Students

Hey students, this Fall you can take reusable mugs and CFLs off your back-to-school shopping list!  Harvard is making it easier than ever to start the new school year off on a green note.

THE COOKING DEMO HAS BEEN CANCELED. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.  The Garden welcomes helping hands every Wednesday  from 4-6pm.

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Thought REP work came to a screeching halt when summer started? Shows you how wrong you can be! REP has been busy all throughout June and July keeping Harvard Summer School green as it can be.

Join a team of six HBS students who will work approximately four hours per week earning $18 per hour engaging peers in Harvard’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Commitment and Sustainability Principles.

A garden on wheels may soon be rolling up to your department or dorm, thanks to GSD student Christina Cho. The project, undertaken this spring with the support of an OFS Sustainability Grant, combines food, public art, and community gardening into a unique setting: the Mobile Ethnic Garden.

The Office for Sustainability recently granted money to undergraduates and graduate students from six schools across campus to implement a range of sustainability projects.

Learn more about the projects that received funding here: http://green.harvard.edu/grants

The second round of grants will be distributed this fall- keep an eye out for the application!

Bay State Bike Week 2010 was a big success in the Longwood Medical Area (LMA).

"Environmental stuff happening on campus is the most fun thing to do and has the coolest people working in it" says Gracie Brown, FAS REP and EAC co-chair. Watch our new video to hear testimonies from other College students who drive many of Harvard's environmental efforts, as well as from Harvard staff who are inspired by students' engagement.

A 16% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in base buildings since 2006, 10 green teams and a 28% food waste reduction in the dining halls...

On May 2nd, more than 50 Harvard students took a break from studying for finals and picked up caulk guns to help improve the energy efficiency of the Phillips Brooks House in Harvard Yard.