By April Hunt - June 2, 2025 Anissa Patel, a rising junior and Robert W. Woodruff Scholar in Emory College of Arts and Sciences, has won a $7,000 scholarship from the Udall Foundation in recognition of her leadership and service on environmental issues. Link to full story in Emory News: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/06/er_udall_scholar_02-06-2025/story.html
By Easton Lane 25C From February 4-6, ENVS students Laurel Garcia (25C) and Anisha Johnson (25C) attended the SOWTH 2025 Conference: Connecting the Region for Bolder Collective Impact. Hosted by Georgia Organics at the Georgia World Congress Center, this conference saw the gathering of hundreds of regional farmers to discuss important issues and strategies for… Continue reading Laurel Garcia (25C) and Anisha Johnson (25C) explore grassroots movements and community building at SOWTH 2025
We asked, and she answered, how an interest in humanities and social sciences blossomed into becoming a student research scientist. It's hard to know where to start when profiling a student like Kylie Hanson. A student-athlete on the Emory track team, a double major, a researcher in the Saikawa Lab, and a student with an… Continue reading ENVS rising senior, Kylie Hanson 25C
ENVS rising senior, Vivian Liu, has been named a 2023 Udall Scholar, the 4th in Emory's history. Vivian is pursuing a BS in ENVS on the Social Science & Policy track. Vivan's award is in recognition of research and advocacy work focused on preserving natural landscapes and uplifting marginalized communities. Read the full story in… Continue reading Vivian Liu – 2023 Udall Scholar
Adapted for web by Easton Lane 25C Between witnessing the Paris Agreement at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 21 and being one of Lord Dooley’s spokespeople, Mae Bowen’s (16C) time as an Emory Environmental Sciences (ENVS) Major was unique and impactful, laying the foundations for an inspiring career in environmental law,… Continue reading Mae Bowen (16C) fights pollution as trial attorney
Emory students and alumni are raising diverse voices on equity during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, now underway in Glasgow. From cohosting seminars to moderating discussions, students in Eri Saikawa’s “Climate and Society” class are making key contributions virtually. Read the full article here.
In the spring of 2021, Rachel Musetti 19Ox, 21C, received funding support from the Department of Environmental Sciences through the Lester Research Fund to pursue her project "Preliminary Analysis of Microplastic Uptake in Corbicula Fluminea." The goal of Rachel's project was twofold: attempt to document the presence of an invasive species on campus and determine if… Continue reading Student Research Finds Microplastics in Southfork Peachtree Creek
Nine years ago, Jacqueline Yap (C’15) found her interest in climate change piqued after a visit to China the summer before her freshmen year at Emory. That interest, not only shaped her undergraduate experience at Emory as a student of environmental sciences, but was also pivotal during her time in law school at George Washington… Continue reading Building Blocks: Jacqueline Yap (C’15) reflects on how her ENVS degree prepared her for law school and beyond
As an Emory student attending the UNFCCC/COP, the experience is multi-faceted. For some, it is a life-changing experience. For others, it affirms their academic and career interest working to continue the important work of addressing climate change. And for others, it gives them an opportunity to present research to an international audience. Whatever the takeaway,… Continue reading Student reflections on attending the UNFCCC/COP
What is the UNFCCC? Ratified in 1992, the UNFCCC is the first global treaty addressing climate change, which created this body and meets yearly to discuss progress and take bold action. The Kyoto Protocol and more recent Paris Agreement are other landmark treaties that have come out of these annual meetings. Emory has sent delegations… Continue reading Since 2015, Emory has sent a student delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC/COP)
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