Environmental & Social Justice

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Bustos applies human rights approach to climate-induced displacement

Camila Bustos’ recent article, A Human Rights Approach To Climate Induced Displacement: A Case Study In Central America And Colombia, draws from two case studies to highlight the human rights obligations of nations and the international...
August 23, 2023
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Reyna analyzes racial, capitalist and imperialist legacy of El Segundo Refinery

Edgar Reyna co-authored a study examining the “specific social, economic, and political dynamics of land, property, and resource exchange at the El Segundo Chevron refinery, to illustrate larger intersecting systems of white supremacy...
August 23, 2023
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UVM SACNAS wins chapter of the year award

“Seeing their responses - how grateful they are for this community - and just seeing the impact this chapter has had on other people at UVM has made it all worth it...because it's been a lot of work,” said former UVM SACNAS president, Natalia Aristizábal.
August 23, 2023
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Habtemichael celebrated for excellence in DEI and PFAS work

Asta Habtemichael has received multiple awards and fellowships in the past year in recognition of his outstanding academic performance and leadership as a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion champion. From the University of Rhode Island: The...
August 22, 2023
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Porter receives Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Excellence in Diversity

Nishaila Porter was awarded the 2023 Northern University College of Science Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Excellence in Diversity. The Dean’s Awards for Graduate Student Excellence are given out by the College of Science in sub...
August 22, 2023
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Planetary Health Report Card grades medical schools on green awareness

“As medical students, we’re learning everyday how to keep people healthy, and that means keeping our planet healthy too,” Hampshire says. Photo: PHRC
August 14, 2023
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Hampshire reimagines financially and environmentally costly medical school interviews

Karly Hampshire’s paper argues for reform of academia’s unsustainable culture of emissions-intensive travel and prioritizing environmental impact in reimagining medical training interviews.
August 14, 2023
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Bustos and Pizarro co-author climate displacement case study of Puerto Rican women in CT

The article is “the first ethnography of Puerto Rican women who relocated in Connecticut in the aftermath of the hurricane [Maria], discussing the ways in which federal law and policy have failed to meet the needs of Puerto Ricans and other climate-displaced people.”
July 26, 2023
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Melinda Adams spreads the gospel of ‘good fire’

“Whether you are a Native person that's learning about fire, an allied person that's wanting to learn about the presence of Indigenous peoples and our land stewardship and climate solutions, or community members that care about the places that we all live and work in and hopefully all care about, there's a role for everybody in learning about good fire,” Adams said.
July 26, 2023
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Goodrich SDSU spotlight: where wetlands protection and social justice intersect

“My work is about environmental protection, but at the same time we have to think about the human dimension,” Goodrich explains. “At the research reserve, we like to advance co-benefits: how can we protect places, but at the same time protect people? How can we be in more of a reciprocal relationship?”
July 26, 2023