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Sophomore Emily Gronquist, an environmental studies major, emphasizes the importance of participation during such crucial times of environmental activism.

Commentary: Environmental activism requires participation

By Emily Gronquist • February 26, 2020
It is time to resist, time to change, time to take control and time to fight for our future.
The Center for Natural Sciences and the Roy H. Park School of Communications will be hosting a student-led symposium on the intersection of climate change and media.

Students to hold symposium on climate change and media

By Cam Sessinger, Staff Writer • November 28, 2018
The Park School and Center for Natural Sciences are are collaborating to create a symposium on media and current environmental crises.
Senior Environmental Studies Major Sam Donato with the chess pieces he made out of fungi. Donato hopes his research can contribute to reducing society's reliance on plastics.

Student makes chess pieces out of fungi as plastic supplement

By Syndey O'Shaughnessy, Staff Writer • April 12, 2017
Donato said that after the fungus grows into the shape he desires, he extracts it from the mold, dehydrates it in an oven and is left with a fully functional chess piece.
Ithaca College students monitor return of black bears

Ithaca College students monitor return of black bears

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • April 14, 2016
Menges and Miller are animal trackers. They said tracking is more than just following animal footprints through the woods — it is about being aware of their surroundings, and the body language and signals from nearby animals, including other people.
Students cook food over a campfire as a part of Environmental Sentinels, a class in the environmental studies department. An updated environmental studies minor will be available in the course catalog for the Fall 2016 semester.

Ithaca College environmental studies minor to reopen Fall 2016

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer • January 28, 2016
The Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences expects its updated environmental studies minor to be available in the course catalog for the Fall 2016 semester.

Audio Slideshow: A Belizean experience

By Michelle Boulé • January 24, 2013
A student talks about her trip to Belize with her environmental study class, Belize Rainforests Reefs, and Ruins
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