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UVA Students Making the Learning Barge a Reality
Listen to the fourth podcast in our Science Works series, and learn how every year, EPA sponsors the P3 student design competition. P3 stands for People, Prosperity and the Planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
[Read More | View Learning Barge Video from Newsplex.com
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Listen to the fourth podcast in our Science Works series, and learn how every year, EPA sponsors the P3 student design competition. P3 stands for People, Prosperity and the Planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
[Read More | View Learning Barge Video from Newsplex.com
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Science Works Podcast:
Science Works Podcast: EPA's Sustainable Design Competition Winners
Listen to the podcasts in our Science Works series, and meet the 6 winning teams from this year’s P3 student design competition. P3 stands for people, prosperity and the planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
[Listen Now - University of Arizona | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Columbia University | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Drexel University | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - University of South Florida | Read Transcript]
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Listen to the podcasts in our Science Works series, and meet the 6 winning teams from this year’s P3 student design competition. P3 stands for people, prosperity and the planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
[Listen Now - University of Arizona | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Columbia University | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Drexel University | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - University of South Florida | Read Transcript]
Science Works Podcast:
EPA Sponsors Student Sustainable Design Competition
Listen to the fourth podcast in our Science Works series, and learn how every year, EPA sponsors the P3 student design competition. P3 stands for People, Prosperity and the Planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
[Listen Now | Read Transcript]
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090812235411im_/http://epa.gov/ncer/multimedia/images/audio_podcast_icon_small.jpg)
Listen to the fourth podcast in our Science Works series, and learn how every year, EPA sponsors the P3 student design competition. P3 stands for People, Prosperity and the Planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
[Listen Now | Read Transcript]
![EPA's Administrator, Lisa Jackson Video](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090812235411im_/http://epa.gov/ncer/p3/event_2009/videos/041809_lpj_p3only.jpg)
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson addressed young researchers at the National Sustainable Design Expo on the Washington DC Mall with a rousing speech requesting them to seize the moment to solve the troubled economy and the environment by using their ingenuity to achieve a green economy promoting energy security, independent of fossil fuels. [View Video]
Press Releases
Environmental sustainability in the apparel industry focus of June 19 FIBERcast
(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - June 11, 2009) What does it mean for a clothing or footwear company to be environmentally sustainable? What specific policies can apparel retailers and brands implement, and how does pursuing environmental sustainability impact a company's bottom line? [Read More
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(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - June 11, 2009) What does it mean for a clothing or footwear company to be environmentally sustainable? What specific policies can apparel retailers and brands implement, and how does pursuing environmental sustainability impact a company's bottom line? [Read More
![exit EPA](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090812235411im_/http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/epafiles_misc_exitepadisc.gif)
Aggies show spirit by addressing west campus erosion
(University of Texas A & M - June 11, 2009) A group of 12 students from a variety of engineering and science majors worked together this spring to study the erosion problem on the west campus of Texas A&M. The students modeled strategies, including permeable pavement and rainwater harvesting, for decreasing runoff and its environmental impact. [Read More
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(University of Texas A & M - June 11, 2009) A group of 12 students from a variety of engineering and science majors worked together this spring to study the erosion problem on the west campus of Texas A&M. The students modeled strategies, including permeable pavement and rainwater harvesting, for decreasing runoff and its environmental impact. [Read More
![exit EPA](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090812235411im_/http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/epafiles_misc_exitepadisc.gif)
Environmental Engineering PhD Student Wins EPA Award, Finds Payoff Is in Social Impact
(University of Cincinnati - June 09, 2009) University of Cincinnati engineering researchers, with collaborators from Ireland and Mexico, are studying novel methods for use in point-of-use water disinfection in isolated rural zones in Mexico. The students are also documenting health benefits associated with drinking the treated water. [Read More
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(University of Cincinnati - June 09, 2009) University of Cincinnati engineering researchers, with collaborators from Ireland and Mexico, are studying novel methods for use in point-of-use water disinfection in isolated rural zones in Mexico. The students are also documenting health benefits associated with drinking the treated water. [Read More
![exit EPA](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090812235411im_/http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/epafiles_misc_exitepadisc.gif)
University of Arizona Wins U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet Competition
(San Francisco, CA. - April 21, 2009) EPA has announced the university teams who won the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) competition. The P3 award competition encourages college students to apply technology in innovative ways to tackle global environmental challenges. [Read More]
(San Francisco, CA. - April 21, 2009) EPA has announced the university teams who won the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) competition. The P3 award competition encourages college students to apply technology in innovative ways to tackle global environmental challenges. [Read More]
EPA’s P3 Award Winners Celebrate a Green Future
(Washington, D.C. - April 21, 2009) EPA has announced the university teams who won the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) competition. The P3 award competition encourages college students to apply technology in innovative ways to tackle global environmental challenges.
(Washington, D.C. - April 21, 2009) EPA has announced the university teams who won the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) competition. The P3 award competition encourages college students to apply technology in innovative ways to tackle global environmental challenges.
Winners of this year’s awards and their projects are:
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University of Arizona | Columbia University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Drexel University | University of Tennessee - Knoxville | University of South Florida |
- Early Word: A Busy Week Ahead (04/20/2009)
- Science Wednesday: Nice Dear, But What’s Sustainability? (04/15/2009)
Contact
This contact information is for media only. If you are a member of the media and would like additional information about the P3 event, please contact:
Mary Wigginton (wigginton.mary@epa.gov)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20046
Phone: 202-343-9861
E-mail: wigginton.mary@epa.gov