Farms, petroculture and the Environmental Nexus: Four new environmental studies courses and ENV 200 for Spring 2018
December 4, 2017 ・ PEI StaffFour new environmental studies courses and the popular “Environmental Nexus” class are among the many Spring 2018 offerings from PEI’s Certificate Program in Environmental Studies. Registration begins Dec. 6.
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.
Room for Growth: Princeton’s Vertical Farming Project harvests knowledge for a budding industry
October 31, 2017Princeton researchers and students launched the Princeton Vertical Farming Project in April in an effort to optimize the increasingly popular field of vertical farming.
Orange is the New Green: How Orange Peels Revived a Costa Rican Forest
August 22, 2017Princeton University researchers discovered the power of agricultural waste to potentially regenerate forests and mitigate carbon at low cost.
A passion for nature drives senior Zoe Sims’ excellence in environmental studies
June 5, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyGraduating senior Zoe Sims has distinguished herself as a scientist and a student, motivated by a love of the environment and overcoming challenges.
Synthetic Gas Would Cut Air Pollution but Worsen Climate Damage in China
May 1, 2017 ・ Chris Emery for the Office of Engineering CommunicationsThe use of synthetic natural gas instead of coal in China could improve air quality and public health due to air pollution, but it would also markedly increase CO2 emissions, with damaging implications for the climate.
PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: Lead Exposure and the Black-White Test Score Gap
February 9, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzWe consider a new source of racial disparities in test scores: African American students’ disproportionate exposure to environmental toxins, and, in particular, lead. Using a unique individual-level dataset of children’s preschool lead levels linked with future educational outcomes for children…
A Pathway to a Career in Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability
November 11, 2013 ・ Nick DiUlio for the Princeton Environmental InstituteCandice Chow ’09 Photo courtesy of Candice Chow For Princeton students interested in the environment, the diverse world of environmental studies can encompass a variety of intersecting passions. For Candice Chow-Gamboa, that intersection was sustainable agriculture and global poverty. “The…
Ann Carla Staver, PhD Candidate and PEI Wallbridge Fund Recipient, Publishes Paper in Science
October 14, 2011 ・ Pascale Maloof PoussartAnn Carla Staver, who is a PhD candidate in Princeton University’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is first author on a paper published today in the journal Science. The article is entitled “The Global Extent and Determinants of Savanna…
