Drones, Thorns and New Orleans: PEI’s Summer of Learning Symposium features breadth of undergrad research
October 30, 2017PEI’s internship program’s projects focused on global environmental challenges in the areas of policy and resilience, biodiversity and conservation, alternative energy, climate and oceans, and water, soil and human health.
Eco-justice scholar Ashley Dawson named 2017 Barron Visiting Professor in environmental humanities
September 13, 2017Ashley Dawson has been selected as the Princeton Environmental Institute’s 2017-18 Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities.
In ‘The Environmental Nexus,’ students explore the many paths to saving the planet
May 31, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyThe new course “Environmental Nexus” approaches the environmental crisis from multiple perspectives to prepare students for the future effects of the global environmental crisis .
Rethinking the Nature and History of Conservation
May 1, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyJacob Dlamini, assistant professor of history, uses Africa’s ecological history to discuss the effectiveness and morality of conservation.
Global Perspectives on Environmental Justice Event Series
March 3, 2017 ・ Igor HeifetzThis event series will feature writers, filmmakers, other visual artists, and scholars whose work engages fundamental questions of environmental justice.
Writing Environmental Ruin, or How to Write an Obituary for an Embattled Planet
January 26, 2017 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsIn an effort to merge the humanities with environmental consciousness Göran Blix and Rob Nixon use literature and the arts to bring the long-term natural and social fallout of environmental ruin to life for students.
A New Professional Ethics for Sustainable Prosperity
January 6, 2017 ・ Igor HeifetzBeing a responsible professional, entrusted by society with the privileges of such a role, should involve an orientation to taking initiative in bringing about the future that global society most needs.
PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: The Suffering of Wild Animals: Should we do anything about it, and if so, what?
November 15, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPeter Singer, Ira W. Decamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values Most of us accept that suffering is an intrinsically bad thing, even if it may sometimes lead to good consequences. That judgment is, I suspect,…
New Visiting Environmental Humanities Faculty Member Joins PEI for 2016-2017
September 2, 2016 ・ Holly WellesAlan C. Braddock has been co-appointed by PEI and the Department of Art and Archaeology as the 2016 Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities.
