Eating From the Ground Up
Ehaus’ third annual Haverfarm dinner celebrated final big harvest of the season.
COOL CLASSES: “Art and the Environment in East Asia”
This course, which is cross-listed in East Asian languages and cultures, environmental studies, and visual studies, examines the relationship between environment and the arts in China and Japan—particularly how artists engage with and respond to nature through varied modes of artistic production and exhibition.
Using TED Talks to Assess Human Impacts on the Marine Environment
Students from “Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life” give a series of solution-oriented presentations introducing audience members to a variety of case-study analyses on the artificial impact to the world’s marine ecosystems.
COOL CLASSES: “Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life”
This biology course challenges students to confront issues relevant to human impacts on oceans and asks them to engage in a conversation about the best strategies and practices to mitigate these effects based on scientific knowledge.
What They Learned: Alana Tartaro’17
The psychology major, who also minored in environmental studies, used her thesis to explore the role hope plays in environmental activism.