Environmental Science & Policy Program at UMD

Smiles all around! 😃 Congratulations to ENSP students Vivian Maneval and Michelle Wang for being awarded the Udall Scholarship, which acknowledges students for leadership and public service in environmental fields. We had fun surprising them with the news alongside our friends at the UMD National Scholarships Office. 😎

Michelle Wang, a junior ENSP major with a passion for environmental justice, has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, the nation’s most selective award for underclassmen with exceptional leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or in the nonprofit sector, and demonstrated academic excellence.

Michelle is the 12th UMD student to earn the honor established by Congress in 1975 to memorialize President Harry S. Truman. It provides up to $30,000 for graduate studies, leadership training, career counseling, and special internship and fellowship opportunities within the federal government. Read more in the article below:
https://today.umd.edu/undergrad-who-advocates-for-environmental-justice-named-truman-scholar

Congratulations, Michelle!!!

Undergrad Who Advocates for Environmental Justice… | Maryland Today Michelle Wang Becomes 12th Terp to Receive National Honor for Leadership Potential

On Friday, April 10, several ENSP students in Professor Goger's Environmental Law course visited the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The students had the opportunity to attend a hearing in a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency's compliance with the Endangered Species Act when setting air quality standards. Pictured are Max Bird, Gabe Santiago, Robin Liao, Joanna Goger, Izzy Stalnaker, Rosie Brown, and Emmy Allred.

ENSP feature article: Terrapin Voices for a Greener Future :)

Terrapin Voices for a Greener Future - Rachel Carson Council A cold drizzle poured over the University of Maryland campus as students crossed the red-brick pathways between stately academic halls. Patches of snow lingered along the edges of walkways, remnants of winter clinging to the early days of March. Yet inside classrooms and gathering spaces, the campus...

Environmental Science & Policy freshman and Maryland native Esther Bonney has already had some huge moments of triumph.

But perhaps the biggest is starting and directing her own nonprofit, Nurture Natives, which provides residents with ready-to-plant trees and guidebooks for native plantings. The organization was born out of Bonney’s award-winning Maryland 4-H project as a high school student, leading to recognition as a President’s Environmental Youth Award and 4-H Youth In Action winner.

https://go.umd.edu/28lg College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, University of Maryland Umd Anthropology Maryland Extension

UMD Study: Food Pantries, Clients and Growers Can… | Maryland Today Prince George’s-Based Analysis Calls for Improved Access, Food Choices, Education

How can student research shape a university’s climate future? 🌱

Undergrad Natalie Rosenthal just earned a $52K grant to lead the Campus Forest Carbon Project 2, advancing forest carbon modeling, land-use planning & student engagement.

Read more: https://go.umd.edu/forest-carbon-project

Join the Environmental Science & Policy program for an in-depth discussion on artificial intelligence and nuclear power with an emphasis on clean energy solutions, data center demands, and the future of energy in Maryland and beyond. Be sure to register!

https://agnr.umd.edu/events/ensp-symposium-powering-ai-is-nuclear-the-answer-/

Save Soil is launching Cultivating Change: Save Soil Movie Event (featuring Common Ground film) to raise awareness in our community about the soil degradation crisis and how we can be part of the solution. Cities around the globe will be hosting an event featuring a film titled Common Ground, produced and directed by Kiss The Ground organization. This event will be free and open to the public.

Wishing everyone Happy Holidays from AGNR! 🎄

Our college is working to increase the availability of safe, high quality, and nutritious food through our research, teaching, and service. Integrating nutrition, plant, and animal sciences, agricultural practice, food education, and food economics, we are collaborating closely with farmers and our community partners to help feed our people and build healthy, resilient communities across Maryland, the nation, and the world.

Throughout the 2024 fall semester, environmental science students at the University of Maryland, College Park, worked with NOAA Ocean Exploration staff to review and analyze the efficacy of marine debris policies in four regions.

During their final presentation to NOAA Ocean Exploration and NOAA Marine Debris Program staff, the students shared their findings alongside case studies from each of their four regions of interest. The students also presented their recommendations for future research before having the opportunity to ask some of their own career-related questions of their NOAA mentors.

To read the full story, follow the link: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/oer-updates/2024/umd-marine-debris.html

Image: An example of litter and marine debris seen washed up along Kanapou Bay, on the Island of Kaho'olawe in Hawaiʻi. Image courtesy of NOAA Marine Debris Program. Image courtesy of the NOAA Marine Debris Program.

Environmental Science & Policy Program at UMD