Seventy-three years ago today, a fateful explosion altered the lives of the thousands of people living in communities around Alamogordo in a devastating and irrevocable way. White ash fell like warm snowflakes over the desertContinue reading
Category: environmental health
Maria Prebble
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental health, human health, internships, students, travel
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental health, human health, internships, students, travel
Mahals & Maternal Mortality
“The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs and makes the sun and moon shed tears from their eyes.” – Emperor Shah Jahan And Shan Jahan was right—the Taj Mahal is quite simply theContinue reading
Elena Kazarov
climate, environmental health, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students, sustainability
climate, environmental health, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students, sustainability
The Clean Power Plan and the Economy
Today I tuned in to a monthly webinar put on by one of our partners, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), about the new Clean Power Plan and its implications for businesses. The talk was entitled “More Jobs,Continue reading
Maria Prebble
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental economics, environmental health, internships, students, sustainability, travel
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental economics, environmental health, internships, students, sustainability, travel
Namaste!
Namaste, नमस्ते, from Udaipur, India! Udaipur is in the Indian state of Rajasthan, in the northwest part of the country. The city of Udaipur is known as the “Venice of the East” for its shimmeringContinue reading
Dave Grace
environmental health, Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, travel
environmental health, Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, travel
Arts Night Out
On Friday, June 21st, I helped organize a booth for Downtown Salisbury’s Friday Night’s Out event themed “Arts Night Out”. We facilitated art activities for children and provided information on air quality to adults.Continue reading
Anna Flam
Ecotourism Sustainability in Phang Nga, Thailand, environmental health, internships, students, travel
Ecotourism Sustainability in Phang Nga, Thailand, environmental health, internships, students, travel
My Mind is in the Gutter
I never thought I would spend so much of grad school obsessing over toilets. They’re far from romantic, with nowhere near the appeal of saving cute baby elephants or turtles. Toilets, though, can have hugeContinue reading
Lauren Gloekler
Chemical Exposure in China, environmental health, internships, students, travel, water
Chemical Exposure in China, environmental health, internships, students, travel, water
Sampling Adventures in Victoria Harbor
We finally got the samples we needed, after copious amounts of spilled water, a couple bruises and a few seasick graduate students. Our hard work was rewarded with a tasty dim sum feast of sticky rice dumplings, shumai, har gow, and rice.
E-Waste: A Growing Concern
My interest in flame-retardants piqued after hearing a lecture by Heather Stapleton at one of the first Ecotoxicology and Environmental Health (EEH) MP seminars. I was surprised to learn that several harmful flame-retardant chemicals, includingContinue reading
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel, Video Posts
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel, Video Posts
Oil and Gas
Besides the sinking of the land, another thing is certain in the state of Louisiana: most people here are influenced in some way or another by the oil and gas industry. Last week Heidi andContinue reading
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Nicholas School visits the Bayou
Scottee Cantrell and Nancy Kelly from the Nicholas School are down in the bayou this week catching up on the summer fun! Scottee and Nancy from the Nicholas School Office of Marketing and Communications teamContinue reading