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January 2026 Spotlight


                                                                                                                                                                                                                       SUBSCRIBE                   PREVIOUS ISSUES

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The Spotlight is on You​​​

The Green Zone wants to recognize you for your environmental achievements! Reach out to us at green@mail.nih.gov any time you complete an action this year that reduces an environmental impact and it could appear in a future issue of the newsletter. Let us help each other to get to the finish line, whatever that is for each one of us.
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Rewriting Tomorrow: Resolution for the Year Ahead​

Thinking of having a new year resolution? No matter what goals were accomplished this past year, the new year brings new hopes, new wishes to be fulfilled, new adventures, new intentions and the list goes on.​​​​​​​​


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​​​​Rewriting Tomorrow: Resolution and Actions for the Year Ahead​​

Here is a compiled list of suggestions published last year. Reach out to us and let us know if you have completed any of these or plan to work on them this year. We would like to showcase your efforts in the Spotlight section in the new year.​​​

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Did you know? ​​​​Looking at statistics, New Year's Resolutions are gruelingly difficult to achieve. An estimated 88% of people give up on their resolutions within the first two weeks!1 Make sure to plan your goals and make them S.M.A.R.T.! (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time​-bound)​​


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