Environments and Change Learning Collaborative
… more. The Learning Collaborative in Action Coursework In Water Resources in the Built Environment , taught by … , students examine the questions: Where do we get clean water? Where does water go when it rains? This course explores these topics …
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Students in Summer Farm Program Learn Solar Design for Agriculture
… Students in Summer Farm Program Learn Solar Design for Agriculture Mike Medeiros Students Sadie … student, said, “At Hampshire, we designed an entire solar plan. It taught me so much about sustainable energy. … Last year she was part of a group that designed a movable solar canopy to provide electricity for the Hampshire Farm. …
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Office Safety and 'Green' Practices
… Preventing and Responding to Building Water Damage Chemicals in the Office Make Your Office … Preventing and Responding to Building Water Damage Chemicals in the Office Make Your Office …
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Hampshire Professor Christina Cianfrani on the Value of Innovation and Collaboration in a Living Laboratory
… classes include Environmental Systems: Food-Energy-Water Nexus; Sustainable Water Use/Reuse; Water in a Changing … and uses the campus living laboratory (farm center, solar field, and the R.W. Kern Center) to explore the local … and uses the campus living laboratory (farm center, solar field, and the R.W. Kern Center) to explore the local …
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Commencement 2026 Schedule of Events
… Fest 4–5:30 p.m. under the Charles and Polly Longsworth Solar Canopy Everyone is welcome! Join us for a food truck picnic under the Solar Canopy, rain or shine. Dessert and drinks will be … Fest 4–5:30 p.m. under the Charles and Polly Longsworth Solar Canopy Everyone is welcome! Join us for a food truck …
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Hampshire College Commencement 2026
… Community Food Truck Fest 4-7 p.m. Longsworth Arts Village Solar Canopy Everyone is welcome! Join us for a food truck picnic under the Solar Canopy, rain or shine. Dessert and drinks will be … Community Food Truck Fest 4-7 p.m. Longsworth Arts Village Solar Canopy Everyone is welcome! Join us for a food truck …
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Hampshire Student Isaiah Brown F20 Spent the Summer in Kenya Researching Water Quality
… Isaiah Brown F20 Spent the Summer in Kenya Researching Water Quality Isaiah Brown F20, who is studying environmental … at Hampshire, spent his summer in Machakos County testing water quality as part of a collaborative research program for … for students to study issues regarding the lack of safe water, electricity, and sanitation in communities around the …
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Students' Test of Water Quality Taps into Excellent Results
… Students' Test of Water Quality Taps into Excellent Results Did you know that tap water at Hampshire College, which comes from the Amherst municipal water supply, is held to stricter standards than bottled …
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Water Rights and Policy
… Water Rights and Policy Marushka Grogan 09F's Div III … by communities across the country facing conflicts over water rights. "There are a lot of communities facing water conflicts that have no preparation for it," said …
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No More Bottled Water Sales at Hampshire
… No More Bottled Water Sales at Hampshire Bottled water will no longer be sold at Hampshire College or … year, students worked both to halt the sale of bottled water and to educate the entire campus community about its …
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Hampshire Alum and Water Resource Engineer Mimi Alkattan receives Fulbright Award to Research in India
… Hampshire Alum and Water Resource Engineer Mimi Alkattan receives Fulbright … a Fulbright Award to conduct research on the drinking water quality supplied to Indian cities. “Cities in India, … low- to middle-income communities, receive piped drinking water only intermittently to their households. The infrequent …
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Environmental Health
… Smoking Policy Preventing and Responding to Building Water Damage Vehicle Idling Compact Fluorescent Lights: Use and Disposal Mercury Disposal on Campus 2021 Water Quality Report: Town of Amherst Infectious Disease Fact … Smoking Policy Preventing and Responding to Building Water Damage Vehicle Idling Compact Fluorescent Lights: …
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Wetlands Boxes as Water Filters
… Wetlands Boxes as Water Filters The water pouring from spigots on the wetlands boxes into buckets … brown. Each group of students is measuring how tap water is affected when filtered through the constructed …
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R.W. Kern Center's Water Treatment System
… R.W. Kern Center's Water Treatment System The R.W. Kern Center’s design documents explain that the building’s greywater—water from the bathrooms and kitchen sinks and drinking … the atmosphere and undergo an aerobic treatment process. Water that cannot be absorbed by
the planter will continue …
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Pick Your Own
… wish to bring a Mason jar or other container full of cold water into which you can put your bouquet to help prevent … cutting your flowers, put them at least temporarily into water using a water bottle, a Mason jar, or whatever else you have to hand. …
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Hampshire College Achieves Carbon Neutrality
… a resilient energy portfolio: Hampshire hosts two large solar fields on its property to increase the amount of … does not directly use the renewable energy from these solar fields, but rather purchases renewable wind and solar energy credits equal to 100 percent of the College’s …
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Hampshire and Four New England Colleges Partner on New Solar-Power Facility
… Hampshire and Four New England Colleges Partner on New Solar-Power Facility Hampshire College is one of five New … electrical needs with electricity created at a new solar power facility, to be built in Farmington, Maine. The … partnership represents the first collaborative purchase of solar electricity in New England higher education. Amherst, …
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WGBH Public Radio Boston Reports 'Hampshire College Leads Way in Sustainability'
… in more than two decades and estimating the cost of solar panels, they were so encouraged they decided to plan to solar-power the whole campus, reports WGBH radio. President Jonathan Lash told WGBH the solar project aligns with the college’s founding mission to …
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Outdoor Fire Procedure
… Burning must be constantly attended and a garden hose or water source must be readily available in addition to … Contact facilities and grounds for locations of water sources. 413.559.5431 After the fire event is over and … Burning must be constantly attended and a garden hose or water source must be readily available in addition to …
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Malama 'Aina:
… Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students … important, and students will be required to have a water bottle with them. Sometimes hazy air pollution caused … Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students …
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A New Spin on Sun Dried
… Boucher 10F, who is developing a clothes dryer that uses solar energy, is the fall 2012 recipient of a grant award … of convenience and soft, fluffy clothes, while the use of solar energy as a heat source reduces the use of electricity … a designer and inventor who explored the possibilities of solar energy in the belief that solar power might help solve …
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Employee Safety Programs
… Equipment Respiratory Protection Vehicle Drivers Water Damage Response and Mold Remediation Workplace … Equipment Respiratory Protection Vehicle Drivers Water Damage Response and Mold Remediation Workplace …
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Notable Alumni
Lucy-Ann McFadden 70F
… Lucy McFadden investigates the surface composition of the solar system's small bodies McFadden was a senior scientist … the formation and evolution of comets and asteroids in our solar system using state-of-the-art robotic telescopes and … the formation and evolution of comets and asteroids in our solar system using state-of-the-art robotic telescopes and …
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About the Farm
… sustainability efforts. From organic crop production to solar-powered tractors, we strive to ensure a safe, … sustainability efforts. From organic crop production to solar-powered tractors, we strive to ensure a safe, …
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Campus Traditions
… the library lawn, followed by an evening concert under the solar canopy during Spring Jam. A full schedule and … the library lawn, followed by an evening concert under the solar canopy during Spring Jam. A full schedule and …
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