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	1	2	3 Celebrate the Tufts Rain Garden! Celebrate the Tufts Rain Garden! National Climate Seminar – Webinar National Climate Seminar – Webinar April 3, 2013 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Tweet Katharine Wilkinson, Author, Between God and Green … TIE Talk and Tea Tasting with Dr. Selena Ahmed TIE Talk and Tea Tasting with Dr. Selena Ahmed April 3, 2013 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tweet Is climate change changing the taste of our favorite plant foods and beverages? Are producers and consumers able to perceive such changes? What are possible implications of climate effects on…	4 TIE Talk and Tea Tasting with Dr. Selena Ahmed 2013: The Climate Movement – with Wen Stephenson 2013: The Climate Movement – with Wen Stephenson April 4, 2013 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tweet Curious about the climate justice movement? Wonder how Divestment fits in? Want to learn what a writer’s role is? Come hear Wen Stephenson, a local journalist turned Climate activist! – organized…	5 2013: The Climate Movement – with Wen Stephenson 4th Annual Water: Systems, Science, and Society Symposium 4th Annual Water: Systems, Science, and Society Symposium April 5, 2013 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Tweet The fourth annual symposium from our Water: Systems, Science, and Society program will present “Feeding Ourselves Thirsty: The Future of Water and Food Production.” As in years past, the…	6
7	8 4th Annual Water: Systems, Science, and Society Symposium 4th Annual Water: Systems, Science, and Society Symposium Tufts World Health Day Tufts World Health Day April 8, 2013 Tweet This day-long event will feature cutting-edge engineering research on information and sensor technologies. Tufts School of Engineering’s research in Smart Sensors, Disaster Management, Visual Analytics, and New Devices has wide-reaching impact… Ethically Green – Climate Justice with Jacqui Patterson of the NAACP Ethically Green – Climate Justice with Jacqui Patterson of the NAACP April 8, 2013 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tweet Please join Tufts Divest for a talk with Jacqui Patterson, director of the NAACP’s Climate Justice Initiative! Global climate change has a disproportionate impact on communities of color in the United…	9	10 Ethically Green – Climate Justice with Jacqui Patterson of the NAACP Medford Campus: Open Meeting with Professor Monaco Medford Campus: Open Meeting with Professor Monaco April 10, 2013 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tweet President Monaco would like to invite you to open meetings he will be hosting on each campus this spring to update members of the community on university initiatives and to…	11 Medford Campus: Open Meeting with Professor Monaco Medford Campus: Open Meeting with Professor Monaco Medford Campus: Open Meeting with Professor Monaco Webinar: University of Massachusetts’ Path to Food Waste Prevention Webinar: University of Massachusetts’ Path to Food Waste Prevention April 11, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tweet Presented by: Garett DiStafano, Director of Residential Dining, UMass Andrew Shakman, Co-founder and President, LeanPath, Inc. Overview University of Massachusetts (UMass) has one of the largest collegiate dining operations in the nation, serving more… Webinar: Mission Zero Waste with Waste Management Webinar: Mission Zero Waste with Waste Management April 11, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tweet This webinar on April 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern will feature Waste Management’s Think Green ® Campus Model, a comprehensive framework to help campuses improve diversion, drive toward zero waste,… Japan Roundtable 2013 – Perspectives from Japan on Nuclear Issues Japan Roundtable 2013 – Perspectives from Japan on Nuclear Issues April 11, 2013 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tweet Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs Speaker Series Japan Roundtable 2013 Perspectives from Japan on Nuclear Issues -Security, Energy, and Lessons from History- (Registration Starts at 2:30 in Hall of Flags) Speakers Moderator Kelly Sims Gallagher Associate…	12	13 Japan Roundtable 2013 – Perspectives from Japan on Nuclear Issues Cultivating a New Food Economy: Putting People and Planet First Cultivating a New Food Economy: Putting People and Planet First April 13, 2013 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Tweet Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the barrage of negativity surrounding our food systems? Daily we are made aware of food-related problems damaging our economy, our health, and our earth.The…
