Wrong-way Icelandic puffins lead student researcher to follow the right path
When you love animals as a child, people often say “You should be a veterinarian when you grow up.” Megan Tuennerman ’22 heard this […]
Positive, Negative, and Apocalyptic Climate Messages: The Effect on Attitudes and Possible Future Behaviors Toward Sharks
Name: Truong Nguyen Majors: Communication Studies and Environmental Studies Advisors: Denise Bostdorff and Matt Mariola The purpose of this study is to find out the best […]
Deep Roots in Eroding Soil: Building Decolonial Resilience Amidst Climate Violence and Displacement in a Louisiana Bayou Indigenous Community
Name: Lia McGrath Kahan Major: Environmental Studies—Environment and Society Advisors: Dr. Iemanja Brown, Dr. Carlo Moreno (second reader) The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe of coastal […]
Finding a Way Home: Examining Outcomes of Foster Care after Maltreatment
Name: Sky Gill Major: Statistical and Data Sciences Minors:Sociology, Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Christina Horr, Dr. Jillian Morrison (second reader) Foster care in the […]
Puffins, the Charismatic Clowns of the Sea: Examining the Relationship Between Community Identity and the Social Construction of Animals
Name: Megan Tuennerman Majors: Sociology, Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Heather Fitz Gibbon This study analyzes the factors, internal and external, that affect the relationship […]
Eradicating Pseudomonas Biofilms through Synergistic Interaction of Manuka Honey and Bacteriophage PF7
Name: Emma Bossaert Majors: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisor: William Morgan Bacterial biofilms are a major cause of chronic wound infections and are infamously […]
Meat Your Vegetables: An Exploration into Food Sustainability on a Small Liberal Arts Campus
Name: Audrey Holder Major: Anthropology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Seiko Matsuzawa, Heather Fitz Gibbon (second reader) There have been several studies that link food […]
Bring Me a Shrubbery: A Study of Native Amphibian and Mammal Responses to Native Deciduous Plant Community Restoration in Wooster, Ohio
Name: Grant Sprague Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Lehtinen Second reader: Dr. Brandley Invasive species are a growing threat to global biodiversity, […]
What’s the Buzz? Presence of a Honey Bee Hive Decreases Native Bee Visitation to Native Plant Gardens in Northeast Ohio
Name: Ren Johnson Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Jennifer Ison, Reed Johnson, Hilary Edgington; Sharon Lynn (second reader) Apis mellifera, honey bees, are kept worldwide to […]
Women of Appalachia: Common Ground, Different Matriarch
Name: Cecelia Bagnoli Majors: Communication Studies and Environmental Studies Advisor: Dr. Oscar Mejía The purpose of my Independent Study was to create a podcast, which you […]
Great Decisions of Wayne County lecture series returns to Wooster
WOOSTER, Ohio — The lecture series, The Great Decisions of Wayne County, is set to return to The College of Wooster campus in March […]
APEX Fellowship | Truong Nguyen
Majors: Communication Studies, Environmental Studies Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: He/Him/His Faculty Mentor: Carly Eppler I worked as a Human Resource Intern at Techcombank in […]
APEX Fellowship | Cecelia Bagnoli
Majors: Communication Studies, Environmental Studies Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sarah Sobeck I interned at Mayflower Community in Iowa where I […]
AMRE | Wayne County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center
Sarah Brunot ’22 | Environmental Studies Kate Yordy ’22 | Russian Studies & Economics Special thanks to the following sponsors: Laura B. Frick Charitable […]
Wooster Science Cafe resumes Tuesday, Oct. 5 with “The Science of Green Technology”
The Wooster Science Café will resume its fall semester series on Tuesday, Oct. 5 with the topic called “The Science of Green Technology.” The […]
Professor Clayton co-authors major study on climate anxiety among young people
Susan Clayton, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology at The College of Wooster, is a contributor on a major paper that studies climate anxiety among young […]
Students and faculty team up to help local community adapt to climate change
As Northeast Ohioans along with people around the world live through unprecedented levels of natural disasters due to climate change, students and faculty at […]
Professor discusses climate change and mental health on ABC News
On July 11, Susan Clayton, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology at The College of Wooster, appeared in an ABC News segment to discuss the negative impacts of […]
Environmental Studies professor collaborates with local lavender farm on joint research project
This summer Carlo Moreno, assistant professor of environmental studies at The College of Wooster, is teaming up with Jim and Amy Duxbury, owners of […]
Scientific collaboration offers insights to farmers on soil health
Attracted to the idea of mentored research and “the opportunity to delve deeply into a topic and become an expert,” Claire Wineman ’21 came […]