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Teaching and Coaching Lean Six Sigma to University of Houston Students with Brad Miller

July 17, 2020 sustainableiise General, News

Brion Hurley and Anuj Mittal from the IISE Sustainable Development Division interview Brad Miller, who is Senior Professor of Practice in the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, and teaches courses in

Water Brings Communities Together in Post-Earthquake Nepal

May 22, 2020 sustainableiise Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

USAID launched the Safaa Paani (“Clean Water”) program to help disaster-stricken communities like Dharapani restore access to safe water. To date, the program has improved water access and public health outcomes for more than 45,000

She Wants To Change How We Dress And Feed The World

May 14, 2020 sustainableiise Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

Fast fashion is a term used to describe the modern fashion industry marked by high volume of production and low margin, fast-paced, cheap and disposable items. According to the United Nations, it contributes to ten

Carbon capture and storage: A feasible way to achieve climate goals – ISE Magazine

February 19, 2020 sustainableiise Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

New technology can help reduce greenhouse emissions from manufacturing In 2019, we noted several important events related to climate change. In both the United Nations’ leaders meeting in September and the G7 meeting in France

Rebuilding homes and lives with an automaker’s advice

December 13, 2019 sustainableiise Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

St. Bernard Project (SBP) is a nonproﬁt helping victims of other natural disasters in the U.S. and Caribbean. Liz McCartney, a middle school teacher, and Zack Rosenburg, a public defense attorney, moved from Washington DC

Improving food systems in Iowa through industrial engineering

December 12, 2019 sustainableiise Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Anuj Mittal, Ph.D. candidate in industrial engineering (IE) at Iowa State University, has been part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study which will allow food hubs in Iowa to share supply chain best

Sustainable Development Division Call for Papers for 2020 Conference in New Orleans

October 2, 2019 sustainableiise Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Call for AbstractsSustainable Development Track2020 IISE Annual Conference & ExpoHyatt Regency New OrleansNew Orleans, LAMay 30 – June 1, 2020Deadline for abstract submission is November 8, 2019Abstract SubmissionConference Site Dear Colleagues: We invite you to

New York’s Climate Change Move – ISE Magazine

October 1, 2019 sustainableiise Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Nabil Nasr wrote an article in the September 2019 edition of ISE magazine, describing New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) passed in June 2019. Informally, CLCPA was called the New York Green

Damage Assessment on Post-Hurricane Imagery – IISE Webinar

August 1, 2019 sustainableiise Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Disaster damage assessment in the U.S. is increasingly important as natural hazard-induced disasters (e.g., hurricanes) are breaking records nearly every year, costing the nation hundreds of billions of dollars per year. However, the current practice

Mission Imaginable: Putting ISE principles to work in Haiti

July 27, 2019 sustainableiise Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all, News

Purdue University graduate Lauren Neder moved to Haiti to help navigate cultural and logistical challenges at Imagine Missions school, and help establish multiple programs to address sustainability in the island nation. Her background in Industrial