Articles: Tag: Environmental Science and Sustainability

Allegheny Graduate Studies Veterinary Medicine At The University Of Pennsylvania

by Katheryn Frazier October 10th 2024

One experience can change the trajectory of your life. For Alaina Duessel ’20, volunteering at Tamarack Wildlife Center in Saegertown, Pennsylvania instilled a passion for wildlife medicine and led to her pursuing a veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).  After graduating from Allegheny College with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and sustainability

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Gator Alumni Apply Lessons Learned at Allegheny to Rewarding Careers in Nonprofit and Government Sectors

by Jenny Goldsmith September 26th 2024

Allegheny College’s Blue and Gold Weekend welcomed alumni returning to campus, celebrating not just memories but also the impressive careers they’ve built since graduation. Among the attendees were seven notable graduates whose careers in health science and education, conservation, law, and community development, are making a tangible impact. Each returned to campus to reconnect with

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Allegheny Graduate Becomes Award-Winning Environmental Changemaker and Writer

by Katheryn Frazier August 15th 2024

When government and sustainability intersect, tremendous change can happen. Ethan Woodfill ’22 is part of this change as the glass program coordinator at the Pennsylvania Resources Council, where he oversees their award-winning statewide glass program.  After graduating with his bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College, Woodfill spent a year working on a sustainability project at Oberlin

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Allegheny Graduate Develops Youth Programming at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

by Katheryn Frazier August 1st 2024

Among the dark green leaves at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Phipps), you can see Jennifer Torrance Stuckey ’16 educating young minds about nature and climate. As Youth Climate Advocacy Committee (YCAC) Coordinator, she takes great delight in shaping the next generation of changemakers. “At Allegheny, I managed our two aquaponics systems in Carr

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Studying The Effects Of Climate Change On Tree Swallows & Eastern Blue Birds

by Allegheny College July 24th 2024

How does climate change affect birds? Student and faculty collaboration are tackling that answer by investigating Tree Swallows and Eastern Blue Birds. Featured are: Jennifer Houtz, professor of biology Sunny Stout ’26, an environmental major with an Arabic minor Nelly Stafford ’25, a biology major with a psychology minor Sophia Mita ’25

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Allegheny College Student Contributes First Online Exhibit To The Museum of Food and Culture Focused On Foraging, Invasive Weeds

by Katheryn Frazier July 1st 2024

Next time you’re pulling your invasive weeds, think twice before chucking them. Think about it as foraging for food. Katherine Hoehl ’25 has discovered palatable uses for what we might disregard in the yard. As a student studying environmental science and sustainability (ESS) with a biology minor at Allegheny College, Hoehl became interested in creating a

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Allegheny College Designated Three Environmental Distinguishments For A More Sustainable Campus

by Katheryn Frazier June 26th 2024

Dedicated to making a more sustainable campus, The Department of Environmental Science and Sustainability (ESS), Office of Sustainability, and Physical Plant Department collaborated on identifying and implementing restorative practices for a healthier campus.  The National Wildlife Federation has recognized the campus’ ongoing efforts to conserve biodiversity— deeming it a certified wildlife habitat.  The Arbor Day

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Two Allegheny College Alums Provide Clean Energy To Appalachia

by Katheryn Frazier May 28th 2024

For over a decade, Laura Nagel ’07 and Dan Conant ’07 have relentlessly contributed to clean energy in West Virginia by providing a full-service solar development and installation service known as Solar Holler.  The idea for the company started as Conant’s Senior Comprehensive Project, which proposed that clean energy needs to come to communities where

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Allegheny Alumnus Develops Software Engineering Innovations At Adobe

by Katheryn Frazier May 16th 2024

You’ve probably used an Adobe product alongside billions of other users. Dibyo Mukherjee ’14, a lead software engineer at Adobe, is one of the faces behind the giant technology company. After graduating from Allegheny College with a dual degree in applied computing and environmental studies, Mukherjee interned and later became a full-time employee at the

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People & Places: December 2023 – April 2024

by Allegheny College May 3rd 2024

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability Delia Byrnes contributed an essay titled “Ecocriticism: From the Wilderness Idea to Just Multispecies Futures” to the edited collection The Routledge Companion to Literature and Social Justice, which was published on November 20, 2023.  Her essay traces the theoretical field of ecocriticism from its origins in European and

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