14	15 Cultivating a New Food Economy: Putting People and Planet First DEADLINE: ReCharge Retreat DEADLINE: ReCharge Retreat April 15, 2013 Tweet Calling all Rising Clean Energy Leaders!!! We are now accepting applications to the third annual ReCharge Retreat scheduled August 11-17, 2013. College students between the ages of 18-28 who have…	16 DEADLINE: ReCharge Retreat Natural Spa with Tufts Eco-Reps Natural Spa with Tufts Eco-Reps April 16, 2013 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tweet Need a place to put up your feet after a hard day of school work? Want to feel clean, refreshed, and beautiful from beauty treatments that don’t use chemicals? Want…	17 Natural Spa with Tufts Eco-Reps National Climate Seminar – Webinar National Climate Seminar – Webinar April 17, 2013 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Tweet Bill McKibbin*, Author, Educator, Environmentalist, 350.org Corruption, Democracy, Climate Join us the first and third Wednesday of each month at noon eastern to hear climate and clean…	18 National Climate Seminar – Webinar Lunch and Learn – Bird Conservation Lunch and Learn – Bird Conservation April 18, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tweet This week’s lecture “Full Life-cycle Bird Conservation: Who’s Responsible and How Does It Work?” will be presented by Kim Peters, Massachusetts Audubon Society. Lunch is generously sponsored by the Tufts…	19 Lunch and Learn – Bird Conservation 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP) 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP) April 19, 2013 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tweet On the afternoon of Friday, April 19, the Fletcher community will host a symposium on campus celebrating CIERP’s 20th Anniversary and honoring the distinguished career of William “Bill” Moomaw, Professor…	20
21 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP) EarthFest! EarthFest! April 21, 2013 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Tweet Join Tufts Sustainability Collective for the annual EarthFest celebration! Expect great food, great music, a clothing swap, and fun activities! More details to come….	22	23 EarthFest! EarthFest! EarthFest! Brown Bag Lunch: Infrastructure for the New Economy-Measuring Impacts of Private Social Investing Brown Bag Lunch: Infrastructure for the New Economy-Measuring Impacts of Private Social Investing April 23, 2013 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tweet Join Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE) for a Brown Bag Lunch: Investors representing private foundations, individuals, corporations, and pension funds are increasingly adopting “impact investing” in a wide range of… Webinar: Implementation Strategies for Campus Green Revolving Funds Webinar: Implementation Strategies for Campus Green Revolving Funds April 23, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tweet On the heels of our recent “Green Revolving Funds: An Introductory Guide to Implementation and Management” collaboration with Sustainable Endowments Institute, this webinar on April 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern… An Evening with Michelle Depass, J’87 Assistant Administrator, EPA An Evening with Michelle Depass, J’87 Assistant Administrator, EPA April 23, 2013 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tweet Michelle DePass came to EPA after serving as an Environment and Community Development Program Officer at the Ford Foundation. As Program Officer, she was responsible for supporting the development of…	24	25 An Evening with Michelle Depass, J’87 Assistant Administrator, EPA An Evening with Michelle Depass, J’87 Assistant Administrator, EPA Energy For Tomorrow Conference – NYTimes Online Energy For Tomorrow Conference – NYTimes Online April 25, 2013 Tweet If the world’s steadily expanding cities are to thrive in the 21st century, how will we meet the challenges posed by global warming and the growing need for improved infrastructure,… YERT Movie Screening + Pizza YERT Movie Screening + Pizza April 25, 2013 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tweet Join the Tufts Office of Sustainability for a movie screening of YERT – with popcorn and pizza! YERT (Your Environmental Road Trip: 50 States. 1 Year. Zero Garbage? Called to action by…	26 YERT Movie Screening + Pizza Celebrate the Tufts Rain Garden! Celebrate the Tufts Rain Garden! April 26, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tweet Spring is here and the Hodgdgon/Lewis rain garden constructed last fall is budding while waiting patiently for the annual “spring showers” that will soon bring May flowers. Facilities Services hope…	27
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