by emmade | Apr 20, 2022 | Student Voices
By Chris McClurg Master of Environmental Science Student, University of Pennsylvania Webmaster, PennClubH20 On my first week of graduate school Hurricane Ida rolled through Philadelphia. I wasn’t looking for a sign that I made the right decision changing careers, but...
by agaray | Oct 28, 2021 | Student Voices
By Anna Lehr Mueser PhD candidate in the History and Sociology of Science University of Pennsylvania Between 1907 and 1965, New York City acquired a vast amount of land in the Catskill Mountains and constructed one of the United States’ largest unfiltered surface...
by agaray | May 10, 2021 | Student Voices
By Cooper Yerby Ph.D. Student University of Pennsylvania Water scarcity is one of the pre-eminent challenges of the 21st century, affecting roughly 4 billion people globally1. To combat water scarcity, technologies such as desalination will become inevitable to...
by krpleas | Feb 15, 2021 | Student Voices
(Photo credit: Emma Lee/WHYY) By Rupika Ketu, Master of Environmental Studies Student and Jaydee Edwards, PhD Student Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Pennsylvania It is becoming increasingly apparent that microplastics are among the most...
by agaray | Oct 21, 2020 | Student Voices
By Gregory Donworth and Vaidehi Uberoi Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences Candidates University of Pennsylvania October 22, 2020 Single-use plastic water bottles are a major source of pollution and energy consumption while also imposing a financial burden on...
by agaray | Jul 15, 2020 | Student Voices
By Sandol Park and Corey Wills University of Pennsylvania Edited by Katie Pitstick and Dan Schupsky July 16, 2020 Cobbs Creek Watershed The Cobbs Creek watershed spans three counties and roughly 14,200 acres of land. (Cobbs Creek, 2004) The watershed is 92%...
