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Geography major Jenna Lilly ’17, of Miami Shores, Fla., has created a new map and signage system for the Harry Lang Cross Country, Fitness, and Hiking Trails, in an effort to help 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the surrounding community to utilize the trails to their fullest potential.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $500,000 in funding to an interdisciplinary team of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty, led by Associate Professor of Biology Catherine Cardelús, to continue investigating the status and conservation of sacred forests in Ethiopia’s northern highlands. Christian Orthodox churches emerged in Ethiopia some 800 years ago. Today, thousands of these sites protect […]

A second year of funding provided by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø will allow faculty researchers to further their exploration of the cultural and religious stewardship of sacred forest ecosystems in Ethiopia. Damhnait McHugh, director of the institute, announced the award to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø professors Catherine Cardelús (biology), Eliza Kent (religion), Peter Klepeis (geography), […]