The Guayas River winds lazily through Guayaquil, a hot and humid city 252 miles from the capitol. The boardwalk along the river (the Malecón) transitions into the 444 steps of Cerro Santa Ana. The stairsContinue reading
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Tackling the San Juan and Sawatch Mountains
These past few weeks I’ve had opportunities to do some AMAZING mountaineering. I’ve been climbing and hiking all summer, but the challenges that I undertook in recently have been more challenging, satisfying, and exhilarating thanContinue reading
Amanda Close
Adventures On and Assessments of Rivers in the American West, conservation, internships, students, travel
Adventures On and Assessments of Rivers in the American West, conservation, internships, students, travel
“Boatocol” Sampling across Five States
2,800 miles, five states, 6 rivers, 12 days… it’s been another epic hitch sampling streams for the BLM’s Western Rivers and Streams Assessment Project. Although the sampling design was randomly generated to produce an unbiasedContinue reading
Trisha Gopalakrishna
conservation, Importance of Plant-Animal Interactions in the Anthropocene in Gabon, internships, students, travel
conservation, Importance of Plant-Animal Interactions in the Anthropocene in Gabon, internships, students, travel
The Mission to Twin Falls
Your mission is to be a part of the enchanting exploratory mission to Twin Falls- a natural treasure formed by the majestic Ivindo. All instructions are to be followed strictly to complete this assignment. HeadContinue reading
Jenny Cole
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
What is Behavioral Energy Efficiency? (Part 2 of 2)
As I introduced in my last blog post, behavioral energy efficiency, sometimes called occupancy engagement in the context of building efficiency, is a growing field. However, it is not an area yet well-understood by RMIContinue reading
Jenny Cole
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
What is Behavioral Energy Efficiency? (Part 1 of 2)
One of the biggest questions I had entering grad school – and it’s a question that I think anyone who’s ever dedicated a bit of time or energy to environmental issues wonders about – wasContinue reading
Jessica McDonald
internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
Ready, set, jump! When will you go canyoning?
I heard about canyoning for the first time this past semester during the wildlife film festival hosted by the Nicholas School. I thought those people were crazy. Why would you voluntarily jump into water justContinue reading
Amanda Close
Adventures On and Assessments of Rivers in the American West, internships, students, travel
Adventures On and Assessments of Rivers in the American West, internships, students, travel
Celebrating the Fourth at 13,000 feet (and other adventures)
It’s funny when you hike and spend all your time outside for work, you’d think I’d want some time off just relaxing indoors. Well that lasted exactly three quarters of a day, and then IContinue reading
Jessica McDonald
conservation, environmental policy, internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
conservation, environmental policy, internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
Crazy, Candid, Calculated Course Week
Last week the Duke Program on Global Policy and Governance hosted its sixteenth annual course week in Geneva to complement our summer internships. This year there were four tracks: Humanitarian action; global health; environment, energy,Continue reading
Trisha Gopalakrishna
Importance of Plant-Animal Interactions in the Anthropocene in Gabon, internships, students, travel
Importance of Plant-Animal Interactions in the Anthropocene in Gabon, internships, students, travel
A Cheat Sheet for Tropical Trees in Ivindo
Well, if you are ever surrounded by an afrotropical jungle and are wondering about all the beautiful trees around you, here are some common, beautiful and amazing wonders of nature that you should stop andContinue reading