Have you ever seen numbers on plastics and wondered what they mean?  There are hundreds of different types of plastics, with different properties, making them more flexible or ridged.

The numbers 1-7 on pla […]

On 24 and 25 May 2017, SovereigNET at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy hosted a member workshop of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF). The workshop – Beyond the Market: Reframing R […]

Andy Fischer, author of the recent book Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups (MIT Press, 2017), will be speaking at Harvard Law School this Tuesday, Dec 5 from 12-1 […]

At Tufts, we have collection sites for specialty recycling from batteries to textiles to sneakers to E-Waste! It is extremely important for these products to be recycled and diverted from the waste stre […]

E-waste stands for electronic waste: all electronic products that we no longer use either because they no longer work or the technology is outdated. This includes laptops, desktop computers and monitors, cell […]

According to Bay State Textiles, almost 21 billion pounds of textiles are thrown away every year in the United States; however, 95% of the textiles discarded can be recycled, and 45% of recycled textiles can […]

It’s that time of the semester – finals! While everyone has their own way of preparing for exams, perhaps you wish there were other tools or techniques out there that might take your study skills to the next […]

by Erin Banco

While it is legal to do business with RDIF in certain circumstances, there are several nuanced restrictions that if ignored or overlooked can easily lead to a violation. The resulting uncertainty […]

by Leonardo, Tufts 1+4 Participant

It has been 2 months since I’ve landed in Brazil, but it feels like it was just yesterday that I was preparing myself for the ten-hour flight from Houston to São Paulo. I am […]

Labs are incubators of learning, innovation, and fostering the ideas for a better future, but labs also require large amounts of energy and resources. They require constant air circulation, energy-intensive […]

Despite some political momentum toward banning the widely-used weedkiller glyphosate in Europe, the European Commission has voted to extend its approval of the chemical for the next five years, following a […]

Exam season is upon us, which means it’s time for Extended Hours! Hirsh Library extends its weekend hours to help you study, and we will be open from 10am to 10pm on the following days:

Saturday, December […]

New Funding at the CEEO The CEEO is thrilled to announce four new projects, funded by NSF, that launched this fall.  These are new projects so we don’t have much to report ye […]

The National Young Farmers Coalition has released the results of a survey of more than 3,500 young and beginning farmers and finds that, not surprisingly, getting access to affordable land to farm ranks #1 among […]