Center for Environmental Research & Education at Duquesne University

Check out CERE students at this year's URP!

Summer Research Program Draws 125+ Students The 26th annual Undergraduate Research Program (URP) was a successful celebration of achievements and investigations of the more than 125 college students from across the country who attended the 10-week program on campus.

Check out Joe and Emma using ground penetrating radar to find mass graves in Liepaja, Latvia with Dr. Philip Reeder. This research is important to uncover some of the forgotten and hidden history of the Holocaust.

Last week, the Kahler lab headed out to Lowry's Run to study the stream's velocity and depth!

Pure Thirst, including CERE and Nursing students recently visited South Africa to learn more about water, hygiene, and sanitation access and emotions from community members. (And of course, go on safari!)

"Aerium is filled with algae that use photosynthesis to produce oxygen and reduce the CO2 and VOCs from the air creating an overall healthier living environment."

Inside Pittsburgh tech: AlgenAir's Aerium isn’t a lava lamp — it’s the future of air cleaning Each Aerium contains the photosynthesis equivalent of 25 house plants that help you rid your room of CO2 and VOCs-volatile organic compounds.

Congrats to Kiley M. who won the "Best Research Presentation" for her work investigating the impact on the private water supply of hydraulic fracturing communication with an abandoned gas well at the 2022 Student Symposium on the Environment!

"One thing that has really stood out to me is how every worker and professor is willing to go out of their way to help my education. It was incredibly easy to communicate and ask for help without making me feel like I was being a burden." – Peter Nelson ESM ‘21 and Environmental Technician at H2E Incorp.



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Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. CERE is located on Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee), 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage), and Monongahela Culture land.

Find what land your home is located on the https://native-land.ca/ website!

Welcome - Native-Land.ca Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

"The transition from an undergraduate institution to graduate school has been very smooth with the help of the amazing faculty and welcoming students. The Bayer School & CEREmakes it a priority to prepare their students to be successful in various fields. I feel this graduate education will make me a competitive applicant within the workforce. I am very glad I chose to be a part of the Duquesne community." - Zoe Husnick ESM ‘21 and Natural Resources Executive Assistant at National Conservation Planning Partnership



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