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Spotlight on Seniors: Kushnerniva Laurent 鈥�24 Empowered to Conduct Interdisciplinary Research
Kushnerniva Laurent 鈥�24 has always been interested in science and politics, and at 61传媒she has found the perfect way to blend the two. An environmental analysis major on the science track and a politics minor, Laurent鈥檚 primary academic passion is Earth systems. 聽
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Sophia Shepherd 鈥�24 Explores Militarism’s Role in Climate Change
鈥淏ecause of this grant, I had the time and energy to read everything I鈥檝e wanted to read and explore a subject that is personally meaningful to me and my career path,” Shepherd says.
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Spotlight on Seniors: Isabel Evans 鈥�23 Finds Treasures and Inspiration in Library Archives
Although Evans is writing two senior theses to fulfill each of her major requirements, she is utilizing a similar methodology for both: archival research.
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Spotlight on Seniors: Fulbright Recipient Chanah Haigh 鈥�23 Focuses on Environmental Activism
鈥淚鈥檝e loved how interdisciplinary my studies at 61传媒have been,鈥� Haigh says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 given me more understanding of other people鈥檚 perspectives and taught me to be flexible and to think on my feet.鈥�
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In the Media: Chanah Haigh ’23 Explores Warehouses’ Impact on Nearby Residents in Fontana Herald News Op-Ed
“In Fontana and other Inland cities, city councils approve warehouse projects over community objections, allowing industrial uses to encroach on the lives and lungs of residents,” Haigh writes.
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Maya Edstrom 鈥�22 Designs Sustainable Clean Water Technologies
鈥淚 used to think of 鈥榯he environment鈥� as something around us and outside of us, but the reality is that we are incredibly interconnected,鈥� says Edstrom. 鈥淢y classes aren鈥檛 just about using sustainable materials and building practices, they鈥檙e very focused on creating resilient communities through physical design.鈥�
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Anna Burns 鈥�22 Explores the Use of Drone Technology to Measure Air Quality in Summer Research Project
This summer, Anna Burns 鈥�22 is examining potential methods to evaluate and reduce negative impacts within agriculture. She鈥檚 working with Marc Los Huertos, the Stephen M. Pauley, MD 鈥�62 Associate Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, who鈥檚 exploring the possibility of using drone technology to measure particulate matter emissions, such as air pollution, on crop and cattle farms in California.
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Focus on the Faculty: Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Diane Thomson
California鈥檚 wildfires are notorious for their power to wreak phenomenal damage and devastation. But when an accidental blaze burned portions of Claremont鈥檚 Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station (BFS) in 2013, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Diane Thomson and her students worked to generate something positive from the situation by collecting valuable data about the fire鈥檚 effects on the natural landscape.
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Spotlight on Students: Building on History: Eve Kaufman 鈥�20鈥檚 Architecture and Archiving Internship at Claremont Heritage
Evie Kaufman 鈥�20 spends her days poring over blueprints, studying architects, and considering how the built environment鈥攖he human-made spaces in which people live, work, and recreate鈥攊nfluences individuals and communities.
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In the Media: MV Times Highlights a Day in the Farm Life of Sophie Perry 鈥�22
Sophie Perry ’22, an environmental science major, was featured in the MV Times for her work at Morning Glory Farm.
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