Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 News
Applications for the Spring 2025 funding cycle are now open! Applications are due Sunday, February 9th at 11:59 pm. The Green Fund provides funding for the implementation of sustainability projects and ideas from and for… Read More
Monday, August 26th, 2024 Curricular Engagement News
The application for the Green Fund is now open! Applications are being accepted until September 18th at 9 a.m. There is up to $40,000 total for funding, this year the Green Fund Committee is looking… Read More
Thursday, April 18th, 2024 Curricular Engagement News Student Programming
Over 150 students at Tufts have conducted research projects this academic year to help Tufts make progress on its sustainability goals. With a focus on helping direct Tufts’ decarbonization strategy, these undergraduate and graduate students… Read More
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 News
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
Monday, February 5th, 2024 Events News
On February 1st, Chief Sustainability Officer Dano Weisbord (AG01) took the lead in a thought-provoking Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture, focusing on Tufts’ proactive involvement in the ongoing energy transition away from fossil fuels. A… Read More
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023 Events News
Applications for the Spring 2024 Green Fund cycle are due on Jan. 29th at 9 am.
Thursday, October 26th, 2023 News
Funded by Tufts’ Emerging Sustainability Leader Internship Grant, current senior, Zoe Garderet interned with Groundwork Somerville this summer to help run their South Street Farm – the only urban farm in Somerville. She planted, harvested,… 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
Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 Events
Developed as a proposal in their Engineering Management class, these students installed an electricity-producing treadmill in the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center on the Medford/Somerville campus. This treadmill has the potential to save 3… Read More
Monday, June 12th, 2023 News
Fast track funding for your campus sustainability idea! The Green Fund application process has been streamlined to offer a simple, one-step funding opportunity for Tufts community members. Staff, faculty, and grad students with an existing… Read More