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Sustainability
An electric debut
Published Oct 17, 2025 Video
University rolls out the first of its new battery-powered buses as it begins transition to all-electric fleet
A group photo taken at the luncheon for the 2025 International Freezer Challenge honorees
Sustainability
Hopkins earns top honors in Freezer Challenge
Published Sept 30, 2025
JHU saved 1,560 kWh/day in energy costs in its research laboratories, making it the top-performing academic institution among more than 110 peers
Faculty, researchers, and students attend the Green Labs Vendor Fair
Sustainability
Support for sustainable research at Johns Hopkins
Published July 10, 2025
Office of Climate and Sustainability hosts inaugural Green Labs Vendor Fair to connect researchers to sustainable lab products and services
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Sustainability
Earth Fest, Sustainability Symposium highlight JHU's Earth Month activities
Published April 17, 2025
April 2 symposium brings together more than 300 participants from across the university for dialogue on climate and sustainability research, practice, and education
President's message
Published Winter 2024
Johns Hopkins University's reinforces its longstanding commitment to combating climate change with a new climate action and sustainability plan / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A group of 11 people stand in two rows while smiling for a group photo. Behind them, a projection on a screen reads "Campus as a Living Lab: Levering Our Campuses for Sustainability Research & Innovation."
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
A blue Johns Hopkins University shuttle bus parked at an angle on a sunny day in front of green trees
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
Tall, green trees are seen on the left of this photo and also reflected in the curve, mirrored glass facade of a campus building on the left
Sustainability
Johns Hopkins releases new Climate Action and Sustainability Plan
Published Oct 11, 2024 Video
The university's comprehensive, decadelong strategy will cut single use plastics, introduce a fully electric bus fleet, and prepare its campuses and neighbors for a warmer future
Ron Daniels speaks into a microphone while sitting next to Daniel M. Rubenstein. Both are wearing suits.
Impact Maryland
Hopkins leaders highlight JHU's impact
Published Oct 6, 2024 Video
Artificial intelligence, sustainability, health care—Johns Hopkins speakers weighed in on a variety of topics at this year's iMPACT MARYLAND conference