Browse Items · Vassar Student Sustainability Projects

Photosynthetic characteristics of invasive Ampelopsis brevipedunculata: a case-study on social and ecological approaches to managing invasive species

Tags: ampelopsis brevipedunculata, invasives, photosynthesis

Wildfires and Wealth

California has long faced the devastating impact of wildfires, with increasing frequency and intensity over the past few decades. This analysis explores the intersection of wildfire impact and socioeconomic conditions, focusing on the period from…

Connecticut Dams: Hazard Classifications and Locations Relative to the Health of Connecticut Waterways

Identifying Opportunities and Pathways to Increase Carbon Sequestration through Reforestation on the Vassar Ecological Preserve

Tags: carbon sequestration, preserve, reforestation, vassar

Wish for the World: The Phenology of Trout Lily and the Roles of Art, Community, and Citizen Science in a Changing Climate

Tags: art, citizen science, climate change, community, phenology, trout lily

Vine of the Times: Climate Change & Oregon's Transition to Wine Grapes

How COVID-19 created the invisible epidemic of Lyme Disease

Anticipating the Flood: Framing Priorities of Climate Communication in Copenhagen's Plan for Sea Level Rise

My thesis explores, through an analysis of environmental policy frameworks, risk management practices, and the implementation of risk standards and resilience, how Copenhagen, Denmark, is responding to the threats of sea level rise. The thesis…

Tags: Climate Communication, Just Transition, sea level rise, Social Equity