Environmental Studies and Sciences News & Events

Jack Bird named a Global Social Benefit Fellow

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:41:00 PST

Jack will travel to Zambia this summer to work on a forest conservation project.

Colleen Fisher wins Clare Boothe Luce Scholar award

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:36:00 PST

Colleen will study fine root productivity in riparian forests this summer.

Aven Satre-Meloy wins Fulbright grant

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:47:00 PST

Senior Environmental Studies major, Aven Satre-Meloy, will be heading to Turkey next year.

Carlos Carrillo wins NASA DEVELOP internship

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:51:00 PST

Congratulations to Environmental Science major, Carlos Carrillo, on his NASA internship.

Congratulations John Farnsworth!

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:33:00 PST

John Farnsworth is promoted to Senior Lecturer.

New GIS lab opens

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:54:00 PST

New campus facility for Geographic Information Systems teaching and research now open in Varsi Hall.

Congratulations Dr. Iris Stewart-Frey!

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:00:00 PST

Iris Stewart-Frey is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.

Chris Bacon co-edits special issue of Ecology and Society

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:59:00 PST

ESS assistant professor Chris Bacon recently co-edited a special issue of the journal Ecology and Society, entitled “A Socioecological Analysis of Diversified Farming Systems."

ESS welcomes Noreen Golden

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:15:00 PST

A warm welcome to Noreen Golden, our new Senior Administrative Assistant.

SCU research sheds light on how plant species invade

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:39:00 PST

Virginia Matzek asks why some introduced species become terrible invasive pests, while others poke along without bothering anyone.

What is Conservation Science?

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:34:00 PST

Peter Kareiva & Michelle Marvier argue that conservationists must pursue strategies to simultaneously protect nature and meet basic human needs.

SCU Baja program reinvigorates Natural History pedagogy

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:45:00 PST

In the era of molecular biology, some might think of collegiate courses in natural history as being a bit “old school,” a return to Victorian times when naturalists such as Charles Darwin ruled the roost. Nothing could be further from the truth according to SCU scholars John Farnsworth and Christopher Beatty, who just published a paper in the Journal of Natural History Education and Experience.

New Study: Political Affiliation, Minorities, and Nature’s Services

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:50:00 PST

New analysis on the intersection of politics and nature was released today in the latest issue of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. The authors, Michelle Marvier of Santa Clara University and Hazel Wong of The Nature Conservancy, drew from national public opinion surveys from last eight years.

Recent ESS grad spends summer working on food security in Nicaragua

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:54:00 PST

Recent ESS graduate, Ian Dougherty worked this past summer with Dr. Chris Bacon on food security and sustainable livelihoods research in northern Nicaragua

ESS has a new home!

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:33:00 PST

The Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences has a new home on the second floor of Varsi Hall.

Intro courses come first!

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:23:00 PST

Our ES majors are a bit unorthodox. And we love that about you. But there are some things that really should be done by the book. To help you get your life in better order, we will be phasing in pre-requisites on many of our upper division courses.

Mono Lake will be further stressed by climate change

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:47:00 PST

California’s Mono Lake is already a fragile, water-limited ecosystem, but new research by SCU researchers suggests that global climate change will substantially aggravate problems in the Mono Lake Basin.

ESS faculty & students reflect on experiential learning for food justice

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:08:00 PST

ESS faculty members Leslie Gray and Joanna Johnson have published an essay with undergraduate student Michelle Tang, alumnus Ann Thomas, and Americorps volunteer Nicole Latham in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.

2012 Lucky Hinkle Sustainability Awardees - Laughlin Barker and Tim Carlson

mmarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:33:00 PST

The Lucky Hinkle Sustainability Award was established to honor the memory of Lucky Hinkle, longtime University staff member who worked diligently to promote recycling on campus, and is given to the graduating senior with a declared major in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies who, in the judgment of the ESS faculty, has made the most significant contribution to promoting a culture of sustainability at Santa Clara University and beyond.

Dr. Matzek awarded USDA grant to study carbon sequestration along Sacramento River

MMarvier@scu.edu (Michelle Marvier) — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:20:00 PST

Dr. Virginia Matzek of SCU’s Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences has been awarded a multi-year research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture program in Climate Change/Integrated Approaches to Adaptation and Mitigation in Agroecosystems.