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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.

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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.

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Environmental Studies Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2021

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

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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.

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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.

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Dickinson Posse Scholar Wins Prestigious Ubben Fellowship

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

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Fourteen Seniors Selected as 2021 Baird Sustainability Fellows

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

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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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Dickinson College to Host Virtual Panel on Environmental Justice in Pennsylvania

Dickinson will host a panel of experts to discuss environmental racism and justice in Pennsylvania.

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Dickinson College to Host Virtual Discussion Challenging Technological Narratives in Agricultural Success

Glenn Stone, an anthropologist and expert on the politics and ecology of food and agriculture will deliver a virtual talk aimed at unraveling myths.

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Dickinson College Student-Faculty Research Reveals New Historical Context for Andean Drinking Vessels

New research by a Dickinson alumna and professor could help museums, conservators, historians and scholars better understand the timeline and production of Andean ceremonial drinking vessels.

Maddie DuBoyce '20 (environmental science, Spanish) discusses how the Dickinson College Farm served as the perfect foundation for her to become the new farm educator and outreach coordinator.

An International Farming Experience: Maddie DuBoyce '20

Maddie DuBoyce '20 discusses how the College Farm served as the perfect living laboratory and how she found inspiration studying abroad in Ecuador and Argentina.

Students in the spring 2020 Environmental Innovations and Activism capstone course present their work online.

Dickinson College Students Share Research on Environmental Issues in Their Communities

Students present original community-based research that includes creative, zero-waste approaches and a proposal to the Carlisle Borough Council.

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