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Spring 2007

 

Thirteen ES majors at April's graduation

Thirteen Environmental Studies students were among the thousands of cap and gowns at Pitt’s annual commencement on Sunday, April 29. This year’s class featured four new members of Phi Beta Kappa, two double majors, a triple major, and five students receiving an additional certificate or minor. Eight of the 13 majors
graduated with honors, including three graduating magna cum laude and one summa cum laude. The cumulative grade-point average for the class of April 2007 is 3.24.

 

 

Environmental Studies Student Wins Garden Club of America Scholarship

Emily Broich, a junior Environmental Studies major from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, won a $2,000 summer-study scholarship from the Garden Club of America (GCA). The scholarship—designed “to encourage studies and
careers in the environmental field”—will go toward Ms. Broich’s field work in South America.

Her research will focus on the environmental impact of the textile industry in southern Peru. This is the second time an Environmental Studies major has won a GCA scholarship. Senior Megan Sharretts of Danville, Pennsylvania, won the
award in 2005.

 

Fall 2006

Practice Run for ES students

Members of Del Kubeldis' Geology 1904 class (Health and Safety) donned protective gear as part of their Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) training. The course reviews various risk exposure and safety techniques, including a real-life practice run and other simulations.

Faculty and Students on Field Trip to Allegheny Front

In early September, geology's Charlie Jones led a field trip to various sites around Altoona, with several dozen students and faculty in tow. The trip focused on a sequence of rocks that showed how eastern North America was affected when a chain of islands collided with it some 450 million years ago.

Wyoming Rancher Donates 4,700 Acres Teeming with Dinosaur Fossils

Wyoming rancher Allen Cook has given the University of Pittsburgh Honors College 4,700 acres of land in eastern Wyoming containing rich dinosaur fossil beds rivaling the nearby famed fossil beds excavated a century ago through the philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie.

 

February 2006

Pitt professor Stephen Farber publishes research on the environment as service provider
A study published February 1 in the journal Bioscience finds that giving economic value to environmental systems may actually help preserve those systems in the long run.