Environmental Studies

Environmental archaeologist Brandon McDonald builds a better understanding of antiquity by looking at the interplay of climate, environment, and disease

As demands for metals and minerals increase to support low-carbon technologies, Saleem Ali promotes an international strategy to protect future generations

With an eye toward inclusion, ShaSha Kingston, A24, helped create three new student programs for the Office of Sustainability

With a focus on both fun and fermentation, a popular campus group proves that it’s ‘all gouda’"

Drawing on her background in policy, Alicia Harvie, A06, N09, leverages storytelling as a way to amplify the impact of grassroots movements

Biologist Luke Powell, A03, shares how findings from ecological research, integrated with African cocoa farming, can protect the planet's most biodiverse habitat

As climate change brings rising seas, more extreme storms, and increased flooding, coastal communities need to act—or risk disappearing, a new book says

Tufts Professor Jack Ridge explains what happened when the last ice sheets retreated and what’s going on now with the rapid retreat of glaciers around the world

Lisanne Petracca researches how to rebuild populations of threatened species, from gray wolves and ocelots to tufted puffins