Archive: Environmental Science
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Three College Undergraduate Students Developing Career Skills Through Beeck Center Student Analyst Program
Ethan Fan (C’24), Katie Hawkinson (C’23) and Zega Ras-Work (C’23) were three of the four College undergraduates selected as this year’s student analysts for the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation. The program is an immersive learning experience in social impact that provides paid fellowships to students. In addition to working at the Beeck Center, student analysts engage in a curriculum of workshops, dialogues and team-building activities.
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Creating Cicada Curiosity: Biology Professor Launches Children’s Resource on Upcoming 17-Year Emergence
In May of this year, the United States’ east coast will experience a recurring phenomenon that takes place nowhere else in the world: the emergence of the 17 year cicada. Martha Weiss, a professor in the Department of Biology, and co-director of the Environmental Studies Program, has partnered with George Washington University biology professor John Lill, as well as environmental educator Diane Lill and post-doctoral associate Zoe Getman-Pickering, to create a comprehensive guide to cicadas for elementary and middle school students in the hopes of garnering appreciation for these complex critters.
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Marshall Scholar’s Research Aims to Improve Global Modeling of Methane Emissions
Sally Matson (C’20), received the 2020 Marshall Scholars Award to continue her research and education on climate change after graduation, an interest that started at Georgetown. While at the university, Matson worked to better quantify methane emissions around the globe using mathematical modeling and satellite data.
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