The scene on top of the Janet Ayers Academic Center is a peaceful one. Natural shrubbery and flowers bring the spirit of nature to Belmont’s University’s busy downtown campus. Yet as quiet as it may seem, the rooftop of the JAAC is home to over 150,000 little lives, tended to with care by former university President Bob Fisher. And a year after his retirement, the three beehives high above Belmont — affectionately known on campus as Bob’s Bees — are still buzzing and busy. Fi

Sen. Bill Frist wants a greener, healthier Tennessee. “You see this intersection between health and the environment, which is water and land and air and climate change. So what we’re going to do is involve young people, college-aged specifically,” said Frist in the fall. The former Republican majority leader and surgeon joined forces with the American Conservation Coalition to start the Volunteer Venture in his home state, a program that encourages young people — especially y

The 186,000 square foot Wedgewood Academic Center is more than meets the eye. The building, which took 27 months of construction and opened this fall, is seeking platinum-level LEED certification. The six areas of review for LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Certification include: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design. With the potential to be the first ac