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…
Reflecting on urban environments and ecology through images
April 26, 2019 ・ Denise ValentiStill and moving images that captured Japan’s dramatic urban transformation in the post-World War II era are at the center of a graduate course taught this spring by Franz Prichard, assistant professor of East Asian studies. Although they are specific…
PEI hosts 2019 Princeton Environmental Film Festival screenings
March 18, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyThe Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), a co-sponsor of the 2019 Princeton Environmental Film Festival, will host selected films on the Princeton University campus April 8-14. The films will be screened on the dates and times listed below in the Computer…
PEI Urban Grand Challenges awards $509,000 to new urban sustainability projects
January 17, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyVertical farms in post-industrial America, origami-based noise-pollution barriers, and cement made from burned waste make up the latest round of projects funded by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) Urban Grand Challenges program. Totaling $509,000, the new awards are active through September…
Speakers for Spring 2019 Environmental Humanities Colloquium announced
December 28, 2018 ・ Morgan KellySpeakers for the Princeton Environmental Humanities Colloquium sponsored by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) have been announced for Spring 2019. The Environmental Humanities Colloquium aims to build an intellectual community of Princeton scholars and graduate students from all backgrounds whose work is…
Journalist Naomi Klein foresees tough choices ahead in a changing climate
December 12, 2018Already the world is experiencing the symptoms of a looming, global environmental crisis, said journalist and author Naomi Klein at a Dec. 11 talk held in conjunction with the Princeton University Art Museum’s exhibition “Nature’s Nation: American Art and the Environment.” From…
Conference examines impact of climate change on Indigenous communities
December 12, 2018The International Symposium on Indigenous Communities and Climate Change, held Dec. 6 and 7 at the Princeton Public Library and Princeton University, brought together scholars and journalists to explore the impact of climate change on Indigenous communities throughout the Americas…
Nature’s Nation’ faculty panel explores confluence of environmental science and art
December 5, 2018 ・ Morgan KellyIn a painting of Carolina parakeets by American ornithologist John Audubon, the birds’ scarlet and yellow visages emanate from a tangle of emerald feathers and brown cocklebur branches. Known for the large tight-knit flocks that made them easy to slaughter…
Environmentalist McKibben discusses art’s impact on climate action
October 26, 2018 ・ Denise ValentiArt — painting and photography, in particular — has played an important role in building a romantic narrative of United States history. It also has the potential to inspire people to protect the very wilderness that has been destroyed in…
