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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 question:...
Meet research associate professor Ryan Thomas Trahan
Apr. 7, 2022—Ryan Thomas Trahan is a research associate professor in the Program in Climate and Environmental Studies. Trahan focuses on technological transitions, with specific expertise in electricity and sustainability. His research is less concerned with whether the energy transition will occur and more interested in how quickly and for whom the resulting benefits will accrue. To...