Somebody with a passion for the environment may feel torn between pursuing a scientific degree or a political one. Both are extremely important: science allows us to understand the nature of the issues we’re facing, but policy is essential if we want to do something about it. It’s the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and […]
Read MoreBy Hannah Meier , PhD Student, School of Biological Sciences Caption: [from left to right]: Tegan, a PhD student in the Anderegg lab, investigates the impact of climate change on forest biodiversity and carbon sequestration. Elizabeth Williams is an undergraduate biomedical engineering student with a keen interest in public health, having already conducted research in […]
Read MoreJerald Lim Graduate, Environmental Humanities As part of the Environmental Humanities graduate program, I’m attempting to blend Daoist and posthuman approaches towards an ecological way of being, and explore how it manifests in and can be cultivated via entertainment media and play. Graduate Student Research and Professional Development Fellow
Read MoreLacey Bishop Graduate, Environmental Humanities I am a M.A. candidate in the Environmental Humanities program, from Port Townsend, WA, and attended undergrad at Pacific University, where I studied art history, sociology, and criminal justice, focusing on the social and environmental impacts of industrial agriculture. Currently I continue to work with Foodways at Nana Cardoon in […]
Read MoreKathryn Sokolowski Graduate, Department of Anthropology Kathryn Sokolowski is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology, specializing in paleoecology and zooarchaeology. Her research explores the interactions between animals, including humans, and their environment in the past. Specifically, she studies how species respond to environmental change in South Africa over glacial and interglacial cycles. Graduate Student […]
Read MoreBen Williamson Graduate, Department of Geography I’m a doctoral student in Geography, with interests in human geography, environmental politics, technology, and interdisciplinarity. Before returning to graduate school, I was the Executive Director of a Wyoming-based non-profit focused on supporting innovative social and ecological research. Prior, I received a Bachelor’s degree in Ecology from the University […]
Read MoreSabrina Santos Graduate, Professional Master of Science and Technology Sabrina is a graduate student in the Professional Master of Science and Technology program. She currently is working on a project focused on hydrological characteristics of an engineered wetland near the Great Salt Lake. Specifically, her research explores water quality as urban stormwater runoff flows through […]
Read MoreAnahi Yerman Graduate, Department of Anthropology Anahi Yerman is pursuing her masters in anthropology at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the behavioral changes and strategies employed by individuals in rural ranching communities following an ecological shock. She plans to expand upon this research to include social networks and kinship systems in a […]
Read MoreQicheng Zeng PhD student, Department of Geology and Geophysics I am a 4th year PhD student in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at University of Utah. I obtained my master’s degree in geophysics from Purdue University. My current research focuses on the seismic imaging of subsurface structure using earthquake and ambient noise signals. During […]
Read MoreJunsik Kim Department of Metropolitan Planning, Policy, and Design I am Junsik Kim, Ph.D. Candidate in Metropolitan Planning, Policy, and Design. I was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. I obtained a bachelor’s and master’s in landscape architecture from Kyungpook National University and Seoul National University, South Korea. Following graduation, I worked as a […]
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