Campus events for Earth Day

By Melissa Silverberg

Want to get involved and learn more about what is going on with the environment? Attend an event around campus this week: Wednesday, April 23 8:30 a.m – 5 p.m. – Sustainability Summit, at the Illini Union Noon – Andrew Leakey “Global Warming, Biofuels and Food,” Wahl Room YMCA (Students for Environmental Concerns) 7 p.Want to get involved and learn more about what is going on with the environment? Attend an event around campus this week:

Wednesday, April 23

8:30 a.m – 5 p.m. – Sustainability Summit, at the Illini Union

Noon – Andrew Leakey “Global Warming, Biofuels and Food,” Wahl Room YMCA (Students for Environmental Concerns)

7 p.m. – Richard J. Jackson, founding director of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, “The Built Environment is Health Policy: The World We Shape Shapes Our Health,” at the Illini Union

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Thursday, April 24

9:15 a.m – 5 p.m. – Sustainability Summit at the Illini Union

11 a.m. – 3 p.m – Alternative Fuels Car Show on the Quad (Students for Environmental Concerns)

7 p.m. – Majora Carter, executive director of the Sustainable South Bronx, “Green the Ghetto: How, Why, and What Happens If We Don’t…” at the Illini Union

Through April 26

Carle Foundation Hospital is co-sponsoring a drop-off event for unused and expired medications at Carle RxExpress locations throughout Champaign County. Call 217-326-4581 for more information.

Compiled by Melissa Silverberg