All,

Hi, for Thursday our guest speaker, Dr. Julie Haack has requested everyone do a little prep work.  Below is her request, it is not a ton of work, but do think about showing off your research skills we have been working on this term.

We will go over this a bit Tuesday, but never too soon to start learning about these important topics!  And the expectation coming into Thursday’s session will be that everyone has a basic knowledge of the topics as applied to Dr. Haack’s challenge.

-Robert

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One of the greatest challenges in driving sustainability is inspiring individuals to select consumer products that do the least amount of harm to human health and the environment.

Making the “best” selection is often a complex and context specific process.

Our challenge for Thursday is to create data driven imagery that effectively empowers people to select consumer products that are consistent with a sustainable future.

In preparation for Thursday’s class, please use the Internet to explore the following topics and consider how each piece of information helps to form the foundation for our challenge.

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Green Chemistry
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Life Cycle Analysis
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The Nike Making App

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Figure 1: Generic Product Life Cycle, from Chemistry and Sustainability: A General Education Science Course Enhancing Students, Faculty and Institutional Programming, Haack, J.A., et al.