Tag - environmental justice

Bridging Engineering with Cultural Practices: An Interview with Dr. Greses Pérez

This interview was conducted remotely on October 27, 2023. The climate crisis is obviously of global significance and requires international concerted efforts. That is why the ability to engage all people in the pursuit of ecological, engineering and scientific problem-solving and discovery is so important.  However, inequities have been baked into our modern...

Lancaster’s Active Transit Advocates Seek to Restore People-Centered Design

Laura Pauls-Thomas picked me up from the Lancaster Amtrak station in a bucket.  To be fair, I had been warned. “I can totally pick you up at the station!” they had texted me while I was still riding the Amtrak. “I have a car or an e-cargo bike, if you want to ride in the bucket. Haha Let me know if you prefer the basic or adventurous option.” And that is how I came...

Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & LIghyt

Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light Nov. 5

This event has passed! I will be attending Lancaster Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light conference this weekend! I am pleased to attend as the guest of the Global Shapers Lancaster Hub. While working as an intern for The Climate Reality Project earlier this year, I learned about the work that the Lancaster Hub is doing to encourage active and public transit...

25 Activities around Stanford University

I graduated from Stanford just recently, and after being asked by one of my underclassman friends for some recommendations for things to do in and around the campus, I decided to draft up this article. A qualifying note: Stanford is an enormous institution. There is so much to experience. Try to give yourself some compassion and grace. Most people spend only four to...

Five Artists, Writers, Surfers to Follow on Instagram

(Bradley Siefert) As the cold begins to set in and my skin begins to miss the feeling of the sun, I turn to Instagram for inspiration as to how folks across the country are spending their time to venerate the autumnal seasons. This is a list of my favorite creators who document their relationship to their environment and work to increase joyful accessibility to the...

Totally Ghoul Surfing Contest — Oct. 29

This event has passed! I am so excited to be attending Laru Beya’s Totally Ghoul Surfing Contest in just a couple of weeks! I’ll be conducting interviews with folks about the amazing passion and labor that they have poured into this community in order to empower historically excluded youths to surf their own breaks. So stay tuned for the article...

Notation in Science Communication Graduation — May 19

This event has passed! After three years learning tips and tricks to the trade of science communication, I have been approved to graduate! I built a portfolio of original works to be reviewed by an academic committee. The committee approved my portfolio in April, and so in this ceremony, I will present my work and celebrate my accomplishments with my classmates...

Planet Earth Arts Festival — April 28-30

This event has passed! [STANFORD, CA] — April 30, 2023: Planet Earth Arts New Play Festival at The Nitery in Old Union at Stanford University. [STANFORD, CA] — April 30, 2023: Planet Earth Arts New Play Festival at The Nitery in Old Union at Stanford University. [STANFORD, CA] — April 30, 2023: Planet Earth Arts New Play Festival at The Nitery in Old Union at...