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Frugal Value: Designing Business for a Crowded Planet
Frugal Value: Designing Business for a Crowded Planet
"Brown Bag Lunch Series" Carina Millstone, GDAE Visiting Research Fellow View event flyer and a full description
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Environmental Indicators of Enteric Infections and water safety in Southern India
Environmental Indicators of Enteric Infections and water safety in Southern India
Elena Naumova, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, the Tufts Initiative for the Forecasting and Modeling of Infectious Diseases at Tufts University Enteric infectious diseases continue to cause morbidity and mortality in India, especially in infants and children with an estimated 2-5 million deaths annually in preschool […]
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Geochemistry Studies of Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Water Resources in Pennsylvania
Geochemistry Studies of Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Water Resources in Pennsylvania
The 2014 Upstate NY Society for Risk Analysis Webinar Series is titled "Scientific Studies on Impacts of Natural Gas Extraction from Marcellus Shale on Water Resources." Once a month, speakers will deliver a forty-minute presentation from their respective places of employment followed by a 20-minute discussion period. On February 20, Robert Jackson of Duke University will present on "Geochemistry […]
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Yestermorrow Program Info Session
Yestermorrow Program Info Session
Learn about the UMass/Yestermorrow joint program to study sustainable building and design in Vermont: the Semester in Sustainable Design/Build. Yestermorrow's Executive Director Kate Stephenson will present a slideshow of student work and talk about a variety of ways students can learn hands-on skills in design and construction through a fall semester program, summer and winter […]
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Avoiding an Energy Meltdown – A Tale of Two Countries: India and Pakistan
Avoiding an Energy Meltdown – A Tale of Two Countries: India and Pakistan
A Tale of Two Countries: India and Pakistan by Mr. Moazzam Alahdad, Former Director of Operations, World Bank Please RSVP. Light Lunch will be served
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National Climate Seminar: Desalination as Adaptation
National Climate Seminar: Desalination as Adaptation
Each semester, The National Climate Seminar provides a twice-monthly call-in opportunity for your students to engage with top climate scientists, economists, political leaders, film-makers, business pioneers, artists and others who are on the front lines of understanding global warming, and driving change to stabilize the climate. Students can send in advance questions or ask questions in real […]
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The New Economy in Action (UEP Colloquium)
The New Economy in Action (UEP Colloquium)
CERO cooperative worker-owners will discuss the organization's history and community focused, green business model. CERO, which stands for Cooperative Energy, Recycling and Organics, is building an organic waste hauling business that will create good green jobs and provide environmental benefits for the Dorchester and Roxbury community. We will hear from CERO about the challenges and benefits […]
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Soil Health: ‘Identifying and Managing Soil Constraints and Site Challenges in the Urban Landscape’
Soil Health: ‘Identifying and Managing Soil Constraints and Site Challenges in the Urban Landscape’
Chuck Sherzi, Jr., Arborist and Agronomist at Tree Specialists, Inc. Soils are a vast and complex entity and always something of a mystery. We truly know very little about the dark realm of the underworld beneath our feet and even less about soil when it comes to managing it with regard to the health of […]
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The Work of Culturing: Labor and Local Food
The Work of Culturing: Labor and Local Food
Please join us for an afternoon of community engagement, scholarship, cheese tasting, and discussions around the politics of food. 1:00-3:00pm - Local Food Production Exhibition Featuring sixteen organizations including Groundwork Somerville, Food for Thought, Equal Exchange, Union Square Main Streets, and M.F. Dulock Pasture-Raised Meats. 2:00-3:00pm - Cheese Tasting Featuring New England raw-milk and pasteurized […]
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Tufts Energy Conference
An upcoming cross-border and cross-sector discussion on pressing energy issues in developing markets. Great speakers. 3 keynotes & 8 panels address major global energy challenges. Energy showcase. Presentation of innovative energy projects and technologies. Sponsor workshop sessions. Interactive small-group discussions led by sponsors. Energy competition. Student innovators pitch projects to win seed funding. Learn more!
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Gender, Water, and Citizenship
Gender, Water, and Citizenship
A world Water Day Event at Tufts University Gender, Water & Citizenship: Politics of Development and Democracy in Water Governance in the Global South By Farhana Sultana, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geography Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Author of The Right to Water: Politics, Governance and Social Struggles”(2012) Lunch Served
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Gender, Water, and Citizenship
Gender, Water, and Citizenship
A world Water Day Event at Tufts University Gender, Water & Citizenship: Politics of Development and Democracy in Water Governance in the Global South By Farhana Sultana, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geography Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Author of The Right to Water: Politics, Governance and Social Struggles”(2012) Lunch Served
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Could the Cornerstone of Sustainability Be the Corner Store?
Could the Cornerstone of Sustainability Be the Corner Store?
Peter Cooke, Program Development Manager, Sustainable Economies Program at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences There are 37,000 grocery stores across the US. Americans go to the grocery store an average of twice per week to purchase food and household products. There is no business sector that gets the frequency of visits a grocery store does […]
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National Climate Seminar: Clean Energy Breakthroughs
National Climate Seminar: Clean Energy Breakthroughs
Each semester, The National Climate Seminar provides a twice-monthly call-in opportunity for your students to engage with top climate scientists, economists, political leaders, film-makers, business pioneers, artists and others who are on the front lines of understanding global warming, and driving change to stabilize the climate. Students can send in advance questions or ask questions in real […]
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Cities and Climate Change: Building Resilience by Stealth or by Spotlight
Cities and Climate Change: Building Resilience by Stealth or by Spotlight
Elisabeth Hamin, Professor of Regional Planning and Head of the Department for Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Despite significant research saying that cities need to prepare for climate change and more severe and variable weather, relatively few US cities have made progress toward this explicit goal. This research will discuss the barriers […]
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Workshop: Organizing for Social and Env. Change
Workshop: Organizing for Social and Env. Change
Learn to plan and carry out strategic efforts to make social change. This workshop will focus on skills that are highly applicable for all campus, community or political organizing and social justice minded students who want to grow their skills and learn how to run strategic campaigns! Learn more!
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Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Visionary thinking was, in many ways, the foundation of the modern city planning profession. Early planners like Burnham, Olmsted, Tugwell, MacKaye, and others used an emerging suite of analytical tools, reasoning, and design to paint exquisite pictures of what the future could hold: plans that the American Planning Association today celebrates as "landmark". As the […]
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Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Visionary thinking was, in many ways, the foundation of the modern city planning profession. Early planners like Burnham, Olmsted, Tugwell, MacKaye, and others used an emerging suite of analytical tools, reasoning, and design to paint exquisite pictures of what the future could hold: plans that the American Planning Association today celebrates as "landmark". As the […]
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Future of Food and Nutrition – Tufts Friedman School Student Research Conference
The 8th Annual Future of Food and Nutrition Student Research Conference is a unique venue for graduate students across disciplines from around the country to submit and present original research relating to the food system and nutrition science. Register now. (Check for ongoing updates, including online registration and pricing). Don't hesitate to contact us with […]
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Earth Hour 2014
Earth Hour 2014
Join millions of people across the world who switch lights off for an hour - to raise awareness for the planet. Learn more -- and pledge to go dark for the planet!
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Webinar: Get the Facts on Municipal Aggregation
Webinar: Get the Facts on Municipal Aggregation
From the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DoER) Municipal aggregation of electric load by municipalities, a practice that enables a city or town to negotiate for the purchase of the combined electric supply of its residents and eligible small businesses, has been gathering interest among Massachusetts communities. Join this webinar to learn more about the […]
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