UConn students are depicting youth environmental conservation and action throughout the Northeast A group of UConn students spent their summer creating a short documentary film and photography project that focuses on youth environmental conservation and action throughout the northeastern United States. Watch video. https://today.uconn.edu/2021/07/youth-environmental-conservation-and-action/
Author: Kara Bonsack
UConn Phi Beta Kappa (PKB) Chapter Inductees
Congratulations to this year’s Environmental Studies UConn Phi Beta Kappa (PKB) chapter inductees: Kelly-Anne Moffa, Elaine Nguyen, Lauren Ann Pawlowski, and Sarah Nicole Schechter. PKB is an academic honor society for liberal arts and sciences students, and admits individuals based on a review of coursework and academic achievement. The full video of the induction ceremony […]
World Wildlife Fund summer 2021 virtual internships!
World Wildlife Fund summer 2021 virtual internships! Our team will be posting 30 open positions to our Careers page. We have paid internships supporting both business and conservation departments at WWF. These include Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Policy, Forests, Oceans, Climate, Wildlife, and more! Internships will pay $15/hour for an 8-week full-time position, starting at the […]
8-month Paid NRCA Difference Maker Mentor Opportunity
Want to be a mentor to teens as they carry out a community conservation project & gain environmental education experience? Become a Difference Maker Mentor with UConn’s Natural Resources Conservation Academy (NRCA)! Here are some quick details about the positions: We are seeking undergraduate students for paid 8-month (June- March) Difference Maker Mentor positions to primarily assist with the NRCA Conservation […]
Coltsville National Park Internship
There’s an exciting paid opportunity for students to be involved in the development of Coltsville National Park in Hartford. Please share or apply. More details at: nps.gov/colt/getinvolved/sca-recruitment.htm
Fall Course – Human Societies and the Living Earth
Timely new course topic! This course explores multi-cultural perspectives – in particular, Western/Industrial cultures versus Indigenous cultures – on the ‘Living Earth’, as in non-human animals, plants, trees, fungi, etc. The course is divided into the following topics: Religion/Spirituality Labor/Human Production Medicine/Science Art/Entertainment Environmental Destruction/Species Extinction Sustainability/Ecological Diversity All these topics are explored using student […]
Summer Internships
Summer stipends available of up to $4,000. Contact Phoebe Godfrey Visit the website and see Poster below for details.
Faculty in the News
We are delighted to share that our esteemed colleague, Dr. Prakash Kashwan, was quoted this week in articles published by the New York Times, among other major news sources. Prakash provides valuable insights on a recently released report from the National Academy of Sciences on solar geoengineering governance. Congratulations Prakash We invite you to look […]