Princeton ENV students receive Udall Scholarships to study Native American, environmental issues
April 24, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyTwo Princeton University environmental studies students are among only 13 college sophomores nationwide to be named 2020 Udall Scholars by the Udall Foundation. Scholars receive up to $7,000 and are selected based on their leadership, public service, academic excellence, and…
‘Defend the progress you’ve made’: Addressing the urgency, hope of conservation
February 18, 2020 ・ Morgan Kelly“How many of you have found the content of this course depressing?” Princeton professor David Wilcove asked as he began one of the last lectures of the fall course “Conservation Biology.” After three months of examining the global decimation of…
‘Creative Ecologies’: Storytelling and environmentalism
January 27, 2020 ・ Jamie SaxonStudents in several Princeton courses this fall examined the perils of climate change by considering how storytelling — with elements of description, language and structure — can influence people’s perceptions and fire up the imagination. One of the classes in…
Geyman’s published senior thesis research offers new thoughts on how carbonates record global carbon cycle
November 8, 2019 ・ Tom GarlinghouseWhen scientists want to study Earth’s very ancient geological past — typically greater than 100 million years ago — they often turn to rocks called carbonates. Calcium carbonates, the most ubiquitous forms of carbonate, are minerals that precipitate from seawater…
Open dialogue: Taking a deep dive into the climate debate
October 24, 2019 ・ Tom GarlinghouseThis fall, Princeton undergraduates are taking a deep dive into the climate debate in the environmental studies seminar “Crossing the Climate Change Divide.” The course is taught by award-winning journalist Meera Subramanian, who is asking students to examine what people…
Photo exhibition explores 25 years of Princeton environmental education, research
September 17, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyFrom the oceans to the forests, from diseases to natural disasters, Princeton faculty and students are carrying out research crucial to understanding and preserving our planet. Those efforts are the centerpiece of an exhibition celebrating environmental research and education at…
Course explores the Millstone River, Princeton’s backyard wilderness
May 23, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyAn 8-foot deer shape cut from a discarded mirror stood along one wall of the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau St. on the Princeton campus, its humanoid body reflecting the people gathered around a table set with native New Jersey…
Princeton senior Lohmann explores Nauru, where the environmental future is now
May 20, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyEach year, the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) supports senior-thesis research by students from departments across the University. This story is part of a series exploring the disciplinary variety of PEI-funded undergraduate research carried out by members of the Class of…
Petticord explores a Kenyan ecosystem one tortoise at a time
May 17, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyEach year, the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) supports senior-thesis research by students from departments across the University. This story is part of a series exploring the disciplinary variety of PEI-funded undergraduate research carried out by members of the Class of…
