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Sustainability
Inaugural Campus as a Living Lab grants awarded to 10 projects
Published Oct 25, 2024
Grant recipients will use JHU's campuses to explore solutions for the university's new sustainability goals
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Sustainability
EPA recognizes JHU as a leader in green power
Published Oct 23, 2024
University purchases 60% of its total power needs from green sources, No. 4 among U.S. colleges that are part of the EPA's Green Power Partnership
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Sustainability
First electric buses will hit the road in 2025
Published Oct 11, 2024
The first wave of five all-electric, fully accessible buses will operate on the Homewood-Peabody-JHMI shuttle route beginning early next year, with help from a $1.5M state grant
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Sustainability
Johns Hopkins releases new Climate Action and Sustainability Plan
Published Oct 11, 2024
The university's comprehensive, decade-long strategy will cut single use plastics, introduce a fully electric bus fleet, and prepare its campuses and neighbors for a warmer future
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Impact Maryland
Hopkins leaders highlight JHU's impact
Published Oct 6, 2024
Artificial intelligence, sustainability, health care—Johns Hopkins speakers weighed in on a variety of topics at this year's iMPACT MARYLAND conference
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Sustainability
Campus as a Living Lab program brings sustainability research close to home
Published March 4, 2024
Researchers can receive grants of up to $50,000 for work utilizing the university's campuses
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Sustainability
Input sought on sustainability plan
Published Sept 27, 2023
Draft document outlines a new set of sustainability goals for the university, details forthcoming actions
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Sustainability
JHU meets emissions reduction goal 3 years ahead of schedule
Published April 28, 2023
The Annual Sustainability Report outlines accomplishments from across the enterprise over the past year while maintaining a focus on future goals
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Sustainability
Johns Hopkins set to reach emissions target three years early, new report shows
Published April 20, 2022
The 2022 Annual Sustainability Report covers recent successes and looks ahead to the development of a new university sustainability plan
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Sustainability
Input sought on draft vision statement, guiding principles for sustainability
Published March 11, 2022
A survey is open to affiliates and community partners through April 1