Check out what's happening in WashU sustainability... | | | | E-waste Recycling & Paper Shredding March 25, 8-10:30 a.m., Lot 58 (South 40)
Electronic waste is the fastest-growing source of landfill waste. It represents the majority of toxic waste in landfills. Bring your e-waste and personal confidential papers to the church lot in the South 40--enter via Wydown Blvd. |
| | | Circularity Center Open Hours Fridays, 2-5 p.m., Circularity Center Come by the Circularity Center's two remaining open warehouse hours on March 21 and 28. Search through the usual household goods, clothes, appliances, and more that you have come to love. Get yourself some great finds! |
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| | | Medical Campus Farmers Market Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Peds Lobby Stop by WashU's weekly farmers market for fresh seasonal produce, locally produced artisan goods, wholesome bakery items and more! The CSA is still on pause and no pick-ups will occur this month. Check out local products. |
| | | WashU Sustainable Fashion Week March 28 - April 4 This week will bring together fashion enthusiasts and practitioners to explore our relationship with clothing. Events include a make-a-thon, fashion show, repair fair, bazaar and two great speaker panels. Learn how you can join. |
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| | | Alumni Weekend Events April 4-6, Danforth Campus Alumni outside of the their milestone years and current students who are interested in attending Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change alumni programming during this weekend can reach out to Michelle Patterson. |
| | WashU Arboretum Events Danforth Campus
The WashU Arboretum has several upcoming events before the end of the Spring semester including a TreeKeeper information session and a campus foraging tour. Look for more information on the WashU Arboretum website. |
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| | | Lab Supply Swap April 17-22, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., EPNEC 303 & 304 Calling all labs to participate in WashU's first Lab Supply Swap. This swap will help keep usable items out of landfills while saving labs money. Take advantage of this opportunity to do a little spring cleaning! |
| | | WashU Earth Day Festival April 17, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., McDonnell Peds Celebrate Earth Day and learn about sustainable initiatives at WashU and regionally. The Farmers Market will take place at this time. There will also be a free bike tune-up in the UHSP Quad. Visitors, vendors and volunteers are all invited. |
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| | | Midwest Climate Summit April 30 - May 2, Madison, WI University of Wisconsin-Madison will host this year's Midwest Climate Summit, a three-day gathering of climate leaders, researchers and professionals focused on expanding knowledge and accelerating climate action. |
| | | Kemper Art & Environment Tour March 22, 2 p.m., Kemper Art Museum Student educators will lead interactive tours of the permanent collection that invite discussion of how artists explore our complex relationship to the land. Free and open to the public. Explore the museum's collection. |
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| | Indigenous Sovereignty Panels March 28, times and location vary
Join community and campus partners for a series of three panels structured to advance Indigenous approaches to land and food systems by fostering collaboration and strengthening relationships among Native seed keepers, tribal organizations and Indigenous-led initiatives. Register for this public event. |
| | | EEPS Guest Lecture April 2, 4 p.m., Clark-Fox Forum Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences hosts Naomi Oreskes, a professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. Oreskes's lecture is titled, The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market. Register for in-person or livestream. |
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| | | Impact Investing Symposium April 4, 12-4 p.m., Delmar DivINe The 2025 Impact Investing Symposium will give attendees the opportunity to engage with, learn from, and network with like-minded individuals and leaders at the forefront of impact investing in the St. Louis area. Lunch will be provided. Register to receive additional information. |
| | | Film Screening + Assembly Series April 3, 8 p.m.; April 7, 5 p.m. WU Cinema will be screening Dark Waters, a film based on the work of Assembly Series speaker, Robert Bilott, who the New York Times referred to as "the lawyer who became DuPont's worst nightmare." The screening will be in Brown Hall; the lecture in Graham Chapel. |
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| | | Mindfulness Speaker Series Event April 30, 12 p.m., Zoom A Buddhist teacher who weaves mindfulness and meditation with social justice, Kaira Jewel Lingo will be featured in the upcoming session of the Mindfulness & Anti-Racism Speaker Series. Lingo is an author and offers spiritual mentoring to groups. Register for this virtual event. |
| | | OneSTL Sustainability Lab March 25, 3:45-5 p.m., T-REX or Zoom Come learn about projects that students from WashU's Sustainability Exchange are assisting with in the community. Through the Sustainability Exchange, students work with clients in the community to tackle real-world challenges. Join in person or via Zoom. |
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