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Title, URL, Summary, Language and Publication Date
- From sap to sustainability: Inside the MSU Forest Innovation Center
https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/10/forestry-innovation-center
MSU's Forestry Innovation Center is training the state's loggers, discovering new science in maple sap and managing long-term forestry projects.
English – October 21, 2025 - Purdue consumer sciences researcher looks beyond the label to understand consumer behavior, sustainability and innovation in luxury fashion – News | Faculty of Human and Health Sciences
https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/news/2025/10/purdue-consumer-science-researcher-looks-beyond-the-label-to-understand-consumer-behavior-sustainability-and-innovation-in-luxury-fashion/
Recycled, biodegradable, ethically sourced and zero waste. There are a lot of sustainability buzzwords floating around in brand marketing today.
English – October 21, 2025 - The rise of authoritarian sustainability? China's transformative commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
https://hls.harvard.edu/events/the-rise-of-authoritarian-sustainability-chinas-transformative-engagement-with-the-un-sustainable-development-goals/
Ryan Martinez Mitchell, JD '12 Associate Professor of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong Author of Recentering the World: China and the Transformation of International Law Since the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, this concept of global development has been..
English – October 22, 2025 - The brain power behind sustainable AI
https://news.mit.edu/2025/brain-power-behind-sustainable-ai-miranda-schwacke-1024
Miranda Schwacke, a doctoral student at MIT, develops electrochemical devices for brain-inspired computing to enable sustainable AI. It combines cutting-edge research with community engagement and science communication, inspiring others while addressing energy efficiency technological challenges.
English – October 24, 2025 - Blitzscaling: How to build the world's first impact unicorns
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/blitzscaling-impact-unicorns-sustainable-development/
Blitzscaling prioritizes speed over efficiency, embraces uncertainty and tolerates chaos to achieve rapid scale, which can drive sustainable development.
English – October 24, 2025 - The UOC coordinates the GAIA project to promote a sustainable IoT with low environmental impact
https://www.uoc.edu/en/news/2025/gaia-project-for-sustainable-iot
The UOC leads the GAIA (Bridging Sustainability and Ubiquity in Next-Gen IoT) project, funded by the Horizon Europe EIC Pathfinder 2025 program.
English – October 24, 2025 - CAST researcher Dr. Liangcheng Yang advances biogas optimization
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2025/10/cast-research-fellow-dr-liangcheng-yang-advances-biogas-optimization/
Dr. Liangcheng Yang, a research fellow in CAST at Illinois State University, is advancing sustainable energy by improving biogas production through innovative anaerobic digestion research.
English – October 21, 2025 - Innovation, digital focus, sustainability: Skretting's new CEO Maarten Bijl outlines the company's top priorities going forward
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/innovation-digital-focus-sustainability-new-skretting-ceo-maarten-bijl-outlines-the-company-s-top-priorities-moving-forward
Maarten Bijl took over as CEO of Skretting on September 1 and discussed the new role with SeafoodSource.
English – October 24, 2025