I had the pleasure to attend the recent Climate Reality Project Leadership Corps Training, where I got to hear from environmentalist Al Gore and others on how to solve the current climate crisis.
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A Landmark Law for Public Lands
In what feels like a never-ending era of environmental threats, degradation and budget cuts, the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act is a major victory in U.S. land and wildlife conservation
My top 3 tips for environmental job hunting
With job hunt season at the Nicholas School upon us, here are three tips for environmental job hunting.
Exploring the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
With Duke Conservation Society, I recently had the opportunity to visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh.
Monkeys are Kleptomaniacs: Hiking the MacRitchie Reservoir and Bukit Timah
When you first learn about morality, you learn that stealing is wrong. Macaques have no morals.
The Duke-UNC Rivalry Game
One wild scavenger hunt, 19 hours studying in a tent and two nights sleeping under the stars, and I was waiting in line to get into the Duke-UNC basketball game. Dressed up in onesies, jerseysContinue reading
Justice Among the Waxberries: A Field Trip to the Environmental Court of Jiangsu
One of the most eye-opening elements of my fall semester at Duke Kunshan University was the opportunity to take a course called Environmental Law. I took a U.S. environmental law class back in Durham duringContinue reading
Building Community at Duke
Earlier month, I had the opportunity to attend a meeting that examined many aspects of community, hate and bias at Duke. Upon leaving this meeting, I found myself thinking endlessly about two ideas (among manyContinue reading
Cannabis use in males affects sperm
As cannabis legalization expands across the United States, researchers are working to understand how exposure to chemicals within cannabis products may affect human health. One such researcher is Duke Environment’s Susan K. Murphy, an established scientistContinue reading
Summer Internship Reflections
During my time at Duke I have learned a variety of geospatial analysis and coding skills, and while my internship at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) strengthened these skills, it also taught me much more.