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Sam Lavine '22

Student Snapshot: Samuel Lavine '22

Samuel Lavine ’22 is a history major, Baird Sustainability Fellow and Center for Sustainability Education intern who will enter the master’s program at the Columbia Climate School next fall.

science research symposum 2022

Sharing Scientific Research—and Passion

Students present original scientific research on everything from the geoarchaeology of stone steps to the impact of climate change on snapping turtles.

Visitors to the College Farm were invited to take a tour of farm grounds. Photo by Joe O'Neill.

FARM Lab Initiative Continues to Take Shape

Plans are under way to construct a cutting-edge, sustainable learning, research and event facility at the College Farm. One year after the Farm Lab project launch, new developments are afoot.

Jessie Scarlett

Dickinson Students Flourish in Summer Internships

Across the country, and the globe, Dickinson students engaged in a wide variety of summer internships.

ALLARM in a stream

ALLARM Grants Support Student Work in Conservation, Citizen Science

Students involved with Dickinson's ALLARM will make waves with help from major grants, including two focusing on work relating to the Chesapeake Bay.

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Environmental Studies Project Presented to DEP for Consideration

Dickinson students in an Environmental Research Methods and Civic Engagement course conduct research and draft a proposal to improve the lives of environmentally at-risk Pennsylvania residents.

Inside and outside of the classroom, Dickinsonians are natural leaders.

Environmental Science Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2021

Graduating environmental science majors launch careers in consulting, forest pathology and conservation.

Varshini Prakash

Sunrise Movement Leader Varshini Prakash to Receive Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism

Prakash, who helped build a movement to stop climate change and create jobs for all, is the 10th recipient of the prestigious Rose-Walters Prize.

Environmental Studies and Environmental Science

Environmental Studies Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2021

Graduating environmental studies majors secure jobs in consulting, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and education.

Aerial campus photo of Old West

Dickinson to Serve as Community Hub for Environmental Justice in Pennsylvania Symposium

Dickinson will take part in a virtual event seeking to build on momentum and strengthen future efforts and initiatives in environmental justice.

Brendan Carr at Stonehenge.

Student Snapshot: Brendan Carr ’22

As a double major in environmental studies and theatre, Brendan Carr ’22 merges a passion for the arts with a drive to help bring about positive social and environmental change.

cece ribordy

Dickinson Posse Scholar Wins Prestigious Ubben Fellowship

Cecilia “Cece” Ribordy '22 becomes second Dickinsonian since 2018 to win one of just five annual fellowships

Carbon neutrality banners in front of Old West.

Fourteen Seniors Selected as 2021 Baird Sustainability Fellows

The prestigious fellowship honors student scholarship and action aimed at helping to create a sustainable world.

Grace Gontarek,

Student Snapshot: Grace Gontarek ’22

Grace Gontarek ’22 (environmental studies, political science) is a first-year mentor and musician who interns with the EPA.

A summer student-faculty research project has uncovered an incredible relationship between climate change, agricultural sustainability and the human condition.

Student-Faculty Research Explores Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Bangladesh

An environmental-studies major and computer science major team with professors to probe the connections among climate change, agricultural sustainability and food security.

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