UMass Chan Medical School Sustainability

Connect with the planet with our outdoor Earth Yoga class! Free to the whole UMass Chan community.

The deadline has been extended to June 9th!

UMass Chan Medical School CSA - Stillman's Farm Stillman Workplace Wellness CSA best 16 weeks share for Umass Medical School Worcester Shrewsbury Mattapan

Imagine having fresh, seasonal produce delivered to you on campus!

The Office of Well-Being and the Office of Sustainability have partnered with Stillman's Farm to provide 16 weekly or 8 bi-weekly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares, filled with locally-grown fruits and vegetables.

Order your share by May 26th! 🚜🌾🌽🥕🍅🥒🍆🌿

UMass Chan Medical School CSA - Stillman's Farm Stillman Workplace Wellness CSA best 16 weeks share for Umass Medical School Worcester Shrewsbury Mattapan

Partly sunny and 68°F sounds like a great afternoon for Earth Day Yoga! Hope to see you there!

Join the Office of Sustainability for lunch and a facilitated green labs brainstorming session! 🍕♻️

Nuclear energy is getting smaller and is opening up some big opportunities for the industry. A handful of microreactor designs are under development in the United States and could be ready to roll out within the next decade. Hear from MIT’s Jacopo Buongiorno about the strengths and challenges with integrating this technology.

Register here: https://umassmed.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_52tn056sRpe-nl1tuURxKA

Because one Earth Day is not enough...
https://www.umassmed.edu/growinggreen/earthmonth2023/

This system is super effective and an important part of the LEED design.

Massive air handling units will save energy at new education and research building The exterior of the new education and research building will be essentially air-tight, so installation of a sophisticated air handling system is underway to keep the building comfortable and save energy in the process.

https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2023/03/massive-air-handling-units-will-save-energy-at-new-education-and-research-building/

Massive air handling units will save energy at new education and research building The exterior of the new education and research building will be essentially air-tight, so installation of a sophisticated air handling system is underway to keep the building comfortable and save energy in the process.

UMass Chan Medical School is accelerating its sustainability programs and your help is essential. Please use the link below to share your views on a range of sustainability issues. Survey:
https://umassmed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5IHi4Yv81jVmtg

A home electronics recycling event for UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center communities is set for June 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Biotech 5 off Plantation Street.

See details here
https://www.umassmed.edu/growinggreen/newsletter/electronic-recycling-2022/