News and Events

Creating Space for the Birds: Nest Boxes

Have you noticed the new bird nest boxes around campus? The Environmental Studies department is using these boxes to monitor and conserve bird species in our area.
New research published by Dr. Allyson Jackson

A new article was published this month in the journal Ecology and Evolution by Dr. Allyson Jackson, titled “Differential reliance on aquatic prey subsidies influences mercury exposure in riparian arachnids and songbirds.”
2021 ENV Award winners

Special congrats to the ENV award winners this year:

Outstanding Senior: Tiffani Rushford

Outstanding Junior: Julie Gifford
ENV seniors present their research

We are incredibly proud of the three seniors who presented their senior project research at the the 2021 NSS Student Research Symposium. Congrats to André Selino, Tiffani Rushford, and Gabby Mendez!
Congrats to Dr. Ryan Taylor!

Dr. Ryan Taylor wins Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
ENV students attend their first scientific conference
Two Purchase Authors Among Most Notable for 2020

Books by Carl Safina ’77 and Garth Greenwell ’01 landed on The New York Times list of “100 Most Notable Books of 2020.”
Congrats to the 2020 ENV Award Winners

Environmental Studies would like to congratulate all of the students who completed a truly extraordinary semester, and especially the winners of the 2020 awards. We wish we could celebrate everyone in person!