• Yesterday we were invited to participate in the @unilevergulf sustainability talk about plastic packaging - waste or resource. With the upcoming single-use plastics ban at AUS this is a topic close to our heart and we would like to know WHAT YOU THINK. Is plastic packaging waste or a resource? Drop your comments below!
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    Yesterday we were invited to participate in the @unilevergulf sustainability talk about plastic packaging - waste or resource. With the upcoming single-use plastics ban at AUS this is a topic close to our heart and we would like to know WHAT YOU THINK. Is plastic packaging waste or a resource? Drop your comments below!
  • We are incredibly proud to have Lilia Rahem, graduating senior in Environmental Sciences, speak at the 7th Edition of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan on Plastic Packaging. Lilia is joined by industry representatives and NGOs to discuss whether plastic packaging is a waste or a resource. Well done @unilever for providing a platform to exchange ideas and discuss possible solutions with regards to the ever growing challenge of #singleuseplastics and #plasticpollution
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    We are incredibly proud to have Lilia Rahem, graduating senior in Environmental Sciences, speak at the 7th Edition of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan on Plastic Packaging. Lilia is joined by industry representatives and NGOs to discuss whether plastic packaging is a waste or a resource. Well done @unilever for providing a platform to exchange ideas and discuss possible solutions with regards to the ever growing challenge of #singleuseplastics and #plasticpollution
  • *THE POWER OF YOUTH* Time magazine has named Swedish climate activist @gretathunberg Person of the Year 2019. At only 16 years old, she is the youngest individual ever to win that title. Thunberg started protesting alone outside the Swedish Parliament with a hand-painted sign and over the last 12 months has inspired millions of young people around the globe to demand climate action. ・・・ #Repost @time with @make_repost ・・・ This was the year the climate crisis went from behind the curtain to center stage, from ambient political noise to squarely on the world's agenda, and no one did more to make that happen than @gretathunberg. Meaningful change rarely happens without the galvanizing force of influential individuals, writes editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal, and in 2019, the earth's existential crisis found one in Thunberg. For that reason, she is TIME's 2019 Person of the Year. Read more about the #TIMEPOY choice at the link in bio. Photograph by @evgenia_arbugaeva for TIME; Video by @maxim_arbugaev for TIME
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    *THE POWER OF YOUTH* Time magazine has named Swedish climate activist @gretathunberg Person of the Year 2019. At only 16 years old, she is the youngest individual ever to win that title. Thunberg started protesting alone outside the Swedish Parliament with a hand-painted sign and over the last 12 months has inspired millions of young people around the globe to demand climate action. ・・・ #Repost @time with @make_repost ・・・ This was the year the climate crisis went from behind the curtain to center stage, from ambient political noise to squarely on the world's agenda, and no one did more to make that happen than @gretathunberg. Meaningful change rarely happens without the galvanizing force of influential individuals, writes editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal, and in 2019, the earth's existential crisis found one in Thunberg. For that reason, she is TIME's 2019 Person of the Year. Read more about the #TIMEPOY choice at the link in bio. Photograph by @evgenia_arbugaeva for TIME; Video by @maxim_arbugaev for TIME
  • Did you know that there are two Atmospheric Water Generators in the Library that turn the humidity in the air into highly purified drinking water? In addition to producing an unlimited supply of water without the use of carbon intensive desalination processes and wasteful plastic bottles, the purity and clarity of the water is unbeatable compared to other drinking water sources available in the UAE. So go and refill your reusable water bottles. Bilal is showing you how... #zeroaddedchemicals #zeroplastic #zerowaste #zerodesalination #sustainabledrinkingwater #sustainablecampus #sustainableaus_2020
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    Did you know that there are two Atmospheric Water Generators in the Library that turn the humidity in the air into highly purified drinking water? In addition to producing an unlimited supply of water without the use of carbon intensive desalination processes and wasteful plastic bottles, the purity and clarity of the water is unbeatable compared to other drinking water sources available in the UAE. So go and refill your reusable water bottles. Bilal is showing you how... #zeroaddedchemicals #zeroplastic #zerowaste #zerodesalination #sustainabledrinkingwater #sustainablecampus #sustainableaus_2020
  • Mindfulness and deep breathing are proven techniques to manage stress and sharpen your mind for exams! Try to attend one of the relaxation sessions provided by the Academic Support Center and the AUS Library. Or you can check out some of the meditation exercises recommended for exams on the @headspace app. #finalsweek #examstress #keepcalm #stayfocused #yougotthis #mentalhealth
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    Mindfulness and deep breathing are proven techniques to manage stress and sharpen your mind for exams! Try to attend one of the relaxation sessions provided by the Academic Support Center and the AUS Library. Or you can check out some of the meditation exercises recommended for exams on the @headspace app. #finalsweek #examstress #keepcalm #stayfocused #yougotthis #mentalhealth
