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Environmental Studies and Sciences

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The Environmental Studies & Sciences Program at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ offers an innovative curriculum that allows students to combine study in social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and fine arts. The program encourages a personalized combination of interdisciplinary coursework and a sustained examination of global and local contexts environmental issues from many perspectives.

 

Maymesters are unique opportunities to study off-campus or abroad with ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ professors who are experts in their fields. Here, Dr. Michael Collins and Spring Smith '21 talk about ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½' Maymester in Namibia.

Prof. Jennifer Sciubba interviewed Dr. Cary Fowler '71 about his work to conserve crop diversity. The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler '71 provides funding for a recent ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ graduate to work at the Crop Trust in Bonn, Germany for 12 months after graduation.

 

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Awards

Learn about the awards Environmental Studies and Sciences gives  to outstanding students each year.

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Internships and Study Abroad

Students are encouraged to perform internships and study abroad to enhance their academic studies and provide meaningful connections “beyond the gates.â€

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Program Accolades and Accomplishments

News about faculty and students in the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½.

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Why ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½?

Learn more about the unique qualities of the program for preparing students to be leaders in the 21st century, when environmental questions are increasingly pressing.

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Faculty & Staff

Erin Bodine
Professor of Mathematics, Chair of Mathematics and Statistics
Michael Collins
Professor of Biology
Kelly Diamond
Assistant Professor of Biology
William Eckenhoff
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Chair of Environmental Studies and Sciences
Elaine Frawley
Associate Professor of Biology
Jeffrey Jackson
Professor of History
Tait Keller
Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History
Kathryn LeCroy
Assistant Professor of Biology
Elizabeth Pettinaroli
Associate Professor - Chair, Latin American and Latinx Studies
Kate Shields
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences

 

 

Departmental News and Events

Parth Sinojia ’25 won the undergraduate category and Jake Ackerman ’24 was runner-up at the Memphis Area Collegiate Geospatial Showcase presented April 12 at The University of Memphis.
Brooke Taylor, a senior international studies and environmental studies double major from Austin, TX, has been awarded The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler ’71.
Non-biology majors in the BIOL 105: Everyday Evolution: Genes, Diversity, and Society course recently had the chance to participate in hands-on scientific research involving migratory birds after visiting the Arkansas State Bird Observatory.