The Green Labs Initiative: An Overview
We can all have a positive impact by incorporating sustainable behaviors into our daily lives, but not all impacts are equal. At universities, laboratory settings have especially high resource and...
View ArticleSharing Sustainability: The Green Labs Reception
On Friday, July 14th, Tufts administrators and lab representatives met in the historic Coolidge Room of Ballou Hall, to celebrate and share their ongoing sustainability efforts. The event marked the...
View ArticleMeet the New Eco-Reps!
Our new Eco-Reps are here! We now officially have Eco-Reps for every dorm on campus and for the first time we have a SMFA Eco-Rep! So far the Eco-Reps have helped freshman move-in sustainably,...
View ArticleNovember 2017 Eco-Ambassador Session #1 – Medford
Session Summary: During our first meeting, we discussed the history of the Eco-Ambassador program and the role of Eco-Ambassadors, as well as the definition and meaning of “sustainability.” We also...
View ArticleDecember 2017 Eco-Ambassador Session #2 – Medford
Session Summary: We started off our second session by hearing from a current Eco-Ambassador, Rachel Brown, on the office sustainability projects that she has worked on over the years. Then we discussed...
View ArticleApply to be an Eco-Rep!
Eco-Rep, Tufts University Interested in promoting sustainability on campus? The Eco-Reps are hiring for the Fall 2018 semester! Eco-Reps work under the Office of Sustainability and are agents for...
View ArticleIntern with the Office of Sustainability
The Office of Sustainability is hiring! There are openings in the following two summer positions, due Tuesday, March 27th: Communications Intern Programs Intern For the fall, we have the following...
View ArticleEarth Month at Tufts 2018
Tufts has a month-long series of events planned to educate the community about sustainability issues. The month will culminate with an Earth Day celebration on the Medford/Somerville campus. April 2nd...
View Article2018 Tufts Move-Out Recap
Summer has officially begun, all of the students leaving Medford for the summer have moved out, and we can finally stop posting all over our social media about Move-Out 2018! Thank you so much to...
View ArticleSlacktivism or #Activism?
Content based on a Tisch College Civic Life Lunch given to professors, staff, and students at Tufts University. Civic Life Lunch – #Standing Rock: Starting + Sustaining a Movement MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6,...
View ArticleFrom Ethnobotany to Energy Democracy—ENVS Lunch & Learn 2018
Content based on an Environmental Studies Lunch & Learn Talk given to professors, staff, and students at Tufts University. Every week during the academic year, the ENVS Lunch & Learn lecture...
View Article2018 Green Office Certification And Eco-Ambassador Ceremony And Reception
Photo: Nicholas Pfosi for Tufts University On Thursday, July 12th, the Office of Sustainability held a ceremony and reception for new Eco-Ambassadors and Green Offices. Sustainability-minded employees...
View ArticleWhere does Boston’s wastewater go?
This June, the Office of Sustainability organized a field trip to the Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. Current and future Eco-Ambassadors spent a cloudy Friday morning touring the plant and...
View ArticleJob Postings 6/21/22
Elon University Waste Reduction and Recycling Manager Elon University Elon, NCApplication deadline: open until filled Bioethics In Practice (OTS-202) Course TATufts University Somerville,...
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Building Services Department Associate Director The University of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonApplication deadline: open until filled Climate Justice Community Organizer Fairmount Indigo CDC...
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