{"655740":{"#nid":"655740","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Week of Events Highlights Sustainable Development Goals ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week 2022 is Feb. 28 \u0026ndash; March 4. The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\u0022\u003E17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals\u003C\/a\u003E (SDGs).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SDGs were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They address the world\u0026rsquo;s most monumental challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Some of the objectives are improved industry, innovation, and infrastructure; affordable and clean energy; and sustainable cities and communities. The SDGs appear by name in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/focus\/global\u0022\u003EInstitute\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E as long-term goals that should guide teaching, research, and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week 2022 will begin with an interactive campus discussion, titled \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7820579\u0022\u003EEngaging With the SDGs Across Campus\u003C\/a\u003E, focusing on how the goals are being realized across the Institute and ways to better work together across disciplines and departments to amplify our impact. President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera will moderate the discussion with participants from the College of Sciences, Serve-Learn-Sustain, Interdisciplinary Research, and Engineers Without Borders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther events during the week include a Tech Dining Sustainability Showcase, a panel on Infrastructure and Sustainability, Changing Relationships: You and Your Aging Parents, Toilet Talk With Shan and Shannon, A Healthy Georgia: Exploring the Impact of the Energy Transition on Public Health, the Association for Sustainable Investment Podcast Club Kickoff, and Engaging With the SDGs to Advance Sustainability in Atlanta. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/events?categories=19273\u0022\u003EView a full listing of the week\u0026rsquo;s events\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Fall 2020, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/cabrera-leads-discussion-sustainable-development-goals\u0022\u003Epanel discussion and keynote address\u003C\/a\u003E by Cabrera introduced the Tech community to the 17 goals. The event covered their relevance to the Institute and emphasized how Georgia Tech can lead the region in implementing and advancing these goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we are committed to improving the human condition, then we should embrace the SDGs to guide our actions as a university,\u0026rdquo; Cabrera said when introducing the SDGs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week is part of a larger global effort through the University Global Coalition, whose partners are hosting a variety of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/universityglobalcoalition.org\/events-calendar\/\u0022\u003Eonline events\u003C\/a\u003E that are open to all.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 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