(ENVS Lunch & Learn) Photographing climate change above and below the waterline

Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Center

Boston photographer David Arnold (www.doublexposure.net) precisely compares glacier and coral scenes to create "then and now" comparisons to illustrate the significant changes already taking place above and below the waterline of a warming planet. His Double Exposure exhibit opened at Boston's Museum of Science in 2008, then toured the country non-stop for four years. Currently he is […]

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I, Chicken Virtual Reality Exhibit!

Campus Center Medford

Come join Tufts Veg Society and Tufts Animal Welfare during Earth Fest 2015 for an unforgettable and unique experience happening all day on April 21st. Peta2 is bringing a virtual reality exhibit which enables people to experience first-hand what life is like for a chicken on a factory farm. The exhibit is both informative and […]

Vernal Pool tour

Bernice Barbour Wildlife Medicine Building 50 Willard Street , North Grafton, MA, United States

Did you know there was a vernal pool on campus? Take a nature walk (starting at the Wildlife Building entrance) led by Whitney Stiehler and explore the environment around the campus.

Plant a pear tree at the Cummings School!

Agnes Varis Campus Center 5 Jumbo's Path, North Grafton, MA, United States

Plant a tree!  We’re continuing the tradition of planting a tree on Earth Day. Join us on the lawn in front of the Campus Center for the pear tree planting.

TSC Earth Fest Fair

Academic Quad, Tufts Medford Campus

The Earth Day Fair will have booths on the academic quad including the famous Eco-Rep clothes swap and food galore! Make an environmental pledge and get the chance to win Chipotle burritos among other yummy foods!

Sustainability UnConference

District Hall 75 Northern Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Got Earth Day plans? Bring them to District Hall and be a part of the third annual Sustainability unConference. EcoMotion, Impact Hub Boston, Greenovate Boston, District Hall, City Awake, and many others are providing a platform for diverse sectors to ideate and collaborate on the intersections of sustainability and innovation.

Earth Day Activities at the Elms Cafe

Agnes Varis Campus Center 5 Jumbo's Path, North Grafton, MA, United States

Learn about composting, bling out your trash buddy, challenge your recycling knowledge, win prizes!-—All these things are happening over at Elms Café.  

Invasive Species Hunt

Join Professor Mark Pokras as he “weeds” out the invasive species over at the Wildlife Clinic. Stop by anytime with gardening gloves to get down in the dirt and learn about what’s there and what shouldn’t be.

(ENVS Lunch & Learn) New England Groundfish: A Story About Managing People

Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Center

New England fisheries date back several centuries, with the iconic Atlantic cod playing a key role in our countries' development. In the 1970's, faced with declining fish stocks, Congress passed the Magnuson-Stevens Act to create sustainable fisheries that benefit our fishermen and our Nation. The Act created eight Fishery Management Councils made up of fishermen, […]

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Beautify the Grafton Campus

Clean up Rte. 30—Spend some time after work cleaning up and beautifying the area around our campus, including Willard Street, Pine Street and Rte. 30. Email Elizabeth Lauzon (Elizabeth.lauzon@tufts.edu)  for more information and to sign up.