Earth Month • Symposium Recap • BSPH Green Seal
Homewood Waste Bins • Events Roundup |
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Happy Earth Month! April is the Office of Climate and Sustainability’s favorite (and busiest!) time of the year, with a packed calendar of fun, informative, and inspiring events. Last week’s Sustainability Symposium and first of the Earth Month events helped us kick the month off in style. We look forward to seeing you throughout the month, whether at a talk, community clean-up event, or simply enjoying the signs of spring around campus!
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Celebrate Earth Month Across Campus and Beyond! |
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Join the Office of Climate and Sustainability (OCS) for a wide range of activities across campus and beyond to celebrate Earth Month, connect with our community, and express appreciation for our shared planet. Events include a book talk, stargazing at the JHU observatory, a cooking demonstration on preventing food waste, a panel discussion in collaboration with Loyola, Towson, and UMB, the 3rd annual Earth Fest, and more! Check out our Earth Month page for events from our office and partners; and see our Green Gatherings section below for a selection of additional events on campus and across Baltimore.
If your organization or department is planning a climate- or sustainability-related event for April or any other time of the year, please send it our way (sustainability@jhu.edu) so we can add it to our calendar of events.
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6th Annual Sustainability Symposium |
Thank you to all who joined us for last week’s 6th Annual JHU Sustainability Symposium on April 2, hosted by the Sustainability Leadership Council and the Office of Climate and Sustainability! We were thrilled to welcome over 330 participants who spent the day connecting with and learning from JHU students, faculty, staff, and groups working on a range of sustainability research, practice, and education. Topics of discussion ranged from climate mitigation and adaptation, environmental justice, environmental education, the built environment, responsible consumption practices, and more.
Attendees also had a chance to hear from Serena Coleman McIlwain, Secretary of the Environment for the State of Maryland, who discussed her focus on sustainability, equity, and organizational excellence to strengthen Maryland’s environmental policies and programs.
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| MD Dept. of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain
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Bloomberg School of Public Health Awarded Green Seal Certification |
The Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH) Facilities Management has been awarded a Green Seal Certification. This designation granted by Green Seal, an independent global nonprofit, recognizes organizations that meet specific criteria promoting environmental sustainability, eco-friendliness, and the health protection of building occupants. Congratulations to BSPH!
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| Changes Coming to Waste Receptacles on Homewood Campus |
The recently released Climate Action & Sustainability Plan outlines a universitywide goal of achieving a 50% waste diversion rate by 2030. A key initiative in support of this goal is the establishment of standardized waste management infrastructure across all campuses.
As part of this effort, the Homewood campus will adopt uniform waste bin colors and signage to support consistent and effective waste sorting:
| - Compost bins will be green
- Recycling bins will be blue
- Waste bins will be gray
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Recent Events Roundup: SLC Networking Event, BYO Mug Raffle, Yoga, Edible Book Festival, and More! |
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On March 13, OCS and the Center for Social Concern held a Hop Talks event for the book Fighting to Breathe by Dr. Nicole Fabricant. The book follows the story of Baltimore City youth who are fighting to reduce dangerous air pollution in the city from factories and industry. Attendees discussed the book and the state of health and environmental equity in Baltimore. Two related upcoming events will continue the discussion: a 4/17 author talk with Fabricant and a 4/25 tour of the South Baltimore community organized by CSC.
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On March 25, the SLC’s K-12 Education Working Group hosted a networking event for Hopkins affiliates, Baltimore City Schools educators, and other community organizations involved in sustainability education initiatives. Over wine and snacks at The Peale Museum’s The Future of Here exhibition, attendees were able to share their work with one another, talk through successes and growing pains, and explore opportunities to advance Baltimore City’s sustainability education ecosystem. Fifty people attended the event, demonstrating a keen interest within the university and across the city for further collaboration on K-12 initiatives.
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In addition to the Sustainability Symposium, our April programming is off to a great start, with an April “Thirst” bring-your-own mug raffle event (participants were encourage to bring alternative drinking vessels), an Earth Month yoga session, and opportunities to spread the sustainability word during Meatless Monday and employee Day of Well-Being fairs.
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| Bike to Work Week May 12-16 |
Save the date: Bike to Work Week is May 12-16! Join the movement and bike to work to enhance your well-being, learn more about community resources, and have a more sustainable commute. Visit hr.jhu.edu/bike-to-work for more information. Take a photo of yourself biking to work during Bike to Work Week and post it to social media with the hashtag #JHUBikes – you can also upload your photo and tell us why you love biking for a chance to win a raffle prize!
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Save the Date: Green Labs Vendor Fair on June 3rd |
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More than Planting Trees: Restoring the Mabi Rainforest |
Olivia Bond, an undergraduate senior studying Environmental Science at the JHU Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, is currently studying abroad in Australia at the School for International Training. She is researching thermoregulatory behaviors of speculated flying foxes at James Cook University. As part of a class titled “Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology Seminar,” Bond and her classmates volunteered with Trees for the Evelyn and Atherton Tablelands (TREAT), a community-based revegetation organization in the Wet Tropics region of Australia, to help prepare and plant over 2,000 trees.
Read more from Bond about the work being done to protect and restore rare and fragmented forests in Australia.
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Remember to head to our site for our full list of Earth Month events!
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| Fix-It Fair
With Station North Tool Library and Baltimore City Dept. of Public Works
Apr 12 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Station North Tool Lib.
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I’ve taken steps toward being a more sustainable consumer, doing things like thrifting and reducing my food waste. What are some tips for actually reducing my consumption, rather than just changing how I consume? |
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There are many strategies for building more responsible consumption habits, including on our website! For this Green Guide, we’re focusing on the “no-buy” or “low-buy” challenge as a tangible exercise to build awareness and change around daily consumption habits. Especially as we navigate digital environments oversaturated with targeted advertising, brand endorsements, and algorithms marketing flashy new things, the challenge is about decentering consumption in our daily lives, getting creative with what we have—and making a positive impact on the planet.
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