by AJ, Tufts 1+4 Participant

One of the reasons I decided to participate in the 1+4 Program was because I thought it would be a fantastic opportunity to grow as a person. Instead of reentering the familiar […]

Zero Waste Week When we throw away our trash, it does not just go “away.” It goes into a landfill. You might have seen people carrying around clear ziplock Continue reading

Clean Energy Intern, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

We’re looking for current grad students who can commit 15-20 hours/week for at least the fall. The intern will get to work on exciting p […]

Climate Action Business Association (CABA) addresses the climate crisis by organizing local business leaders to be more effective advocates on climate change. To do this, CABA works with our member businesses to […]

Community Assistant, Global Development and Environment Institute (Somerville)

The Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE) is an interdisciplinary research center at Tufts  that works to r […]

How do Somervillians eat?  What does our local food system look like? Where are the gaps? And, how can we do better? This past summer, the city of Somerville, through its initiative Shape Up Somerville along with […]

You’ve probably heard the term open access – maybe it’s the reason you were able to get the full text of that article you needed?  Maybe it’s the reason so many people read your latest article? […]

Due to the level of contamination of U.S. recycled materials, there have been recent changes to global recycling systems. You can read more about these changes on our previous blog post.

We know that keeping […]

by Weiyi Wang, Jinghao Lu, and Wilmot Allen

An emerging shift of the Cotton-Textile Apparel (CTA) value chain from China to East Africa has been influenced by China’s excess capacity, lower labor costs, d […]