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Daniel Dydek forges a new career path, combining diverse professional skills, personal interests, and a passion for sustainability , articleOnline MNR alum Daniel Dydek was looking for a way to put a diverse set of skills and professional experiences—spanning creative writing, bicycle mechanics, oil and gas, and military service—to use in conservation and sustainability. He talked to us about the importance of recognizing opportunities and being comfortable with complexity.
Date: Aug 03, 2021 -
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Mapping ocean plastic: OMNR student Anne Usher partners with nonprofit to stem flow , articleOnline MNR Student Anne Usher recently served as an advisor to OpenOceans Global, a marine nonprofit organization devoted to modeling the flow of plastic into the ocean. Anne credits the graduate program with giving her a much stronger understanding of the science of climate change and coastal and marine environments.
Date: Jul 20, 2021 -
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Saving the American French fry: climate change impacts on agriculture , articleOnline MNR student Brett Hundley examines climate adaptation strategies for potatoes grown in the U.S. Pacific Northwest as part of his program coursework.
Date: Jul 06, 2021 -
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Protecting our homeland: planet Earth , article“Our sense of homeland security transcends borders and boundaries, and we must recognize that the only true common ground we share is our planet,” Online MNR student Renee ODonnell writes in a blog post that warns against climate complacency and explores the new cross-disciplinary field of environmental security.
Date: Jun 22, 2021 -
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Climate change solutions from the other side of the world: Neil Dampier to lead a Global Study to South Africa , articleCLiGS faculty and OMNR alum Neil Dampier grew up in apartheid-era South Africa. Now, he is teaching OMNR students about the connection between social inequality and natural resources disparity through the “Global Issues in Natural Resources” course, which includes a 10-Day Global Study in South Africa.
Date: May 18, 2021 -
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OMNR alumna gains new perspectives on international development and humanitarian relief work , articleUnderstanding global natural resources is a key component of successful international development work. Online MNR alumna Caitlin Callahan shares her experience in our graduate program, including three Global Study trips.
Date: May 11, 2021 -
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Seeing the bigger picture: urban planner and OMNR alum Marshall Distel on social sustainability of cities , article“The MNR program helped me see that my role in sustainability is about way more than transportation,” says Marshall Distel, an Online MNR alum and Transportation Planner at the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission in the greater Burlington, Vermont region. “I learned to see the bigger picture. Communities can shape streets, but streets can also shape communities.”
Date: Apr 06, 2021 -
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OMNR alumna Jenny Reitz applies systems thinking to water quality. , article“Really, what I got out of the program the most was the systemic approach to the environment—that, ultimately, everything is connected,” says Jenny Reitz. “If we want to provide clean drinking water for future generations, it’s not so much of an issue here on the East Coast where we have plenty of water—maybe sometimes even too much—but in places out West where we’re having shortages. It helped me understand that the types of research we’re doing could really have an impact nationwide.”
Date: Mar 23, 2021 -
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Marketing expert and OMNR student Lindsay Kuczera gets her feet wet in sustainability science. , articleGoing back to school is often a humbling experience, and can feel risky, especially if you have already established a successful career. Online MNR student Lindsay Kuczera didn’t let comfort get in the way of pursuing a new passion for sustainability. In fact, she found a way to use the combined power of her communications expertise and the MNR coursework to make the leap in her career less daunting.
Date: Mar 16, 2021 -
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Environmental justice activist Dr. Marcy Schnitzer joins Online MNR faculty , articleDifferent perspectives, voices, and backgrounds serve as a foundation on which to build an ethical society that is fair and just, says Dr. Marcy Schnitzer. A new faculty member in our Online MNR program, Schnitzer brings over 25 years of promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education, research, and the nonprofit sector. She is teaching the “Environmental Ethics” and “Strategies for Sustainability” courses.
Date: Feb 16, 2021
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