Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 Curricular Engagement Student Programming Sustainable CORE Fellows
The Office of Sustainability updated its mission in 2023 to more clearly connect its work with the purpose of the university. The renewed focus is to harness Tufts’ potential to be a model of just sustainability by linking our… Read More
Thursday, February 15th, 2024 Curricular Engagement News
Anna, Griffin, and Bri donned their snow boots to trudge through the freshly fallen snow covering the forest floor at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Allison Robbins, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of… Read More
Monday, July 24th, 2023 News
“Critter cams” used by the Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine on Tuft’s Grafton Campus are now running on solar energy. Led by faculty member Chris Whittier, wildlife cameras used for field research were converted to… Read More
Thursday, November 10th, 2022 News
On Nov. 1, 2022, MassDEP expanded its waste disposal bans by making it illegal to place clothing and textiles in the trash. The MassDEP’s website states that 6x more textiles are thrown away than are… Read More
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 Events News
A Green Fund project to implement a reusable takeout container program at Elm’s Cafe on the Grafton campus is well underway! Students can opt into the Green To Go program by paying a $1 deposit… Read More
Thursday, December 17th, 2020
On December 10th, four projects gave their final pitches to the Green Fund Committee to receive funding in this year’s application cycle. The Green Fund is proud to announce the three winning projects: FlowGreen at… Read More
Thursday, August 13th, 2020 Events News
About the OOS | Orientation Events | Orientation Videos The Office of Sustainability will be at various orientation events throughout August and the beginning of September. We will be updating this page for… Read More
Monday, August 19th, 2019 News
Looking for the Office of Sustainability during Orientation 2019? You can find us tabling and/or presenting at the following events: DATE EVENT CAMPUS LOCATION TIME Wed, Jul 31 Dental School Lunch and Learn Boston… Read More
Thursday, April 4th, 2019 News
Did you know that April is Earth Month? There are many ways to celebrate! Why not commit to doing something daily to reduce your impact? Check out our quick tips, and don’t forget to look below… Read More
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
Two new solar installations at the Cummings School are expected to save Tufts University up to $5.3 million over the next 20 years.
