Five Projects Awarded Green Fund Grants for Spring 2024
Five project proposals have received funding through the Green Fund’s spring 2024 application round. The approved projects include the e-PTD (electronically powered transportation device) Charging and Storage project, Refil Station: a 3D filament creation project,... Read More
Tufts Sustainability Networking Night 2024: Paving the Way for Sustainable Careers
On February 29th, Tufts University hosted an event aimed at bridging the gap between students and professionals working in sustainability. The Sustainability Networking Night, organized by the Tufts Career Center, the Office of Sustainability, and... Read More
UEP Grafton Landscape Student Project
Graduate students studying urban and environmental policy and planning are conducting an inventory of the 600 acres of land at the campus to inform how it will be managed for the next several decades. Under... Read More
Blue Bikes Update
Any employee or student at Tufts University is now eligible for a nearly 50% discount on an annual Bluebikes membership through the Tufts Corporate Bluebikes Program. As of March 2024, a normal $133.50 annual membership will now cost just $75.50/year. With... Read More
Tufts at the Energy Transition
On February 1st, Dano Weisbord, Chief Sustainability Officer, took the lead in a thought-provoking ENVS HoCu lecture, focusing on Tufts University's proactive involvement in the ongoing energy transition away from fossil fuels. A key... Read More
Tufts Students Recognized as Finalist for National Sustainability Award
An initiative from the Sustainable CORE Fellows has been named a finalist for the 2023 Student Sustainability Leadership Award given by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The CORE fellows... Read More
Showcasing Sustainability: At the SMFA
Virtually tour Tufts School of the Museum of Fine Arts and learn about our sustainability initiatives! Featuring a demonstration by metals faculty, Tanya Crane, showing how her students turn unwanted jewelry into future heirlooms; the... Read More
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Biologist Luke Powell shares how findings from ecological research, integrated with African cocoa farming, can protect the planet's most biodiverse habitat