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Scholarships, Friends of Chatham Waterways, (Massachusetts)

Did you grow up or attend high school on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, or Nantucket? If yes, there are three $2,500 scholarships that will be awarded by the Friends of Chatham Waterways to graduate students or undergraduates (in their third or fourth years) who are majoring in environmental studies, environmental management, or a related field.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2016
Contact Dr. William Coleman at wmcoleman@comcast.net for an application

Bike Week + Eco-Reps Application + More!

Can you believe it’s already March? In case you haven’t figured out what to do yet next week, consider going green for spring break. Then after everyone gets back, the Office of Sustainability and Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE) will be holding TIE Bicycle Generatora Get Green and Get on a Bike” event at the Mayer Campus Center during open block on March 27th, Wednesday. You will be able to test a folding bike, get a free tune-up for your bike, pick up a new bike map (developed especially for conquering the hilly Medford/Somerville campus), and more! Make sure to look out for BiciGen, TIE’s bike generator, coming soon to a place near you on campus. You can take a spin and charge your phone at the same time.

Engineering students should know that an Environmental Science and Policy minor has just been approved! Check the Environmental Studies department website for more information over the coming weeks.

TuftsEcoRepsIf you are living on campus next year and would like to be involved in sustainability, consider applying to be an Eco-Rep for the 2013-2014 school year. The Tufts Eco-Reps are a group of residential students who help to raise awareness about ecological issues, encourage environmentally responsible behavior among their hall mates and peers, and plan related events and activities. Meet all of our current Eco-Reps here.

As always, you can get the latest from the Office of Sustainability by following us on Twitter (@TuftsOOS) and Facebook (Tufts Office of Sustainability). We are already planning for Earth Fest for the last week in April. Let us know if you want to get involved.

 

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Stay Green!
Tufts Office of Sustainability

Mar 5: 1st Annual Undergraduate Environmental Photography Exhibit

When: March 5, 2012, 4:00-5:30pm
Where: Tufts Institute of the Environment,
210 Packard Avenue, Miller Hall-East Rear Door,
Tufts Medford CampusIn the Fall 2011, the Environmental Studies Program at Tufts University held its 1st Annual Undergraduate Environmental Photography Contest.TIE and ENVS will be holding an opening reception. Join us to celebrate the undergraduates who submitted photography for the exhibit, mingle with other Environmental Studies students and faculty, and enjoy some really great student work.

Sponsored by the Tufts Environmental
Studies Program and TIE

Dec 15th: Inaugural Water Diplomacy Seminar

When: Thursday, December 15th at 2:00pm

Where: Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall

Join us for the inaugural speech of the Water Diplomacy Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President of the Africa Region, The World Bank.

The lecture is entitled “Meeting Africa’s Water Challenge: The Time is Now.”

Please RSVP by December 12th by contacting Emily Schipper Emily.Schipper@tufts.edu

*Lunch will be served directly after the lecture.