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  1. The Great Species of Antelope Island

    Today migratory birds and the Great Salt Lake ecosystem are threatened by industrialization, urban development, global climate change, and pollutants from water runoff. As the Environmental & Sustainability Studies Student Intern for Antelope Island State Park, Matt O'Brien produced a short film highlighting notable species found on and around Antelope Island, and factors that endanger them.

  2. New Ways To Look At Stream Health

    In recent years algal blooms in Utah’s waters, particularly in Utah Lake, have highlighted the problem of eutrophication—a high level of nutrients in water that causes a range of ecological problems. But some of the cascading effects of eutrophication aren’t well understood.

  3. Andrew Follett Publishes Paper

    ENVST Senior Andrew Follett publishes in the Hinckley Journal of Politics "Bartering the Public Trust: Assessing the Constitutionality of the Utah Lake Restoration Act"

  4. Meet Sydney Boogaard

    Sydney Boogaard, ENVST/HSP double major and CSBS ambassador

  5. Where the Jordan River's Water Comes From

    A study of the Jordan River done by ENVST professor, Jennifer Follstad Shah, published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association

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    ENVST advisor Ally Marringa wins 2019 Beacon of Excellence award

  7. The Effect of Climactic Factors on River Ecosystems

    ENVST Asst. Prof. Dr. Jennifer Shah is part of an ongoing study examining the effect of climactic factors on river ecosystems.

  8. ENVST Student Logan Hastings is Published in the Salt Lake Tribune

    ENVST and Geography double major got an op-ed published in the Salt Lake Tribune this July. Her piece talks about the Emery County land bill.

  9. Student Research on Capitol Hill

    ENVST students Jordin Hartley and Mickey Navidomskis presented their research at the Utah State Capitol last week.

  10. ENVST Assistant Professor, Dr. Jennifer Watt is awarded an Alta Sustainability Leadership Award

    Dr. Watt was awarded the Education Integration Award for her unfailing commitment to strengthening her courses and the Environmental & Sustainability Studies (ENVST) program, creating meaningful experiences designed to support all students.

  11. What Global Climate Change May Mean for Leaf Litter in Streams and Rivers

    A new study led by University of Utah researcher Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, in collaboration with a team of 15 scientists in the U.S. and Europe, suggests these decay rates may not increase as much as expected.

  12. No Soil Required

    Imagine a garden in your home that requires no soil. Georgie Corkery, an environmental and sustainability studies and urban ecology major with a minor in design, spent her summer researching this idea, known as hydroponic lighting.

  13. Listening for Solutions

    During the course of two transatlantic trips to India, and a semester of intercultural collaboration, University of Utah students discovered that before you can solve, you have to listen.

Last Updated: 3/25/21