Inspiring People
ENVS Class of 2022
July 1, 2024
In Their Words: Han Zhang
July 8, 2015
Han Zhang, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the James Stuart Chanley Award in Environmental Studies.
In Their Words: Linda Pineda
July 8, 2015
Linda Pineda, an Earth and Marine Sciences major, received the Keeley Coastal Scholars Award for her paper "Climate Impacts on Upwelling, Biological Productivity, and Rainfall in Coastal Central Mexico Over the Last 2000 Years".
In Their Words: Casey Kuhlow
July 8, 2015
Casey Kuhlow, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the Environmental Studies Special Opportunities Award.
In Their Words: Michael MacDonald
July 8, 2015
Michael MacDonald, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the James Stuart Chanley Award in Environmental Studies.
In Their Words: Maycee Hash
July 8, 2015
Maycee Hash received the Norris Center Student Project Reward for her work on increasing the number of spider families, genera, and species.
In Their Words: Juniper Harrower
July 8, 2015
Juniper Harrower, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the Hammett Award for her work on climate change in Joshua Tree National Park.
In Their Words: Erica Ferrer
July 8, 2015
Erica Ferrer received the Keeley Coastal Sustainability Scholarship for her research on "The Effects of Ocean Acifification on Predator-Prey Interaction in Seagrass Systems."
In Their Words: Jesse Borges
July 8, 2015
Jesse Borges, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the Environmental Studies Special Opportunity Award.
In Their Words: Katherine Ennis
July 8, 2015
Katherine Ennis, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the David Gaines Award in Environmental Studies.
A Conversation With Chris Lay, Manager of UCSC’s New Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History
June 25, 2015
Chris Lay talked to ENVS environmental writing instructor Sarah Rabkin about his passion for natural history education and his goals for the new Norris Center.
Alumna Kirsten Liske at Ecology Action of Santa Cruz
February 14, 2014
An undergraduate alumna's efforts to improve our quality of life at Ecology Action's Pollution Prevention and Zero Waste Division.
Jessica Beckham's Experience Teaching Science in Oakland, CA
July 22, 2013
Alumna Jessica Beckham talks about how her ENVS major helped shape her science teaching.
Alumnae Talk About the Job Search Before, After Graduation
June 6, 2013
Two ENVS Alumnae talk about the steps they took before and after graduation to find a job in a field they love.
Three ENVS Graduate Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
April 11, 2013
Awards will be used to support research in wildlife biology and ecology, and environmental policy.
Professor Brent Haddad: California & Desalination
February 20, 2013
Environmental Studies graduate Brooke Wright ('10) interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad about the costs and benefits of desalination in California
Interview with Alumna Patty Fung
August 27, 2012
Patty Fung checks in with the Internship Office to talk about her work and intern experience.
Sarah Goldstein's Bright Idea
June 29, 2012
An internship led this ENVS student to educate others about the power of solar energy.
Sarah Carvill, Ph.D. Candidate and Alumna
June 13, 2012
From UCSC to Montana, then back again, Sarah Carvill wants to understand what environmentalism means in the West.
Environmental Studies Alumna Gives Back to the Land & UCSC
December 21, 2011
Susanna Danner donated to the Experiential Learning endowment, supporting the hands-on educational opportunities that sparked her interest in conservation
Q&A WIth Alumnus Christopher Borjian, BA 2009
November 17, 2011
Chris graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with honors, and checks-in with ENVS.
Catching Up with Jedediah Brodie, ENVS class of 1997
October 20, 2011
The tropical ecologist has traveled up and down both hemispheres of the planet since graduating from the Environmental Studies major.
Tiffany Wise-West, ENVS Graduate Student
July 21, 2011
Engineer-turned-social scientist, Tiffany Wise-West discussed her transition from the working world to graduate school.
