The Center for Environmental Management (CEM) at Tufts University was established in 1984 through funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). CEM is a multidisciplinary research, education and policy center that focuses on environmental management and pollution prevention. CEM also acts as a neutral and independent forum where citizens and representatives from government, academia, industry and public of environmental interest groups can meet to discuss and resolve critical policy issues. The center's activities are performed by a staff of scientists, engineers, policy analysts, and numerous faculty from the many schools and resource centers at Tufts. Additionally, CEM sponsors conferences and workshops to unite diverse groups and to generate discussion and development of strategies for problems ranging from waste reduction to household hazardous wastes to international environmental management.