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Sustainability & Environmental Studies

B.A.

Sustainability & Environmental Studies explores the relationship between humans and the environment. It draws on work in natural science, life science, social science, humanities and the arts, to help students gain a deeper understanding, both of the environmental problems facing the world and of proactive opportunities for change.

Doug Spieles

Doug Spieles ,Professor, Chair of Sustainability & Environmental Studies, The Anne P…

Brenda Franks

Brenda Franks ,Academic Administrative Assistant

Spotlights

Four Denison students in business attire stand in front of a large red backdrop dotted with Boston University and BU Questrom School of Business logos ahead of their competition.

Reimagining crypto security

A student vision for accessible cryptocurrency earns a spot in a major Boston competition.

Purple Orange team

‘We broke the internet’

When Snoop Dogg announced he was "quitting smoke," the world jumped to the wrong conclusion. Chris Dickey ’03 was on the team that cleared the air.

Ziegert holding her book

How to solve childhood poverty

Economics professor Andrea Ziegert's new book offers a glimpse of a hopeful future.

10,000 Acres.

Documentary explores human relationship to the land

It took 10 years for journalism professor Doug Swift to document and assemble the chronicle of this small, but revealing, corner of Appalachia.

Henshaw family and students playing board game

Home sweet home?

When international Denison students couldn't go home during the coronavirus pandemic, the college partnered with local families.

Abram Kaplan’s environmental studies class

Real-world problem-solving for real-world clients

An abandoned industrial building is an unlikely classroom for students as they evaluate possibilities for future development with local stakeholders

What's Happening

What's Happening

Soil carbon research wins top prize

Student research project wins first place in the ASA Columbus Scientific Communication Video Competition.

A student works on a painting overlooking Ebaugh Pond

Students, Workshops & Info Sessions

Plein-air painting at Ebaugh Pond

A hands-on introduction to plein-air painting, mindfulness, and ecological observation at Denison’s scenic pond.

Claire Keeley

Students

Environmental passions infuse the arts

“I’m super passionate about the environment and a bunch of the paintings I do are centered around it.”

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