ENV Students Benefit Community Partner Through Research on School Lunches and Gardens
May 15, 2010 ・ Carol PetersPictured top to bottom: Professor Morin (right) and Melecia Wright ’11; Ross Siverman 10; Angela Wu ’12 shows her poster entitled “Food Insecurity in Recessions”; Pam Flory of Real Food for Thought (left) and Kathleen Wade ’11 discuss school gardens.…
From Silos to Cultural Integration: The Evolution of Campus Sustainability
May 15, 2010 ・ Shana WeberHigher education sometimes has been described as an “ivory tower,” with isolated academic “silos.” While these stereotypes contain a grain of truth they are mostly remnants of the past. Cross-disciplinary cooperative work is what makes campuses today such vibrant places.…
Grand Challenges Highlights: Spring/Summer 2010
May 15, 2010 ・ Carol PetersNow in its third year of funding, the Grand Challenges Initiative, administered by PEI in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson School and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has created a diverse research and scholarship endeavor. Below are a…
Princeton Researchers Develop Disaster Relief Technologies for Haiti
May 14, 2010 ・ Hilary ParkerEven before the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, killing more than 200,000 people and leaving more than 1 million homeless, the citizens of the Caribbean nation were in desperate need of access to clean drinking water and electricity. After…
Students Have Many Options for Summer Thesis Funding
May 14, 2010 ・ Christina Henricks
Labouisse Winner to Focus on Conservation in Panama
May 12, 2010 ・ Nick DiUlioRuth Metzel (Photo: Joy Scharfstein) Princeton senior Ruth Metzel has been awarded the University’s Henry Richardson Labouisse ’26 Prize, which will fund her work with a nongovernmental organization to help address environmental issues in Panama. The Labouisse fellowship provides $25,000…
Taking a Close Look at the Everglades Restoration
April 1, 2010 ・ Eric QuinonesA dozen Princeton students traveled to the Florida Everglades over spring break to learn more about efforts to save the area’s endangered ecosystem. The students’ hands-on research is a key part of the freshman seminar “The Everglades Today and Tomorrow:…
Acting Out Environmentalism
March 3, 2010 ・ Jonathan DecThree Seniors Win ReachOut Grants for Public Service
February 24, 2010 ・ Elizabeth RosenthalJames Bryant Katie Hsih Fatu Contech (Photos: Denise Applewhite) Princeton seniors James Bryant, Katie Hsih and Fatu Conteh have been awarded 2010 fellowships from ReachOut 56-81 to support yearlong public service projects after graduation. Bryant will use his $30,000 ReachOut…
