CSU LIFE
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MARCH 2020
FACULTY & STAFF
Interactive NCAR exhibit in Scott Bioengineering through March 12 By Emily Wilmsen
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THINGS YOU SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT
NOCO NOSH
It has been a really long and hectic day and the last thing you want to do is cook dinner tonight… so what are your options to get your favorite local restaurant to deliver your favorite meal? You could definitely use huge national corporations like Grubhub, DoorDash and even Uber Eats but these out-of-state businesses are hurting many smaller, independently owned restaurants. Did you know that NoCo Nosh is a local, independently owned and operated alternative food delivery service in Northern Colorado run by some of your favorite local restaurants? Noco Nosh is an alternative to Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats because these corporations charge restaurants unsustainably high commission rates and NoCo Nosh charges roughly half of what the major players charge.
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There is a problem with representation for restaurants. When customers order from Grubhub they treat customers as their own, not the restaurants’. Restaurants do not receive customer information so if something goes wrong (the order is wrong, delivered late, etc.), they never hear about it until they see a deduction on their weekly payment because the customer was given a refund and they were charged for it. The Nosh model is transparent and the customer is the restaurant’s customer.
“Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes” – a traveling exhibit launched by the National Center for Atmospheric Research or NCAR – is on display at the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering this spring. The interactive exhibit is open to the public in the Scott Bioengineering Building atrium through March 12. The college and NCAR also hosted a panel March 3 featuring some of the top climate scientists in the field, including Tami Bond, Ellison Carter, Emily Fischer and Russ Schumacher from CSU. Using pictures, infographics, and personal stories, the traveling exhibit explains how scientists know the climate is changing, what that future may look like, and how the impacts are affecting people, from flooding and drought to sea level rise and severe weather. The exhibit, which builds on NCAR’s popular climate exhibit at its Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, also allows visitors to explore how their own choices make a difference.
Strong ties to NCAR
The engineering college has many strong ties to NCAR, especially in the Atmospheric Science department, which conducts fundamental research on climate dynamics and climate change. Former NCAR director Jim Hurrell is on the faculty and also serves as Scott Presidential Chair in Environmental Science and Engineering. “Our faculty are conducting innovative research on energy, air quality, protecting our environment, and water – all areas impacted by climate change – so we are excited to showcase this exhibit,” said Dean Dave McLean. “NCAR and Jim have given us a wonderful opportunity to better connect with our community, and also help tell the story of the science behind climate change.” “Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes” was developed by NCAR and the UCAR Center for Science Education to help share the science of climate change and how it impacts people’s lives. This exhibition was made possible with funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
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They put restaurants back in charge.
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They focus on customer service.
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They keep local dollars in our community.
Grubhub, etc. is not in the food-industry but they are technology companies that exploit small, local independent restaurants who end up paying the bulk of the cost of food delivery. Owned by independent local restaurants who control the company through a board of directors and voting rights, NoCo Nosh believes food delivery should belong to the restaurants, not to a Silicon Valley venture-capital funded large corporation. Local restaurant owners who understand food delivery own Noco Nosh and believe delivery is an extension of the service they provide to their customers. Because of this mindset, they do all they can to offer their customers the best possible experience.
Grubhub, etc. is a large corporation whose ultimate goal is to make money so they can return it to their investors. They will take as much money away from local restaurants as they can. The goal of NoCo Nosh is to keep our local dollars here in Northern Colorado and help strengthen the health of our economy.
the next time you are not in the mood to cook SO dinner and want to order delivery check out NoCo Nosh and support local businesses. You can download the NoCo NOSH app in both Google Play and Apple stores and if you use the coupon code FREE4RAMS you can receive FREE DELIVERY on orders of $15 or more! Visit www.noconosh.com for more information.
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