Author: Guest53
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Where the Great Whales Seek Sanctuary
A student’s whale encounter inspires marvel, regret at our bloody history with these endangered giants, and the desire to do better at protecting them.
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Alumni Spotlight: Donald Wissell Fuses Finance and Sustainability
According to Wissell, sustainability and finance require the same skills, including innovative thinking, problem solving, and public education.
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Student Spotlight: Eric Scheuch on Interning in the Nuclear Power Industry
A rising senior in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development shares his summer internship experiences and professional growth.
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Alumni Spotlight: Gabe Cowles, Creatively Adapting During the COVID-19 Crisis
He works for a company that normally makes batteries to support renewable energy. During the pandemic, however, they have pivoted to making hand sanitizer.
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Yes, You Do Know Someone Who Has Been Harmed by Systemic Racism
A Black student shares some of his negative interactions with the police, and explains why “silence equals death” is not an exaggeration.
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Staff Spotlight: Jiny Kurian, Human Resources Generalist
When Kurian was younger, adults told her she talked too much. Now she puts her people skills to good use by recruiting new talent to the Earth Institute.
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Student Spotlight: Two Undergrads Interning to Advance NY State’s Climate Policy
Two students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development share their summer internship experiences and reflections.
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Fleeing the Climate: the ‘Great Migration’ Ahead
A new model finds that areas where humans can barely survive, which currently cover about 1 percent of the planet, will grow to about 20 percent within the next 50 years
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This ‘Green’ Space Shouldn’t Be So White
There are steps individuals can take to support more diversity in the environmental sciences.
