Keep up with all the ways in which the Mount Holyoke community is pushing the limits of human knowledge, building lasting bonds and leading the way forward — on campus and around the world.
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Angelica Patterson studies how trees adapt and move in response to increasing average temperatures; she uses a shotgun to collect tree branches that are many feet off the ground, which led the Guardian to dub her “the shotgun scientist” in a 2020 article.
Mount Holyoke’s Earth Week observation included a keynote speech by Melina Laboucan-Massimo, who called out environmental racism in the U.S.
Olivia Aguilar, director of the Miller Worley Center for the Environment and assistant professor at Mount Holyoke, speaks to Mic about climate justice.
Mount Holyoke has unveiled a new suite of green projects in partnership with GreenerU as a part of its commitment to action on climate change.
Mount Holyoke College announced it is a host institution sponsor for AASHE’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education.
In an academic year upended by COVID-19, Mount Holyoke College students still stepped forward to lead and serve their community.
The Cording Ceremony is a moment to honor the unique challenges that first-generation and low-income students overcome to graduate.
To celebrate Earth Week 2021, the Miller Worley Center for the Environment at Mount Holyoke held events to remind people that every day can be Earth Day.
Jenica Allen, manager of Mount Holyoke’s Campus Living Lab, was given the George Mercer Award from the Ecological Society of America.
Mount Holyoke’s Kevin Surprise cautions that a new push to use geoengineering to darken the sky and slow global warming outstrips international agreements.
