Scholarship

Interdisciplinary research is the cornerstone of the environmental studies program; ENVS students are introduced to concepts and methods taken from the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. With the goal of supporting in-depth inquiry into environmental problems and solutions, ENVS organizes and contextualizes scholarship opportunities for students and faculty via our situated research sites (described below). Click here to visit a number of course and event-related photo galleries.

More information:

• Mellon Research Initiative

Information on the Mellon Research Initiative -- including bios of the participants, research abstracts, and other materials -- can be found here.

• Situated Research Sites

Situated research is the method used by ENVS to focus student research into tangible, relevant inquiry by means of specific research areas. Instead of simply focusing on a topic (e.g. water) or a process (e.g. desertification), situated research examines a range of phenomena/practices/perspectives as they act on a particular location. ENVS has identified a number of local/regional and international sites.

• Student Scholarship Gallery

A collection of outstanding student scholarship from ENVS: examples of concept maps, student theses, GIS maps and research posters. Documents are organized by course and graduation year (for senior theses).