• Naomi Fraga Wins Award for Outstanding Science to Save Native Plants

    Naomi Fraga Wins Award for Science to Save Native Plants

    Naomi has won the Center for Biological Diversity’s 2021 E.O. Wilson Award for Outstanding Science in Biodiversity Conservation.

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  • Colonialism, the climate crisis, and the need to center Indigenous voices

    Colonialism, the climate crisis, and the need to center Indigenous voices

    Deniss Martinez writes: as world leaders gather at COP26, we need acknowledge the historical root causes of the climate crisis.

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  • Settlement proposed to clean up mercury in the Penobscot River

    Mercury clean up proposed in Penobscot River

    Karen Merritt studied mercury contamination in the river as a 2006 Switzer Fellow. She recently returned to work on a report leading to a settlement to clean it up.

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Leadership Story

Kevin Kung's company Takachar wins Prince William's inaugural Earthshot Prize

Kevin Kung's company wins Prince William's inaugural Earthshot Prize

Globally, we generate $120 billion of agricultural waste every year. What farmers cannot sell, they often burn, with catastrophic consequences for human health and the environment. Takachar has developed a cheap, small-scale, portable technology that attaches to tractors in remote farms. The award-winning machine converts crop residues into sellable bio-products like fuel and fertilizer, and reduces smoke emissions by up to 98%.

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Race and Equity Discussion Group: COP 26 Climate Justice Results and Next Steps
Wednesday, February 2 2022
Race and Equity Discussion Group: COP 26 Climate Justice Results and Next Steps
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Hear key takeaways from fellows that attended COP26 and join a discussion of how Switzer Fellows can take next steps toward climate justice together.

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Feb7 - 4 February 7, 2022 - 1:00pm - April 4, 2022 - 4:00pm
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Facilitative Leadership for Social Change
The Switzer Foundation is partnering with the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) to offer a seven-part workshop free of charge to Switzer Fellows. Participants will learn how to “lead in... Read More >
Feb16 February 16, 2022 - 3:00pm
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Turning your Ph.D. into an Applied Career
In this event, Switzer Fellows with Ph. Ds will share their experiences moving into applied careers in government, NGO and private sector environmental work. Fellows will offer examples of career... Read More >

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Fellows in the News

Jan 12, 2022

Fulweiler TEDx Talk promotes expanding coastal ocean research through sensors

Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler presented Coastal Ocean 's bold vision for conducting ocean science in a talk at TEDx Boston . The coastal ocean is essential to the well-being and long-term sustainability...Read more >
Jan 6, 2022

‘We scientists engage in soft diplomacy’: Mongabay Q&A with Christine Wilkinson

Christine shares why hyenas get such a bad rap, her dream of a solar-powered camera-trap grid, and her work bringing together other African American scientists in mammalogy.Read more >
Jan 6, 2022

Nexleaf Analytics receives McGovern Foundation grant to accelerate potential of digital health

Nithya Ramanathan's organization Nexleaf Analytics is one of the recipients of new grants for innovative data- and AI-driven approaches that support digital transformation of health systems and healthcare across the globe.Read more >
Jan 6, 2022

Kimberley Miner interviewed by NASA Earth about latest permafrost research

Switzer Fellow Dr. Kimberley Miner and NASA colleague Dr. Chip Miller were interviewed by NASA Earth about their recent research on emergent biogeochemical risks from Arctic permafrost degradation...Read more >

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