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UC student balances online classes, internships outdoors

December 17, 2021

Sydney Mentrup, a senior University of Cincinnati environmental studies student, finished up her sixth internship with the National Park Service last September. The program, which lasted over the summer months, brought her to Glacier National Park in Montana, about 2,000 miles from her hometown of Cincinnati. The palatial mountains, wildlife and crystal blue skies set the scene as she worked on site in Glacier and on completing her last classes in UC’s College of Arts & Sciences. Across the country, there are 423 national park sites, spanning nearly all 50 states, and American territories such as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Mentrup has visited almost 250 of these parks and sites. As a student at Reading High School, Mentrup became involved with philanthropy work and community outreach, and volunteered at Newport Aquarium.

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What is environmental studies?

February 18, 2022

What do you think of when you hear the word “environment?” Maybe you think of nature, your neighborhood, or the entire planet. If you thought “all the above,” you would be correct. Because the environment encompasses a broad range of contexts, environmental problems are complex and ever-changing. University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences offers an environmental studies program that embraces creative and sustainable approaches to real-world issues of climate change, environmental justice, essential resource depletion, population growth, public health, and hunger. Rooted in academic traditions of natural and social sciences, environmental science incorporates experiential and service learning, collaborative problem solving, and meaningful interactions with environmental professionals. Students are granted strong foundational knowledge in key areas and can “speak the language” of multiple disciplines involved with environmental problem solving. Having such a breadth of knowledge allows graduates to succeed in a competitive job market.

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UC expert: More oil production means more leaks

October 1, 2024

UC Professor Amy Townsend-Small tells the Cincinnati Enquirer that increased oil and gas production is leading to more leaks like the styrene accident that prompted evacuations in Cincinnati recently.

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UC student uses passion, opportunity to help the environment

October 14, 2024

Elle Faris is an environmental studies major with a minor in communications who will graduate in December. While working around the Cincinnati area, she has used resources at the University of Cincinnati to help her achieve her goals and pursue environmental challenges in her community. UC’s environmental studies major is an interdisciplinary program offered through the College of Arts and Sciences. Faris has worked and volunteered with several companies and organizations, those of which, along with UC and its staff, have equipped her with resources and abilities to help the environment in the Cincinnati area.

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UC names new director of School of Environment and Sustainability

October 28, 2024

As environmental sustainability becomes a growing concern in political policy and social movements, UC’s College of Arts and Sciences is rising to meet the challenge. Through its one-year-old School of Environment and Sustainability, the college is working to provide students with opportunities to get out ahead of these questions to bring a new generation of thought leaders to the table.