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Original Student 'Hellbender Defenders' Celebrate 5-Year Anniversary Of PA's Official State Amphibian And Clean Water Ambassador

PA Environment Daily

The former Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Student Leadership Council (SLC ) members are working toward master’s degrees in Environmental Education, Wildlife Science or Conservation Biology, and studying Environmental Science and Outdoor Recreation Leadership. She also graduated with minors in Biology and Political Science.

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Stanford and Beyond

Legal Planet

In May, Stanford grabbed headlines by announcing a billion dollar gift to launch a new School of Sustainability. There hasn’t been much written about the details of Stanford’s effort, or about what other schools are doing along similar lines. school of sustainability in 2006. Columbia has established a new Climate School.

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US Dept. Of Education Honors Green Ribbon Schools, Including PA Schools In Butler County, Reading, Philadelphia

PA Environment Daily

The US Department of Education honored 55 schools with 2024 Green Ribbon Schools recognition to highlight schools, districts, postsecondary institutions, and early learning centers’ cost-saving, health promoting, and performance-enhancing sustainability practices. Hydroponics and gardening boxes serve as practical laboratories.

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Reflections on Black History Month—and the Present for Black Scientists

Union of Concerned Scientists

As a Black scientist, it’s especially important to me to acknowledge and celebrate Black scientists and activists who made major contributions to all fields of science despite the barriers of systemic and structural racism. Black History Month, for me, has always been a time to celebrate Black people, and our contributions to society.

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PA American Water Revamps Workforce Readiness To Include Summer Internships, Stream Of Learning Scholarships

PA Environment Daily

The internship program seeks to build a future talent pipeline, increase diversity, and bring new perspectives to the company while providing important real-life work experience to college students in the local communities served by Pennsylvania American Water. More information and an online application can be found here.

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Supriya Dinesh Mehta – Success from failure

Frontiers

Today, we speak about challenges for women in science and discuss Supriya’s career path and her advice to young aspiring scientists. Some of them are going to be pretty standard across the board for anyone in the sciences. Did you have a role model who influenced you to work in science? Photo credit: Gloss Photography Studio.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners

PA Environment Daily

Award Winners -- Meaningful Watershed Education Experience School Of Excellence - Millville Jr/Sr High School Agriculture Department (Columbia County): The Millville Jr/Sr High School Agriculture Department MWEE experience took place during the 2022-2023 school year and continues to occur this school year.

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