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December

  • Shake Down Tent Ross Ice Shelf

    Finding Fossils in Antarctica: Week 4

    December 31, 2018

    Ted Daeschler, PhD, professor in the Department of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science, reports on his fourth week in Antarctica...

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  • Antarctica White Out

    Whiteout in Antarctica: Week 3

    December 23, 2018

    From BEES Prof Ted Daeschler from Antartica Week Three: We got our team into our field site at Deception Glacier on December 19 and 20. Weather was clear for the move days, and we set up camp in a ravine bounded by Devonian outcrop on one side and a tongue of glacial ice on the other.  We are well protected from prevailing winds from off the ice cap.

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  • Sumita Gangwani, Environmental Studies, Drexel University

    Environmental Studies Major Promotes Sustainability in Retail

    December 21, 2018

    If IKEA sounds like an unlikely co-op employer for an Environmental Studies and Sustainability major, it’s not news to Sumita Gangwani. The sophomore received questioning looks when she told friends that she would complete her first co-op in corporate communications at the Swedish retail giant’s North American headquarters.

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  • Cargo Yard McMurdo Station

    Reporting From Antarctica, Week Two

    December 17, 2018

    Week Two at McMurdo Station in Antarctica has been spent with more training, including a “shake-down” of equipment during a night-out in the field. We’ve been getting food, supplies and equipment organized and entered into the cargo system used for air support.

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  • Antartica Mountain Ranges by Ted Daeschler, PhD

    Reporting From Antarctica, Week One

    December 12, 2018

    Week One in Antarctica has been a whirlwind of training workshops and organizational work at McMurdo Station to get ready for the four weeks we plan to spend at our field sites in the interior of this frozen continent.

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  • Philadelphia at Night

    What Will Philadelphia Look Like in 2100? 15 of Drexel's Environmental Experts Weigh In

    December 11, 2018

    The Drexel University Center for Public Policy debuted the latest edition of Drexel Policy Notes titled Climate Change and the Future of the North American City at the Philadelphia Citizen's Ideas We Should Steal conference on November 30, 2018. The Issue brings together 15 of Drexel's environmental experts to weigh in on what Philadelphia may look like in 2100.

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