Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences content overview
Artist Maya Lin Reminds Us What Climate Change Has Stolen
Lin’s “What Is Missing? What If?” exhibit marks the High Meadows Environmental Institute’s first at Briger Hall
High Meadows Sends Student Interns to Labs and Field Sites
Supporting more than 100 students annually, the summer of science is among Princeton’s largest internship programs
A Hub for What’s Next
New paths for research take shape at the Environmental Studies and School of Engineering and Applied Science complex
How a Dinosaur From the Utah Desert Came to Princeton
In 1996, William W. Warner ’43 penned the story of alumni who dug fossils and forged friendships in the summer of 1941
Taking the Long Way to Antarctica
From offshore oil surveys to remote waters, Laura K.O. Smith ’05 chose an unconventional course
Alumni Developed a Way to Remove Microplastics From Waterways
‘The goal is to become the barrier in major emission points before the big flow goes into the ocean,’ says Yidian Liu *21
Students Rebuild Heating System at Rockefeller College
Students retrofitted a cross-section of a wall into an ideal radiant heating system
Claudia Peirano *01 Has Made Argentina’s Forestry Sector Safer and Greener
Peirano has been executive director of the Argentine Forestry Association for two decades
Sharon Gamson Danks ’93 Is Building Safer, Greener Playgrounds
Danks’ Green Schoolyards America aims to teach children environmental policy through age-appropriate play
Q&A: George Hawkins ’83 Says America’s Aging Water Infrastructure Is Failing
Hawkins founded Moonshot Missions to secure clean, safe drinking water for communities with limited resources
Carbon Mitigation Initiative, BP End Partnership
1 ResponseA Student Ponders the Local Environment
Allison Jiang ’26 spent the summer working as a policy intern for The Watershed Institute in nearby Pennington, New Jersey
Storytelling Project Enlists Theater in Fight Against Climate Change
How I Exposed a Sewage Crisis in Mississippi
New Environmental Studies Building To Be Named Briger Hall
Pete Briger ’86 previously served on the University’s Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of Princo
Renovations Take Toll on Moffett Lab Researchers
1 ResponseNIH Caps Could Hurt Research
‘The system is not broken, so the attempt to fix it is bewildering,’ says Dean Michael Gordin
Pariah or Partner?
Nawaf al-Sabah ’94 believes Kuwait Petroleum can address climate change even as it produces thousands of barrels of oil a day
Professor Cassie Stoddard and the Mysteries of Bird Vision
Ruth Metzel ’10’s Work Is Helping Restore the Forests of Panama
‘To have your thesis come alive into a movement — that is something’
Princeton Engineers Say Retroreflective Materials Could Cool Cities
These researchers say measures can decrease temperatures in urban settings by nearly 5 degrees
PAWcast: How to Make People Care About Climate Change
John Marshall ’87 and Jessica Lu ’17 say our most urgent global crisis has a public relations problem
Princeton Celebrates Award-Winning Scholars at Alumni Day 2024
Wilson Award winner Fei-Fei Li ’99, Madison Medalist John Fitzpatrick *78 speak about their paths in science
























