Academics Sustainability & Environmental Studies What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to Sustainability & Environmental Studies at Denison University. Navigate Sustainability & Environmental Studies About Degree Requirements Courses Experiential learning Sustainability Career Pathway Faculty & Staff 2025 What's Happening Soil carbon research wins top prizeStudent research project wins first place in the ASA Columbus Scientific Communication Video Competition. Date: November 12, 2025 Students, Workshops & Info SessionsPlein-air painting at Ebaugh PondA hands-on introduction to plein-air painting, mindfulness, and ecological observation at Denison’s scenic pond.Date: June 6, 2025 2024 StudentsEnvironmental passions infuse the arts“I’m super passionate about the environment and a bunch of the paintings I do are centered around it.”Date: April 1, 2024 In the News Prof. Lucy McAllister leads study of environmental news coverageMcAllister says media need to "articulately convey the interconnected nature of climate change." The study analyzed nearly 100,000 articles.Date: February 27, 2024 2023 What's Happening Denison professor contributes to new climate change reportEnvironmental studies assistant professor Lucy McAllister’s research is part of the 2023 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.Date: November 29, 2023 Awards & HonorsTait Ferguson ’23: President’s Medalist"I... consider several of my former professors to be close mentors who I would go to for academic, professional, and personal advice.”Date: April 24, 2023 AlumniEcological Society Fellow: Cornell’s Meredith Holgerson ’09 Cornell Professor Meredith Holgerson ’09 has been selected as a 2023 Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.Date: April 13, 2023 Field TripsStudent lab heads to Bio Reserve to weed-out invasive speciesInvasive Species lab as part of Professor Spieles' Restoration Ecology class.Date: March 21, 2023 AlumniAlumni panel focus on sustainable careersDenison alumni in sustainability-oriented careers come back to campus to share their stories and career advice with students.Date: February 6, 2023 2018 Announcements & UpdatesPay It ForwardStudents learn through unique courses that incorporate a significant donation to a local organization.Date: June 8, 2018 2013 Awards & HonorsHonors & Awards 2009 - 2012The Environmental Studies department has selected students to publicly recognize their achievements.Date: March 23, 2013
‘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.
How to solve childhood poverty Economics professor Andrea Ziegert's new book offers a glimpse of a hopeful future.
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.
Home sweet home? When international Denison students couldn't go home during the coronavirus pandemic, the college partnered with local families.
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 Soil carbon research wins top prize Student research project wins first place in the ASA Columbus Scientific Communication Video Competition. Read more
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. Read more
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.” Read more