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News & Announcements

Is Climate Change Keeping Patients from Vital Doctor Appointments?
July 15, 2024

Temperature extremes, becoming increasingly frequent due to growing global climate change, are associated with higher rates of missed primary care appointments.



A New Baseline for “Fenceline” Community Health and Chemical Industry Accountability
April 29, 2024

Mathy Stanislaus, Executive Director of The Environmental Collaboratory, discusses the Biden Administration's new chemical plant emissions rule that plans to reduce more than 6,200 tons of toxic air pollution each year.



Students, Faculty Represent Drexel University at COP28 Through Dialogue and Research
January 12, 2024

Over two weeks, 11 community members traveled to Dubai to engage in talk of climate solutions.



Science Diplomacy in International Organizations: Fostering Multilateral Resilience and Driving Sustainable Innovations
February 22, 2023

Convened by the German Center for Research and Innovation, UA Ruhr and UAS7, and supported by the German Consulate General, 40 high level science diplomacy experts and practitioners met in November to exchange their work and thoughts on the role of science diplomacy and multilateralism for the most pressing global issues.



Waverly Street Foundation Grant Will Support Community-Based Climate Solutions
February 14, 2023

The Environmental Collaboratory received a Climate Hubs Learning Partner grant from the Waverly Street Foundation to support its work in community-based climate solutions.



Drexel Students Host First-Ever Local Conference of Youth in the United States
November 3, 2022

Over 130 delegates from across the country came together on the weekend of September 23 for America’s first ever Local Conference of Youth (LCOY USA), hosted at Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University



Q&A: Mathy Vathanaraj Stanislaus and The Environmental Collaboratory at Drexel
March 10, 2022

Mathy Vathanaraj Stanislaus discusses the interdisciplinary initiative to partner Drexel’s research programs and community engagement efforts to identify and incorporate climate, environmental justice and the implementation of corporate commitments to environment, social and governance obligations.

In the News

Building an Urban Green Living Plan with Communities at the Center: A Model for Climate Hubs
WAVERLY STREET FOUNDATION: For this year's Philadelphia mayoral race, the Collaboratory provided technical and policy assistance to a city-wide coalition of community-based and environmental organizations to create the Green Living Plan for Philadelphia. The Plan elevates environmental justice priorities — and offers up policy solutions — for the city's next mayor.
Opinion: Chemical Disasters Will Keep Happening
THE HILL: On average, every three days a hazardous incident occurs according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Ex-EPA Official Joins Environmental Law Institute
E&E NEWS PM: The Environmental Law Institute has appointed five new members to its board of directors, the organization announced in a news release Thursday. The new board members — Jay Duffy, Linda French, Mathy Stanislaus, Mark Templeton and Carita Walker — will help the institute provide analysis and develop environmental law and policy.
Dir. Mathy Stanislaus: Collaborating with Communities to Co-Designed Solutions to Environmental Injustice
PLANET PHILADELPHIA: Our radio show has been exploring how environmental issues intersect in complex ways in every aspect of society since 2015. In this episode, we talk to Mathy Stanislaus, Esq., Vice Provost of Drexel University and the inaugural Executive Director of the newly created institute, The Environmental Collaboratory.