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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.

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.

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.

Summer science research

Current discourse is marked with a boundary-oriented mentality, and animosity on both sides prevents meaningful progress. Taking place October 23 through October 24, the 21st Environmental Affairs Symposium hopes to change that narrative. To facilitate this conversation, race relations expert Daryl Davis will speak on his experience engaging with members of the Ku Klux Klan and how he finds common ground with people of all backgrounds and opinions.

Rhodes Scholar Tamma Carleton BA ’09 has progressed from earning her bachelor’s degree in economics to publishing original research in the premiere global science weekly. Her newest work connects climate change to societal impacts.

On August 16, Associate Professor of Psychology Erik Nilsen will be the featured guest at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s popular Science Pub Series. Nilsen’s talk is entitled, “Melding Digital and Tangible Toys to Support Creative Play for Preschoolers.”

The Department of Energy has awarded Lewis & Clark a grant in support of Jessica Kleiss’ collaborative research project, “Macro-physical Properties of Shallow Cumulus from Integrated ARM Observations”

Funding the “promotion of international good will through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture, and science.”

The most recent issue of The New Yorkerfeatures an essay by Associate Professor of English Pauls Toutonghi. The piece tells the story of a Moroccan organization’s promising new technology: CloudFisher, a system that harvests water from fog.

Murdock grant for Jessica Kleiss’s project, “Improved observations of cloud typology from cloud motion vectors”

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Jessica Kleiss receives an award through the Katherine Bisbee II Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities.

Today, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Vessel General Permit (VGP) that governs the discharge of 21 billion gallons annually of ballast water—laden with invasive species—to the nation’s waters.

Lewis & Clark’s 18th annual Environmental Affairs Symposium this year runs from October 20-22, and is free and open to the public. The student-organized symposium will explore how environmentalism and sustainability can be promoted in all fields of study with this year’s theme Environment Across Boundaries.

Congratulations to ENVS major Drew Williamson (’17) and minor Ajna Weaver (’17) who were awarded the President’s Scholarship for Student Engagement!

Two ENVS alums from Lewis & Clark win National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships for 2015

Thirteen students spent their summer studying the geology, art, religion, and history of one of the world’s most famous volcanoes. 

WHO ARE WE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE?  The raging debate on our influence over the planet comes to the Natural Capital Center on Oct. 14th, 2014.

Meet Sara Kettler BA ’08, a paralegal and former member of the women’s basketball team.

Meet Kelsey Kahn ’15, a environmental studies major and intern at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Oregon Water Science Center.

Dr. Doherty was named as an “industry leader” in the Research section of the report .

Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Program tied for No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 annual rankings of law schools. The ranking was produced through a survey of faculty from across the country teaching in the environmental law field.

Moriah Bostian, Assistant Professor of Economics and ENVS Breadth Course Faculty, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar teaching/research award for the 2014-15 academic year.

Lewis &  Clark students conduct “situated research” in southern Africa.

Mt. Fuji Summer Overseas Program

Check out the photos from the ENVS Spring Poster Celebration held on May 2, 2013!

Congratulations to Eva Ramey (ENVS minor) and Kelsey Kahn (ENVS major) who were  awarded the Presidential Scholarship Award.

Lewis & Clark Law School has launched a new degree targeted at those who are passionate about the environment—a master of studies in environmental and natural resources law. This is the first program of its kind at an Oregon law school and one of only a few similar programs in the nation.