Feature Stories

Game ON: Designing high-performing novel landscapes to tackle climate change
What if designing sustainable greenspace in your own neighborhood was a game—with points won for carbon sequestration, stormwater management, and heat relief?

“Shots in Arms”: Zane Hadzick (MS ’12) Brings the COVID Vaccine to the Underserved in Maryland
As a Senior Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist, Zane Hadzick’s “day job” at FEMA Region 3 focuses on floodplain management. But from April until Memorial Day, Hadzick (MS ’12) was “boots on the ground in Maryland,” where he assisted with COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Incoming Master’s Student Julie Carter Publishes Study on Public Health and Climate Change in Michigan
Transforming an undergraduate honors thesis into a published paper is a praiseworthy—but seldom realized—ambition in academia, but that’s exactly what incoming master’s student Julie Carter (BS ’19) accomplished.

Professor Kyle Whyte: Advocating for Indigenous People and Environmental Justice
As a newly appointed member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, Dr. Kyle Whyte wants to elevate the voices of those most affected by pollution, climate change, and other environmental issues.
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