HICKCOX AWARD The Hickcox Award represents an ENVS graduating senior who displays significant leadership, presence and service within the ENVS department and Emory community. The Hickcox Award is named in honor of ENVS distinguished Emeritus Professor (and Waffles King), C. Woodbridge Hickcox, or Woody as we know him. Every year it is a difficult decision… Continue reading 2026 – ENVS Hickcox & Wegner Award Recipients
By April Hunt April 29, 2026 (Emory News) Congratulations to ENVS senior, Tallulah Story C26, and three ENVS alumni on their selection as NSF Graduate Fellows. The three ENVS alumni include: Nicholas Chang 24C, environmental sciences (now at the University of Minnesota) Blake Miller 23C, biology and environmental sciences (now a full-time research specialist for Philip… Continue reading Six Emory students, seven recent alumni win NSF Graduate Fellowships
Woot! Woot! or Buzz! Buzz! A hearty congratulations to Joanna Gould C26 who recently returned from attending the Entomology 2025 conference in Portland, OR. Joanna presented the research she has worked on under the supervision of Dr. Eric Lonsdorf - Mapping Pollinator Persistence: A spatially explicit model of bee reproduction under combined floral resource and… Continue reading ENVS senior, Joanna Gould, presents research at Entomology 2025 conference
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
Each year, it is our honor to announce the James G. Lester Scholarship in the Department of Environmental Sciences (ENVS), a scholarship that recognizes an exceptional rising senior in ENVS. This year, we are pleased to announce that Greta Franke (25C), who is pursuing a BS in ENVS on the Ecology & Conservation track, has… Continue reading Greta Franke, 25C – 2024 Lester Scholarship Awardee
By Nick Chang, 24C The Ecological Society of America’s Strategies for Ecological Education, Diversity, and Sustainability Program (ESA-SEEDS) is a program designed to improve the representation of students from underserved communities in the field of ecology. This program offers a variety of opportunities for students, including field trips, chapter grants, fellowships, and funding support to… Continue reading Emory Ecological Society bring opportunities to Emory students through ESA’s Strategies for Ecological Education, Diversity, and Sustainability Program (SEEEDS)
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
Editor: Easton Lane 25C Nick Chang (24C), a senior on the Environmental Sciences: Ecology & Conservation track (Bachelor of Science), was recently honored with the ENVS Lester Scholarship. Named for James G. Lester, who founded Emory’s geology department, Lester joined Emory's faculty in 1919, and continued to make contributions throughout his tenure. His contributions can… Continue reading Nick Chang 24C – Lester Scholarship Awardee
Every year it is our honor to choose an ENVS graduating senior who displays significant leadership, presence and service within the ENVS department and Emory community. The Hickcox Award is named in honor of ENVS distinguished Emeritus Professor (and Waffles King), C. Woodbridge Hickcox, or Woody as we know him. Every year it is a… Continue reading 2023 Hickcox Award
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!
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