Emma Hileman and Taryn Hubbard and their garden are featured in the EcoDump blog of the Ithacan.
Check it out here!
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Zach Cava (Biology December 2009, Environmental Studies minor) received a $3000 grant from Department of Environmental Studies and Science’s Commit-to-Change program to study reptiles and rattlesnake interactions over the summer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He’s working with Dr. Rulon Clark of San Diego State University to look at predator-prey interactions between Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganos) and California Ground Squirrels (Speromphilus beecheyi). Zach has sent some wonderful photos of radio-telemetry, mark and recapture, and behavior observations of both rattlesnakes and ground squirrels. See links below for some of the activities that make up his day.
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Becky Webster, the department's fearless reporter, work/study student and combined Environmental Studies/Journalism major was awarded a Commit-to-Change Internship Award to travel to New Zealand with International Student Volunteers, where she worked on conservation projects addressing habitat restoration and endangered species preservation, and explored the extraordinary environments and culture of the "Land of the Long White Cloud" (the Maori name for NZ). Read about her fantastic experiences on her blog.
DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES
Students in Susan Allen-Gil's Spring 2009 Capstone Seminar prepared research updates on a variety of current and compelling environmental issues ranging from sustainable energy supplies to threats to water quality and quantity to the public health impacts of global population growth. See the links below for terrific snapshots on these topics.
WHALEN PRESENTATIONS - Outstanding Research and Creative Works by Ithaca College Students in Collaboration with Faculty
The annual James J. Whalen Academic Symposium celebrates the tradition of student and faculty collaboration in research and creative activity at Ithaca College and the continuing support that President Whalen provided for this work during his presidency from 1975 to 1997. The Symposium affords students the opportunity to give oral presentations on their senior and honors thesis projects and independent research, and to present their original creative work in the arts, including music, theater, film, and two- and three-dimensional art. Attended by students, faculty, and the larger community, the Symposium is a high point in the academic year. The 2009 James J. Whalen Academic Symposium was held on Thursday, April 16, 2009. In the linked schedule, below, Department of Environmental Studies and Science student presentations are bookmarked.