  • The four biggest pollutants found in beach cleanups. And the four main items we are targeting to eliminate through our #singleuseplasticban #Repost @zeroxplastic with @make_repost #noplasticstraws #noplasticbags #noplasticbottles #NoPlasticCups #noplasticwaste
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    The four biggest pollutants found in beach cleanups. And the four main items we are targeting to eliminate through our #singleuseplasticban #Repost @zeroxplastic with @make_repost #noplasticstraws #noplasticbags #noplasticbottles #NoPlasticCups #noplasticwaste
  • We know you need your coffee during finals... so we wanted to remind you that hot drinks are now allowed inside the library as long as they are in a sealed, reusable container. The AUS Sustainability team wishes you good luck with your upcoming finals! See you on the other side... #finalsweek #hanginthere #staycaffeinated #coffeeaddict #singleuseplasticfree #zerowaste #sustainableaus_2020
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    We know you need your coffee during finals... so we wanted to remind you that hot drinks are now allowed inside the library as long as they are in a sealed, reusable container. The AUS Sustainability team wishes you good luck with your upcoming finals! See you on the other side... #finalsweek #hanginthere #staycaffeinated #coffeeaddict #singleuseplasticfree #zerowaste #sustainableaus_2020
  • Today marked the final graduation day for the AUS CleanCo English class program. Initially set up by Jessica March, Somia Anwar and Jeannette Vinke, the program has been running for 4 years. Thanks to their vision, all CleanCo staff have had the opportunity to participate in a semester long introductory English class. The program has been a continued success thanks to the many volunteers who offered their time and knowledge to serve CleanCo. Thanks to everyone involved for giving back to our AUS community! #diversityandinclusion #givingback #AUScommunity
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    Today marked the final graduation day for the AUS CleanCo English class program. Initially set up by Jessica March, Somia Anwar and Jeannette Vinke, the program has been running for 4 years. Thanks to their vision, all CleanCo staff have had the opportunity to participate in a semester long introductory English class. The program has been a continued success thanks to the many volunteers who offered their time and knowledge to serve CleanCo. Thanks to everyone involved for giving back to our AUS community! #diversityandinclusion #givingback #AUScommunity
  • Congratulations to the winning team of the @hultprizeaus on campus challenge! We love that your ECO PACK project helps to cut down #plasticwaste and we wish you lots of success for the next round!!! #bepartofthechange #hultprize2020 #sustainablestudentproject
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    Congratulations to the winning team of the @hultprizeaus on campus challenge! We love that your ECO PACK project helps to cut down #plasticwaste and we wish you lots of success for the next round!!! #bepartofthechange #hultprize2020 #sustainablestudentproject
  • More plastic than fish by 2050 if we continue polluting our oceans at the current rate! ・・・ AUS acknowledges the enormous environmental cost of petroleum-based single-use plastics and has announced plans to become the first university in the UAE to ban single-use plastics on campus starting in January 2020. #bepartofthechange #saynotosingleuseplastic #microplastics #sustainableAUS_2020 ・・・ #Repost @gpeterhoff with @make_repost
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    More plastic than fish by 2050 if we continue polluting our oceans at the current rate! ・・・ AUS acknowledges the enormous environmental cost of petroleum-based single-use plastics and has announced plans to become the first university in the UAE to ban single-use plastics on campus starting in January 2020. #bepartofthechange #saynotosingleuseplastic #microplastics #sustainableAUS_2020 ・・・ #Repost @gpeterhoff with @make_repost
  • #Repost @wwwausedu with @make_repost ・・・ We’re so proud of our amazing AUS Green Team for winning the Best Green Campus Audit and Best Sustainability Action Project (GCA & SAP) for the 2018-2019 academic year at the Sustainable Campus Initiative (SCI) by the Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency. #sustainablecampusinitiative #sustainableaus_2020
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    #Repost @wwwausedu with @make_repost ・・・ We’re so proud of our amazing AUS Green Team for winning the Best Green Campus Audit and Best Sustainability Action Project (GCA & SAP) for the 2018-2019 academic year at the Sustainable Campus Initiative (SCI) by the Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency. #sustainablecampusinitiative #sustainableaus_2020
  • Have you ever wondered who is behind our amazing Farmers‘ Market logo? Last semester Prof. Ana Gavassa tasked her MCM_200 students to design a campaign for the AUS Sustainability Farmers’ Market as their final class project. After weeks of research and design the 8 teams submitted their proposals to us and we had the challenging task to select a winner. Congratulations to Nadin and her team mates (not pictured) for being selected! And thanks to the whole class for your great work! You all did an amazing job!! #ausfarmersmarket #campusasalivinglab #sustainabilitystudentprojects
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    Have you ever wondered who is behind our amazing Farmers‘ Market logo? Last semester Prof. Ana Gavassa tasked her MCM_200 students to design a campaign for the AUS Sustainability Farmers’ Market as their final class project. After weeks of research and design the 8 teams submitted their proposals to us and we had the challenging task to select a winner. Congratulations to Nadin and her team mates (not pictured) for being selected! And thanks to the whole class for your great work! You all did an amazing job!! #ausfarmersmarket #campusasalivinglab #sustainabilitystudentprojects