LPS News

“I learned in Penn’s Master of Environmental Studies program (MES) that three to four percent of the total energy consumption in the US is used for drinking water and wastewater. It represents a tremendous opportunity for the water industry to step up for sustainability,” shares John Eppensteiner (MES ’15).

Dr. Emily Wilson, who teaches in the Classical Studies post-baccalaureate program, is the first woman to translate Homer’s The Odyssey into English.

Students and alumni of the Master of Environmental Studies program help provide an account of the 150 years that went into creating Penn’s current tree canopy.

Meg Kramer is using her executive expertise to make a difference in global issues surrounding food, water and agriculture.

One Master of Environmental Studies student dives into the burgeoning offshore wind industry.

LPS Bachelor of Arts student experiences once-in-a-lifetime filmmaking opportunity in a Kenyan refugee camp.

Dr. Sally Willig, a lecturer and advisor in the Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program, recently brought her students on a kayak tour to explore a freshwater tidal marsh in southern New Jersey as part of her wetlands course.

Master of Environmental Studies’Lisa Kiziuk introduces Penn and the region to the future of bird conservation with the Motus Wildlife Tracking System.

“I get to do work that makes the world a better place just by working at TerraCycle,” shares Maame Mensah (Master of Environmental Studies ’11), the US Account Director of Brand Partnerships at TerraCycle.

Penn’s Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program—which equips students to understand how individuals and groups make decisions, and how to affect those decisions—welcomed its first class of students to campus this August.