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Act Local, Think Local
Mamelang Memela, ’20, describes how her ENVS coursework prepared her for working with the Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup.
Environmental Affairs Symposium Focuses on the Notion of Facts in Our Time
The 24th annual ENVX Symposium–titled “A Post-Truth Environment?”–will take place October 19–21. The symposium will offer a combination of in-person, online, and livestreamed events. All are free and open to the public.
Save your notes!
ENVS alumna Sara Goldstein ’17, expands on the GIS coursework she learned in her ENVS courses.
Reflect and Rebuild
ENVS alumna Emma Hay, ’20, refocuses her career goals after graduating during the pandemic.
Sustainability Internship Summer Course
Are you looking for a summer internship that will make a difference?
Apply your knowledge, gain valuable skills and experience, connect with impactful employers, and receive faculty support through a four credit class and internship experience.
Building a career without a blueprint
ENVS alumna Katy Yeh, ’14, shares her thoughts on creating a career in nonprofit ecological stewardship.
ENVS Summer Reading Group
The Environmental Studies Program would like to invite all members of the L&C community–students (current and future, faculty, staff, an alumni–to join in a summer reading group on conservation.
Georgia Reid, SOAN/ENVS major, BA ’20 Awarded Oregon Heritage Fellowship
Georgia Reid, SOAN/ENVS Major, BA ’20, was awarded one of three 2020 Oregon Heritage Fellowships, via the State Department of Parks & Recreation, to present and extend her Fall 2019 SOAN thesis research on the environmental history and contemporary interest in flax-to-linen production in Oregon.
Finding Meaning and Motivation through School Gardens
Katherine Jernigan, BA ’15, works with school children in Chicago and found a way to combine her loves of the outdoors and cooking.
From Places to Peopled Places
Robin Zeller ’15 describes how ENVS lead to a degree in medical anthropology.
Systems and Stethoscopes
Liz Fehrenbach ’05 describes how her work in ENVS turned her on to a nursing degree.
Interdisciplinary Team Lands $500K for Earthquake Preparedness Research
It’s a persistent question: How do you prepare large populations for an emergency? Funded by a grant of more than half a million dollars from the National Science Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of Lewis & Clark faculty and students is creating a video game to educate and enlist young people in that critical process.
Biogeochemist Julia Huggins Awarded Vanier Scholarship
Julia Huggins BA ’13 has been awarded the Vanier Scholarship to continue her PhD in biogeochemistry at the University of British Columbia, where she is the chief scientist of the oceanography research program. The scholarship will fund her research on oxygen loss in the oceans and the environmental impact of marine microorganisms.
Keeping the ENVS Spirit Alive
ENVS alumna, Charlotte Copp ’18, explores the field of GIS. She is currently a GIS intern for the City of Lake Oswego.
Students Power the College’s Larger Sustainability Efforts
When Lewis & Clark undergrads choose to pay the voluntary student “green fee,” the money goes into a fund that allows the college to buy renewable energy certificates and promote sustainability. The Renewable Energy Fee Fund Committee, comprised of students, is responsible for choosing the energy certificates, and awarding grants for student projects, internships, and research.
