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Sustainability
Food flick
Documentary hits festivals, classrooms
Published Feb 24, 2017 Video
'Food Frontiers,' produced by JHU's Center for a Livable Future, showcases food policy success stories
The image shows UTL's curved glass facade and the lab spaces inside
Going green
UTL building gets LEED platinum rating
Published Jan 20, 2017 Photos
Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories recognized for sustainable, energy-efficient design, operations
Sustainability
Seafood scruples
Published Winter 2016
Alum Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly helps connect consumers with environmentally responsible seafood / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Woman in red and yellow sweater weaves mat out of plastic 'plarn'
Hopkins recycles
Plastic, repurposed
Published Nov 16, 2016
Volunteers turn plastic bags into plarn, which is then used to make sleeping mats for homeless
Rows of green plants sprout at aquaponics lab
Urban farming
New fishy business plan
Published July 18, 2016
JHU's aquaponics testing ground gives way to urban teaching farm
Nutrition
Food fixes
Published May 4, 2016 Video
New documentary explores alternative ways communities around the U.S. access fresh food
Earth Day
Cleaning and greening
Published April 22, 2016
Volunteers clean up, plant flowers in East Baltimore community gardens
Sustainability
Green Blue Jays
Published April 22, 2016
Office of Sustainability honors those who demonstrate commitment to sustainability principles, action
Earth Week
Green, with pride
Published April 21, 2016 Photos
Johns Hopkins honors sustainability efforts with campus-wide Earth Week celebration
Sustainability
Report shows progress
Published April 15, 2016
In advance of Earth Week, JHU updates its progress toward greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal