LPS News

A Motus monitoring station soon to be installed on the roof of David Rittenhouse Labs will help researchers better understand urban bird migration.

Explore Amanda Wood’s hands-on experiences working in urban forestry and resource management while earning her Master of Environmental Studies.

“I am connected to water because of my upbringing in Puerto Rico. The Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program at the University of Pennsylvania was instrumental in providing opportunities that fostered my passion for linking water and people,” reflects Tiffany Ledesma (MES ’01).

Explore the intersection of neuroscience and positive psychology with Dr. Allyson Mackey.

“I learned how to create win-win situations within stakeholder management in Penn’s Master of Environmental Studies (MES),” shares May Vickers (MES ’16), a sourcing manager for FMC Corporation’s Global Procurement Group.

Two students from the Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program tackle over-spending in a cashless society with a €5,000 grant from the Think Forward Initiative Research Challenge.

Organizational Dynamics’ Aronda Smith-Benson (‘19—expected) discussed diversity and inclusion in her keynote address at Penn’s 2017 Veterans Day Flag Raising Ceremony.

Dr. Angela Duckworth of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program and Dr. Katherine L. Milkman of the Wharton School launched the Behavior Change for Good Initiative.

Students in the Master of Environmental Studies program spent a day in Washington, D.C., meeting with policy and finance leaders in the water sector.

“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).