This March, we are taking a page out of Office of Sustainability Intern, Simrin Carlsen’s book: her word of the month is “apricate,” which means “to bask in the sun.” With spring on the horizon, it’s a great opportunity to take a walk along Stony Run or in the Bufano Sculpture Garden and enjoy the crocuses, snowdrops, and fresh greenery! Besides new vocabulary words, this edition features highlights of intersession trips ranging from Death Valley to Brazil, plant-based recipes from Wellbeing’s Meatless Madness campaign, climate justice discussions — and much more.
Earth Day is around the corner, and the Office of Sustainability is working with partners to make April a true Earth Month on our campuses. As your organizations and departments plan events and opportunities to engage, keep the us in the loop. We are here year-round to help facilitate partnerships, connect you to resources, spread the news, and bring together the many sustainability initiatives emerging across JHU.
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| JHU Sustainability Symposium on Research & Practice: Save the Date! |
The JHU Sustainability Leadership Council is hosting the 5th Annual Sustainability Symposium on Research & Practice, at Scott-Bates Commons on April 3rd, 2024. The day-long event will feature talks and panel discussions on sustainability topics including food systems, energy, healthcare, environmental justice, and more. Mark your calendars and visit the webpage to learn more!
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Info Session: Conduct Sustainability Research and Teaching Through Campus as Living Lab |
The new Campus as a Living Lab program seeks to foster collaborations that advance campus sustainability through research, teaching, and operational partnerships. Grants ranging from $10K to $50k are now available to support research and course projects utilizing JHU’s physical campuses for sustainability innovation. Register by March 4th for an informational webinar on March 5th to learn more about the program and grant application process.
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Mitigating Air Travel Emissions at JHU: Campus as a Living Lab, in Action |
Amidst the pandemic, Researcher Rose Weeks noticed the unexpected environmental benefits of attending conferences and events virtually. Now, she's collaborating with students, faculty, and staff to conduct research examining opportunities to reduce JHU’s emissions from air travel.
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“We are tapping into the insight of our brilliant faculty and talented and committed administrative leaders to understand potential strategies for the scope three activities that our peers have taken on.”
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Immersive Field Experience: Exploring Earth's Evolution |
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In Dr. Emmy Smith’s Immersive Field Experience Exploring Earth Evolution Intersession course, a small group of students traveled to Death Valley National Park in California to study the geology and history of the region.
“We were basically walking through geologic time,” says Dr. Smith. “We started with rocks that are about 1.8 billion years old and walked through the Cambrian radiation of animals about 500 million years ago.”
A typical day in the field included departure from their trailers at 8:00 AM and return at 5:00 PM. Students packed everything that they needed (water, food, topographic maps, layers) and spent the day mapping several kilometers of terrain, searching for what Dr. Smith calls “clues left in the rock record.”
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Food, Energy, Water, and Power in the Global South: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
Taught by Dr. Nicole Labruto and Dr. Jerry Burgess, this intersession course took seven students to Brazil to learn about themes ranging from urban waste management and ethnobotany in Rio de Janeiro, to climate change adaptation in the Pantanal wetlands — allowing students to put what they learned in the fall into practice.
“Efforts of sustainability and environmentalism are uneven,” says Dr. Labruto. “Taking students to Brazil and seeing that conveyed this point. There is an incredible economic, social, and political diversity to how sustainability efforts play out, and to how environmentally-oriented practices and decisions are implemented, and the effects they have.”
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Foodscrap Drop Offs
With the Baltimore City DPW
TUES | 8:30 AM | Homewood Mudd Hall
THURS | 8:30 AM | East Baltimore CRB II
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REACH to Forest
With the Kennedy Center
MAR 1-3 | ALL DAY | The Kennedy Center
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I'm looking to reduce my carbon footprint by lowering the amount of meat I eat. How can I spice up my plant-based meals? |
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What a good time to ask! Meatless Madness, a 6-week recipe tournament run by the Office of Health Promotion and Wellbeing in partnership with Hopkins Dining, is in full swing, with only a few weeks left to see which recipe will be crowned Chompion on March 18. The campaign began with 64 featured recipes that were placed in a competition bracket. Every Monday throughout the competition, voting takes place on Instagram (@jhuwellbeing), and the pool of recipes is narrowed.
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The campaign was created in 2020 by Health Promotion and Well-Being as a way to “promote plant-forward eating among Hopkins students.” The larger history of Meatless Mondays at JHU extends back to 2003, however, when advertising executive Sid Lerner, alongside the JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health, launched a campaign to reduce meat consumption in the US.
Campaigns such as Meatless Madness and Mondays help encourage more climate-conscious eating habits and curb meat consumption—a significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. They also inspire creativity and prove that meatless eating does not have to be limiting at all!
“A plant-forward diet is good for individual and planetary health, so we’re happy that Meatless Madness gives Hopkins a chance to explore dozens of different recipes in a fun, interactive way each year,” says Clare Lochary, communications associate at Health Promotion and Wellbeing and student in the AAP Science Writing program.
On March 4 and March 11, Health Promotion and Dining will co-host a taste-test of the final 4 and 2 recipes, respectively, at Hopkins Café during lunch. Be sure to stop by to taste these selected recipes, to cast your votes, and to pick up related resources available at the event! To view all recipes and the latest bracket, visit the Health Promotion and Wellbeing Meatless Madness page.
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