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New & Notable

The Way to Save the Planet

Bill McKibben tells a Tufts audience to organize in movements to fight climate change and stand up for the Earth’s future
Join the Conversation about a More Sustainable Campus

Members of the Tufts Medford/Somerville campus are invited to share ideas about carbon neutrality
Tufts to Offer Master’s Degree in Sustainability

The new multidisciplinary program will begin in the fall of 2019, with full-time and part-time options
Overfishing and Modern-Day Slavery

Tufts’ Jessica Sparks researches the connections between fishing stock declines worldwide and forced labor on the open seas
What Foods Are Better for the Earth?

A new study assesses the environmental sustainability impact of food suggestions in the national Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Science and Engineering Complex Gets Top Energy Ratings

Many carefully designed features led to the exclusive LEED Gold energy-efficiency rating

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