Note: Some of the older media coverage listed below is no longer available online; such items remain listed for historical purposes. Also, for media coverage of the Illini Gadget Garage project, visit go.illinois.edu/illinigadgetgarage and look for the “Media Coverage” page in the “About” section.
Sustainable Electronics Initiative in the News
- Tools for battling e-waste: Landfill ban, recycling, and “right to repair” (Illinois Times article by Karen Ackerman Witter, 3/22/18; includes quote from Joy Scrogum)
- “The Double-Edged Sword: Environmental & Social Impacts of Technology,” written by Joy Scrogum for the Spring 2014 edition of A Matter of Spirit from the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center (starting on page 4; footnotes originally posted at http://www.ipjc.org/journal/AMOSSpring14_footnotes.pdf but are seemingly no longer available online. )
- Why younger minds will solve the e-waste crisis (GreenBiz.com P2 Impact post written by Joy Scrogum, 11/12/13)
- Laptop research benefits landfills, chickens…and students (Originally published in Postmarks, Fall 2012, page 10. Update of Inside Illinois article from May 2012; includes comments from students regarding their experience in the course and New Life for Laptops project.)
- Laptop research benefits landfills, chickens and UI students (Inside Illinois, 5/3/12; an example of SEI’s initiative to integrate sustainable electronics education in the class room)
- New Ill. drug, traffic and safety laws take effect (Daily Illini, 1/12/12; SEI’s Joy Scrogum is quoted on the new IL landfill ban on e-waste)
- Naturally Illinois Expo Draws over 1,700 Students (Daily Illini, 3/13/11; mentions an SEI exhibit on e-waste issues)
- E-waste: The growing problem in landfills, part 2 (Mother Nature Network, 10/27/10; interview with William Bullock)
- Achievements–Natural Resource Sustainability (Inside Illinois, 10/21/10; coverage of SEI’s MVP2 award and P2 Champion award for Dr. Tim Lindsey, former SEI Director)
- Science, environmental issues addressed at Expo (Daily Illini, 03/15/10)
- Naturally Illinois presents a scientific experience for the U of I (Daily Illini, 02/16/10)
2013 International Sustainable Electronics Competition (formerly International E-Waste Design Competition)
- Sustainable electronic awards announced (The Daily Illini, 12/9/13)
- Why younger minds will solve the e-waste crisis (GreenBiz.com P2 Impact post written by Joy Scrogum, 11/12/13. Mentions competition among other sustainable electronics related educational efforts.)
2012 International E-Waste Design Competition
- UI-based competition brings ideas for technology reuse, recycling (The News-Gazette, 1/4/13)
- Students’ eco-friendly camera, clock ideas top design contest (University of Wisconsin-Stout News, 12/20/12)
- E-waste awards announced (Inside Illinois Brief Notes, 12/13/12)
- International E-Waste Design Competition Announcement (IDSA Ecodesign Section Blog, 8/3/12)
- E-waste contest entries sought (Inside Illinois Brief Notes, 8/2/12)
2011 International E-Waste Design Competition
- 2011 International E-Waste Design Competition Winners Announced (ISTC News Release, May 2011)
- E-Waste Design Competition announced (Inside Illinois Brief Notes, 1/20/11; about the e-waste design competition)
- Contest Gives Students Chance to Show How to Reduce Electronic Waste (University of Illinois News Bureau, 1/4/11)
- Contest Gives Students Chance to Reduce E-waste (@Illinois, University of Illinois Alumni Association Newsletter, January 2011)
- Students reduce electronic waste through design competition (Daily Illini, 1/26/11)
2010 International E-Waste Design Competition
- Student teams score high in International E-Waste Design Competition (University of Illinois News Bureau, 6/8/10)
- Home Biofuels Concept Project Turns E-Waste to Algae (Earth Teching, 5/13/10)
- Bio-Grow: Electronic Waste To Grow Algae For Biofuels (Tree Hugger, 5/12/10)
- Electronic Waste Produces Algae for Biofuels (Discovery News, 5/12/10)
- E-Waste Gets Its 15 Minutes of Fame (GreenBiz, Greener Computing, 3/10/10)
- Electronic Waste Collection Event and International Ewaste Competition 2010 (WILL-AM 580, 02/22/10)
- E-waste design competition at Illinois expanding to international event (Tech.com, 1/26/10)
- International Ewaste Competition 2010 (Contest Watchers, 1/22/10)
- E-waste competition goes international (Daily Illini, 1/20/10)
- E-waste design competition at Illinois expanding to international event (University of Illinois News Bureau, 1/6/10)
2009 Sustainable E-Waste Design Competition
- A Computer is a Terrible thing to Waste (Illinois Alumni Magazine, 10/09)
- Sustainable E-Waste Design Competition, University of Illinois (WILL-AM 580 Afternoon Magazine, 4/30/09)
- Students Find Gold in First E-Waste Design Competition at Illinois (University of Illinois News Bureau, 4/17/09)
- Teams Compete at UI to Find New Uses for Old Electronics (The News-Gazette, 4/17/09)
- Illinois’ Best and Brightest Tackle e-Waste (Microsoft, Unlimited Potential World Updates, 4/17/09)
- UIUC Sustainable E-Waste Design Competition (Environmental News Bits, 4/16/09)
- Students Devise New, Creative Ways to Reuse Electronics (Daily Illini, 4/16/09)
- Students Recycle Old Electronics in E-Waste Competition (Daily Illini, 4/2/09)
- UI Professor of Industrial Design William Bullock Engages Students, Businesses to Resolve Problem of Electronic Waste (WILL-AM 580 Environmental Almanac, 2/20/09)
Electronics and Sustainability: Design for Energy and the Environment Symposium
- Symposium at Illinois to Focus on Issue of Electronic Waste (University of Illinois News Bureau, 3/7/11)
- Sustainability symposium comes to an end (Daily Illini, 02/25/10)
- Sustainable Electronics Initiative hosts 2-day symposium (Daily Illini, 02/23/10)
- Symposium to focus on environmental impact of electronic waste (University of Illinois News Bureau, 02/18/10)
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability (INRS; currently called the Prairie Research Institute) Lecture Series
- Local company bridging digital divide (ABC 7, 02/05/10)
- “The Truth, Tragedy, and Transformation of e-Waste,” the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center and Sustainable Electronics Initiative (WILL-AM 580, 11/12/09)
- Businessman talks about restoring old computers (The News-Gazette, 11/12/09)
- University Takes Action on e-waste (Daily Illini, 11/12/09)