Below are selected news clippings from the department:
Seminar on Thurs. Dec. 3rd: Ashbury Sallenger, USGS · November 10th, 2009
The Department of Environmental Sciences seminar series presents:
Ashbury Sallenger, USGS
“Barrier-Island Failure Modes Triggered by Hurricane Katrina: Implications for Future Sea-Level-Rise Impacts”
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
3:30 PM
Room 108, Clark Hall
Refreshments will be served a 3:00
We hope you can attend
Grad student David Lutz awarded funding to study Russian boreal forests · November 6th, 2009
Graduate student David Lutz was recently awarded a $40,000 grant to study the impact of climate change on Russian boreal forests. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation as an international project in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences. Congratulations David!
Information about the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
Research by grad student Kim Holzer featured on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website · September 30th, 2009
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Prof. Michael Garstang unveils art as gift to Environmental Sciences · September 24th, 2009
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Prof. Vivian Thomson publishes new book: “Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport” · September 23rd, 2009
Associate Professor Vivian Thomson’s book, “Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport”, is now in print (University of Virginia Press, 2009). This work examines interstate trash transport in the United States within a broad social, economic, and cultural context that includes comparisons with practices in the EU and Japan.
{More»}Meredith Ferdie Muth awarded Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship · August 20th, 2009
Graduate student Meredith Ferdie Muth was recently awarded a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
The National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, established in 1979, provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. [...]