Sustainability

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Our Knowing Isn't Showing: A Literature Review Of The Sustainability Knowledge-Action Gap, Emily Slater Apr 2021

Our Knowing Isn't Showing: A Literature Review Of The Sustainability Knowledge-Action Gap, Emily Slater

Student Research Symposium

A presentation of methods, data collection, analysis techniques, key findings and next steps. Presentation Time: Thursday, 12-1 p.m. Zoom link: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/83544115581?pwd=dllPNVdPZlVaNWljTWpEbGI3QXR3dz09


Utah Majesties: A Sustainable Rug Collection, Emeryann Hare Apr 2021

Utah Majesties: A Sustainable Rug Collection, Emeryann Hare

Student Research Symposium

“Art will never be able to exist without nature” - Pierre Bonnard Utah’s outdoor escapes are as diverse as they are spectacular. From the Wasatch Mountain Range all the way down to the red rocks of Lake Powell, Utah is filled with nature’s most extraordinary artwork. Inspired by four contrasting environments, the Wasatch Mountain Range, Bonneville Salt Flats, Little Sahara, and Arches National Park, this project seeks to feature abstractions for a sustainable rug collection. Featuring the diversity of these four landscapes, each rug design was conducted thoughtfully through the study of science, understanding of history, and personal involvement. This …


Bare: Zero Waste Grocery Store, Kelcie Buchanan Apr 2021

Bare: Zero Waste Grocery Store, Kelcie Buchanan

Student Research Symposium

Waste from food and its packaging is increasing worldwide at an unmanageable rate. In the United States, packaging from food makes up nearly a quarter of landfill waste. Additionally, in the U.S. every year over 60 million metric tons of food a year is wasted and 32 million metric tons of it end up dumped in landfills. Almost half of the food purchased by people ends up in the trash because it goes bad too fast. That equates to $162 billion of food that goes to the landfill and adds to the methane issue in our atmosphere. Bare zero waste …