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Recent Graduates
Dec. 2, 2024—Read about some of our recent graduates and their plans for the future. Lucie Scura Lucie Scura majored in Climate Studies and Earth and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Philosophy. One of her best memories of her time in the department was the Climate Studies Advising Event, where she was able to network with...
PhenoCam
May. 13, 2024—In the spring of 2024, Vanderbilt University is pleased to announce that the PhenoCam is live on the Peabody campus. This phenology camera monitors changes in tree canopy greenness at thirty-minute intervals, providing us with permanent continuous data on vegetation dynamics on campus under climate change. Our Vanderbilt site is part of the PhenoCam Network,...
Meet alumna Caroline Saunders
Apr. 14, 2022—CAROLINE SAUNDERS ’16 Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and English Caroline Saunders majored in Environmental Studies (Interdisciplinary) and English, using the combination of her fields to look at food and climate change from a variety of angles. A Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar, Caroline took classes in philosophy, poetry, economics, journalism, geosciences, and culture to get at a big...