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.
Hawk Released in Pace’s Nature Center After Recovering from Injury
Find out what happened when a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk was brought to Pace’s Nature Center Manager, Jacob Reiter, with a broken leg.
Pace Students and Faculty Collaborate to Deliver Environmental Analysis
The Fundamentals of Environmental Science II course collaborated with the nonprofit organization Gotham Park in New York City to provide data the organization would use to inform their activities and offerings to the public in the namesake park nestled below the Brooklyn Bridge.
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.