Welcome to the Green Labs Newsletter! The JHU Green Labs team is moving to a monthly, curated newsletter to bring you news and tips to help you foster a culture of sustainability in your lab. Please share to help grow our network of students, faculty, and staff committed to lab sustainability!
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Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
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Congratulations to all labs that participated in the International Freezer Challenge 2023! With 56 participating labs and an estimated 1202 kWh/day saved, Johns Hopkins University received an institutional Honorable Mention, competing against over 170 academic, government, and industry organizations!
Special accolades were awarded to GI-Oncology at the School of Medicine for earning the "Top Large Lab, Academic Division" at the International Freezer Challenge, saving an estimated 119 kWh/day. Additionally, both the Cihakova Lab and the Quinn/Tobian Lab received Honorable Mentions in the academic category in the International Freezer Challenge. Read about their specific accomplishments here.
At JHU, Facilities and Real Estate awarded $5,000 to each of the top-performing labs in their respective divisions for minimizing the environmental impacts of their cold-storage units. This year, our top-performers completed numerous actions, including defrosting, chilling up to -70C, and discarding enough samples to retire entire units. The top performers were:
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Schwab Lab (Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Quinn/Tobian Lab (School of Medicine)
Fleming Lab (Homewood Campus)
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Congratulations again to all our winners! Interested in learning ways to reduce the impact of your cold storage units and compete for the top spots (and prizes) in the 2024 Freezer Challenge? Sign up to receive more information on the Freezer Challenge here.
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| Consider turning off instruments that can safely be given a rest over the Holidays! |
- Microscopes
- Centrifuges
- Fume Hoods
- Computers
- Thermocyclers/other instruments
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Does your lab turn off equipment after use, have automatic lights, utilize outlet timers, or have high efficiency freezers? Or are you looking to learn helpful actions to make your lab more sustainable?
Check out JHU's Green Lab Certification and contact sustainability@jhu.edu to start the process.
Learn more here!
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Not sure where to start on lab sustainability? |
| Check out My Green Lab Ambassador Training to learn how you can bring safe and sustainable actions to your lab and join the network of thousands of Ambassadors worldwide.
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Call for Presenters: Sustainability Symposium on Research and Practice Apply by Jan 10 |
The Sustainability Leadership Council is holding its fifth-annual research symposium on Wednesday, April 3, at Scotts-Bates Commons, featuring cross-disciplinary panels on green transportation, clean energy, environmental justice, food systems, sustainable healthcare, and more. Apply to share your recent work by presenting a poster, organizing a session, or speaking on a panel.
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FAQ: Why is my lab recycling mixed with normal trash by janitorial staff? |
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Although the bags of recycling are collected for transport in the same tipster, they are segregated at the dock into the appropriate waste streams. Learn more about lab recycling here (scroll to the bottom of the page)!
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