Tufts Institute of the Environment

05/24/2021

Tufts Institute of the Environment is excited to announce our 14 new TIE Fellows and 2 TIE-SEI Interns! This year’s Fellows come from a variety of backgrounds and represent several Tufts schools. The fellows are combining their intellectual curiosity with the amazing TIE network and Tufts resources in order to answer a fascinating set of research questions which will add to the global research body encompassing issues related to the environment. TIE is also thrilled to welcome the two new TIE-SEI Interns, who will work on projects with TIE’s longtime partner, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Congratulations and welcome to the new fellows and interns! Read the full announcement here: https://environment.tufts.edu/blog/news/2021/05/22/welcome-2021-tie-fellows-and-tie-sei-interns/

05/22/2021

We are proud to celebrate the recent accomplishments of our current TIE interns! 🎉Rachel (Program Administration Intern) has been hired for a summer position as a Research and Operations Associate with the Small Planet Institute; Katie (Programs Intern) will be a Tisch College Summer Fellow interning with the office of State Representative David LeBoeuf, who represents the 17th Worcester District; Taylor (Programs Intern) has an article on the perception and portrayal of exoticized seasonings on the Early Modern stage forthcoming; Adrian (Communications and Outreach Intern) will be a Sustainable CT Fellow this summer; and Rebecca (Programs Intern) is planning to pursue a PhD in Offshore Wind Energy Engineering! Read more about our team here: https://environment.tufts.edu/about-us/leadership/

05/20/2021

The recording for Health and Safety in the Offshore Wind Industry: Lessons from the UK on April 29th is now available to view on our website. This was the first of a 3-part seminar series held in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and the UK's Health and Safety Executive. Save the date for the second seminar in the series on Thursday, June 17th from 10:00-11:30AM EDT / 3:00-4:30PM GMT. Details to be announced soon!

This 3-part seminar series held in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and the United Kingdom's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) looks at lessons that can be learned from the United Kingdom's experience with offshore… Read More

05/20/2021

Check out the final issue of our TIE newsletter for the academic year! We will start back up again the fall. Until then, TIE wishes everyone a great summer and sends our congratulations to all 2021 graduates!

Tufts Institute of the Environment is excited to announce our new TIE Fellows! The TIE Environmental Research Fellowship program supports and funds projects across disciplines and provides graduate students at Tufts the opportunity to conduct independent and interdisciplinary environmental research...

05/12/2021

Graduating students and recent graduates, check out this job posting for the Lab Manager at Princeton University's Behavioral Science for Policy Lab led by Dr. Elke Weber. The lab works on a variety of interdisciplinary research projects bringing together climate/environmental policy, behavioral science, and environmental justice perspectives. The start date for the position will be between June 1 and July 1, and the application review will begin on 5/17. Members of underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Behavioral Science for Policy Lab (http://elke-u-weber.com/elke-u-weber/labs-and-centers), under the direction of Prof. Elke Weber, is hiring a full-time Lab Manager for a two-year or more time commitment. The start date will be sometime between June 1 and July 1, 2021. The position is expec...

05/06/2021

Tune in now! Dr. Erum Sattar (Program Lead and Water Diplomacy Track Leader for Sustainable Water Management program at TIE and the Friedman School) is one of the judges for The MIT Water Innovation Prize, a startup competition focused on water innovation that awards up to $35,000 in innovation grants annually to student-led teams. Register here to watch student-led startups from around the world pitch their innovative startup ideas:

Join us for the final pitch event of the 2021 MIT Water Innovation Prize. Watch our finalists pitch their innovative startup ideas

05/05/2021

Have you read our May TIE newsletter yet? Get the scoop here.

Each year, Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE) sends a Tufts delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. This year, COP26 will be in Glasgow, Scotland, UK on November 1-12, 2021. Through their status as observers, Tufts delegates gain important insight into the discussions that....

05/04/2021

We were honored to have Dr. Jane Goodall discuss her 60 years of chimpanzee research and conservation efforts as part of a Tisch College's Distinguished Speaker Series talk on April 28 which TIE co-sponsored. Watch a recording of the live event and read the five takeaways from the talk in this article!

As part of the Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series, renowned conservationist and ethologist Jane Goodall spoke virtually about the 60-year history of chimpanzee research at Gombe Stream Research Centre in Tanzania, the Roots & Shoots organization she founded in 1991, and more.

04/24/2021

On April 21st, Dr. Erum Khalid Sattar of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and our Sustainable Water Management Program Lead and Water Diplomacy Track Leader, spoke on a panel by the Middle East Institute titled Water Sharing Challenges and Pathways forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan. You can view a recording of the talk below.

Afghanistan and Pakistan are among the most vulnerable countries to the adverse effects of climate change. Increased flash floods, drought, and mass displace...

04/24/2021

Our Health and Safety in the Offshore Wind Industry: Lessons from the UK seminar is coming up next Thursday! Find more information and register now: go.tufts.edu/offshorewindevents

Join us for the first of our 3-part seminar series held in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and the United Kingdom's Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The series will look at lessons that can… Read More