Over spring break, six intrepid ENVS students joined students from Emory's Biology Department for an immersive field course (ENVS 372: Ecology of the Tropics). A unique learning opportunity, coupled with meaningful academic and cultural experiences, equaled an unforgettable experience. Some of the students were gracious enough to provide us with brief reflections of their experience… Continue reading Reflections: Peru field course spring 2025
ENVS students have all the fun! This past March, ENVS students (along with students from Emory Biology and from Oxford College) participated in week long field courses through ENVS 242: Modern & Ancient Tropical Environments (San Salvador, Bahamas) and ENVS 372: Ecology of the Tropics (Amazon River/southern Peru). Their experience in the field was an… Continue reading ENVS Spring 2024 Field Courses
By Easton Lane 25C Greta Franke (25C) is an Environmental Sciences and Music double major on the Ecology and Vocal Performance tracks, respectively. During summer 2023, Franke completed a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) internship focusing on soil ecology, an opportunity that she found after completing Emory’s year-long Scholarly Inquiry and Research Experience (SIRE). Greta… Continue reading Greta Franke 25C, Develops Vital Research Skills in Emory’s SIRE Program
Edited by Easton Lane 25C Sasha Collins 24C Internship Organization: Zoo Atlanta Sasha Collins had the opportunity to intern at Zoo Atlanta during summer 2023, working with the zoo’s Primate Keepers to take care of monkeys, lemurs, and sloths. Over the preceding winter, he had started looking for a summer internship when he heard about… Continue reading Green Internships Fund – Summer 2023
Naturi Scott 25C It's been nearly two months now since I’ve stepped back into the U.S. from studying abroad, and wow…I was really in Africa! I got the chance to explore two beautiful countries, Namibia and Botswana, and get to know them intimately in an immersive class setting. There is so much to say and… Continue reading ENVS 446: Reflections on the summer field course in Southern Africa
By Easton Lane, 25C PROKOPEC LAB Bella Roeske Bella Roeske (24C) is an Environmental Science Major in the BS/MPH 4+1 program with Department of Environmental Health in the Rollins School of Public Health, which allows undergraduates to complete a Bachelor’s of Science in ENVS and a Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental… Continue reading ENVS Lab Life!
By: Anyssa Fernandez, 23C When most people ask a typical college student what they plan to do over spring break, they don't expect a senior to say they are going to spend it doing field work. I on the other hand was more than willing to spend my 10 days exploring and researching the Amazon Rainforest.… Continue reading Amazon Field Research Trip Reflection – Spring 2023
By Carol Clark Nov. 18, 2022 - Emory News Emory students helped raise the profiles of youth activists during this year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as COP, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. A delegation of five Emory undergraduates and four graduate students, led by Eri Saikawa, associate professor of environmental sciences, attended… Continue reading Emory students promote youth power at U.N. climate conference
Story and photos by Kelly Coles 23G/Adapted for web by Easton Lane 25C Kelly Coles, Schwalbea hunter Despite Kelly Coles' fascination with nature’s intricacies, her academic interests weren’t always in the environmental arena; having graduated the University of West Georgia with a Masters in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology, she first became a preschool teacher. Combining… Continue reading MS in ENVS student, Kelly Coles, breaks new ground studying Schwalbea americana
My name is Kathryn Barr. I am a junior in Emory College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in chemistry and minoring in environmental science. I am conducting research with Dr. Eri Saikawa, which is funded by a Lester grant from the Department of Environmental Sciences. I am studying the levels of DDT and the rate… Continue reading ENVS Lester Grant supports student research on DDT levels in soil
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