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Student Research: Shedding Light on the Invasive Species Quandry

May 28, 2014 ・ Nick DiUlio for the Princeton Environmental Institute

For a long time Lauren Wyman has been fascinated by the function of ecological systems. So when it came to her senior thesis, the Princeton University ecology and evolutionary biology major posed a question: What happens to these systems when…

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Princeton University Receives Award for Taking Big Steps to Improve Air Quality

June 7, 2013 ・ Elise Turner

Princeton University will receive a 2013 Air Quality Excellence Award for its sustainability efforts. Each year, the Air Quality Partnership, a program of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, honors one public and one private institution for their efforts to…

Colvin Winner Abby Hewitt ’13 Examines Environmental Conservation in Rural Costa Rica

May 1, 2013 ・ Nick DiUlio for the Princeton Environmental Institute

In May 2012, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major Abby Hewitt ‘13 received the Becky Colvin Memorial Award. During the following summer, Hewitt used the Colvin funds to examine social and economic factors influencing environmental conservation in rural villages in Costa…

The Challenges and Rewards of Environmental Education: Alumni Profile – Denali Barron ’09

March 14, 2013 ・ Nick DiUlio for the Princeton Environmental Institute

Denali Barron ’09 caving near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Photo courtesy of Denali Barron A passion for the environment leads Princeton students in many different directions after graduation. In Denali Barron’s case, it led her to become an outdoor environmental education…