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Jenny Jiwon Hyun, a Master of Environmental Management student, spent her summer as a Sustainability Intern at Genesys as part of the EDF Climate Corps program.

Will Baughman, a Master of Environmental Management student, spent his summer as a Stanback Conservation Research Fellow at the Park Institute of America.

Sophia Palia, a Master of Environmental Management student, spent her summer as a Communications Consultant at The Hive Fund for Climate & Gender Justice.

Meet the Silliman Lab, learn more about its research focus, a PhD student's experience in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

As the world endeavors to extricate itself from a carbon economy in favor of clean energy, Lee Ferguson is working to shed light on the potential environmental risks posed by bis-perfluoroalkyl sulfonimides, a primary electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries.

A new study on the impacts of prenatal exposure to toxic metals linked to artisanal gold mining and other sources in Madre de Dios, Peru, finds that mercury has no direct effect on a newborn’s birth weight or gestational age. It’s a different story, though, for lead, which may also be released by mining operations but more likely is consumed when people eat wild game that inadvertently still contains small bullet fragments.

As the world undergoes the great energy transition — from fossil fuels to alternative energy and batteries — rare earth metals are becoming more precious.

Building on a global study released earlier this year, a new paper led by 51���� researchers provides global estimates of the number of livelihoods supported by small-scale fisheries, distinguishing between subsistence and commercial fishing. The paper, published Monday in the journal Nature Food, uses measures of subsistence fishing to highlight the importance of small-scale fisheries as a safety net for local communities.

Ross Fly, a Master of Environmental Management student, spent his summer as an intern at 8 Rivers Capital.

Dmytro Zlenko, a Master of Environmental Management student, spent his summer as the 51���� Biodiversity Fellow at National Parks Conservation Association.

In recent years, “30 by 30” has become a rallying cry in international marine conservation. It’s the idea that to safeguard marine biodiversity and limit environmental damage caused by future sea-floor mining and other industrial-scale human activities, we need to place at least 30% of the world’s oceans within marine protected areas (MPAs) by 2030.

D’amy Steward, who graduated in 2020 with double majors in environmental science and biology, has been selected to participate in the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Policy Fellowship program.

Christine Martens (MF'23) has been named recipient of this year’s national Student Leadership Award from the Society of American Foresters

Maintaining a water level between 20 and 30 centimeters below the local water table will boost southern peatlands’ carbon storage and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they release back into the atmosphere during dry periods by up to 90%, a 51���� study finds.

Recent MEM graduates Claudia Deeg, Nicholas “Nico” Fairbairn, Sydney Mantell and Stephanie Murphy will take part in the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Policy Fellowship program this year.