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In the Media: Willa Grifka ’24 Advocates for Climate Change Education in Education Week
“Teaching children about climate change should be a major priority in spite of its mental burden,” Grifka and co-author Luke Williams write.
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Art Classes Provide Foundation for Alex Trimm ’14’s Sustainability Career
As an optimization lead for Flashfood, an app that collaborates with grocery stores to reduce food waste, Trimm uses her visualization and communication skills to conduct data analysis.
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In the Media: Lauren Ng Discusses the Future of Sustainability with GreenBiz
“Our generation wants to work for organizations that are aligned with our values, in roles that focus on social and environmental impact,” Ng says.
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In the Media: Kelly Schultz ’24 Co-Authors SF Gate Op-Ed on Goats’ Potential to Curb Wildfires
Schultz posits that goats’ lack of picky eating habits and taste for invasive, wildfire-prone plant species such as black mustard make them ideal allies during wildfire season.
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Spotlight on Seniors: Sylvie Alexander ’22 Finds Success Through Seaweed
“The moment I learned about the possibility of climate mitigation through seaweed cultivation, it was like sparks went off,” Alexander says.
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Tenth Annual Sustainability Fair Celebrates Earth Day
The fair will host a series of activities throughout the day, including a yoga class at noon and a jam-making session with fruits on campus.
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Hayley Pierpont ’22 Earns Recognition for Olive Oil Packaging Design
Hayley Pierpont ’22 received a silver medal in the Packaging Design category of the 2022 LA International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition.
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Spotlight on Staff: Lauren Ng, Sustainability Coordinator
Lauren Ng’s penchant for gardening followed her to the lush botany of Scripps as the College’s new sustainability coordinator.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Rebecca Zabinsky ’09 Works to Create Sustainable Proteins
Rebecca Zabinsky ’09 is a senior scientist at The EVERY Company, an organization whose mission is to create a sustainable, ethical approach to making protein.
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Scripps Student Garden Cultivates Crops and Community
Sophie Perry, an environmental science major, and Sophie Navratil, a media studies major, are co-coordinators of the Scripps Student Garden, a club that cultivates these crops at weekly meetings and hosts events aimed at growing students’ knowledge of sustainable environmental practices on and off campus.
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