Read on BBC: THE LOGGER WHO LEARNED THE VALUE OF LIVING TREES
Professor Anne Toomey discusses with BBC News about Roberto Brito, who learned to use a chainsaw at age 11 and now leverages his deep knowledge of the Amazon rainforest to guide tourists.
25 PACE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SELECTED FOR UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP
Twenty-five students from Pace University have been selected for the highly competitive United Nations Academic Impact-Millenium Fellowship, including two Environmental Studies students.
Read on BBC: THE MEAT WORKERS WHO BECAME VEGAN ENTREPRENEURS
BBC writes a story about several former animal-industry workers who have founded start-ups focusing on plant-based foods— they reference Environmental Studies and Science Professor Anne Toomey’s scholarly work, ‘Why facts don’t change minds: Insights from cognitive science for the improved communication of conservation research’.
Read on the Atlantic: MILK HAS LOST ITS MAGIC
Professor Melanie DuPuis speaks to The Atlantic about a recent report from the FDA revealing that 20 percent of milk samples collected from retailers nationwide contained fragments of bird flu, raising concerns that the virus, which is spreading among animals, might be on its way to sickening humans too.
ESS Students Present Their Research at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference
Pace Environmental Studies and Science students Samantha Cronk ’25 and Lucas Andujar ’24 presented posters on their independent research with faculty mentor Michael Rubbo, PhD, at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference.