Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University recently launched the Museum Innovation Fund to provide seed funding to Drexel faculty and students for projects that promote conception and rapid prototyping of innovative approaches to museum learning and engagement. Creative Engagement and Interpretation of Research.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

LCOY USA is entirely youth led with support from Drexel and specifically the Academy and The Environmental Collaboratory. 23 through Sunday, Sept. s Climate Change Conference.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 21, 2022

I am pleased to announce the awardees of The Environmental Collaboratory’s Inaugural Research Grant, promoting transdisciplinary research innovation through participatory climate and environmental problem solving. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 27, 2023

I am a senior in environmental science in Drexel University’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Enviromental Science, expected to graduate in the summer of 2024. My time at the Academy has also significantly aided in my environmental science education. Tell us more about yourself.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ale Gonzales, a Drexel student who recently graduated from the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, has a real drive to make environmental science truly accessible. The interdisciplinary nature of this major has been so rewarding to my experience as a student,” Gonzales says. “I

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 14, 2022

The research team surveyed over 300 adults in Philadelphia to measure their self-reported connection to nature, including their experience with and perspective of nature, and the foods and beverages they had consumed the previous day to assess their dietary diversity and estimate their daily fruit and vegetable consumption.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 21, 2022

Come Explore the Mysteries of the Ocean’s Vast Depths at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia now through July 24th. . And that’s what the Academy of Natural Sciences is for, to get kids excited for the fun ahead. . All opinions expressed herein are strictly our own. Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 10, 2022

The Drexel Environmental Science Leadership Academy (DESLA) is one part outdoor adventure, one part leadership training and two parts field experience. Habibata Sylla: I had the life changing opportunity to attend DESLA in Lacawac Sanctuary and Field Station for a week-long environmental field experience.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 13, 2023

As the oldest natural history museum in the Western Hemisphere, the Academy of Natural Sciences’ affiliation with Drexel University is a relatively new part of its history — the partnership was formed in 2011, nearly 200 years after its 1812 founding. What has the partnership allowed you to do that you weren’t able to before?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Roland Wall , leader of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Science’s work on the DRWI and one of the original planners of the project, will outline how the DRWI has progressed and grown. In the past 24 years, Wall has worked in a variety of positions for the Academy of Natural Sciences.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Here is the second and final post in the series which is part of ongoing programming for Climate Year at Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences. Melissa DelMonego, she/her, Chester Springs, Mom/Wife/Daughter, Environmental Advocate, Project Manager. For the next eight responses, read on.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You can use Visual Resources for Ornithology (VIREO) , the worldwide bird photograph collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences, to help you identify your bird sightings. Visit our Small Action Spark Big Changes webpage for more information and resources on how to create a bird-friendly habitat in your own backyard.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 12, 2023

Student Program is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. I loved nature and I always read about places like the Amazon rainforest or Madagascar rainforest and imagined going somewhere like that,” he recalled. Daouda Njie (center) out in the field with his research associates.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MAY 18, 2023

We reached out to Academy co-ops Andrew Payne and Sophia Larson, graduate students in Drexel’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science who participated in the project, to learn more. The project was started by the Overbrook Environmental Education Center and the UPenn Perelman School of Medicine.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 27, 2024

Though their participation in the sciences continues to grow, gender minorities remain underrepresented and face significant challenges. In her story, she encouraged everyone in the sciences to embrace their own changes and their support community. But we cannot forget these perspectives filled with joy, curiosity and enthusiasm.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 18, 2022

For the first time, the University cohosted an event on the international stage, called “Scaling Up: Case Studies in Collaborations Between Cities and Higher Education Institutions,” to discuss how universities and cities can partner for advancing climate action.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Pine Barrens Ron Smith, an instructor with Drexel University’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, and his group of volunteer community scientists were lured deep in into the swampy thicket of Wharton State Forest in the New Jersey Pine Barrens on the search for biological treasure.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

OCTOBER 20, 2021

After Drexel and the Academy of Natural Sciences signed an historic affiliation on Oct. Now, entering a new decade into the partnership, the Academy is equipped to help professional and citizen scientists better understand, appreciate and support the natural world — and the timing is more important than ever.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 19, 2021

Verderame put the call out to Academy researchers, educators, archivists, librarians, Drexel co-ops — to all staff— inviting them to pop in Outside In at any time to share what she calls their eureka moment with visitors. And then there are the “eureka” moments. .

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JULY 6, 2021

Recipient Amy Carpenter will attend Susquehanna University to study Earth and Environmental Science. A recent graduate from West Chester University with a degree in education, Vanessa was passionate about the outdoors and loved exploring the region with her friends and family.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Hannah Dominguez BS in environmental science, minor in DragonsTeach STEM education Curatorial and Research Assistant in the Diatom Herbarium I am Peruvian and Mexican, originally from New York. Very few people in my family have pursued careers in STEM or have built generational education.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 27, 2021

It also allows for an opportunity to engage residents on the importance of expanding the tree canopy coverage and tree education, using the structures as one example of how shaded areas can help folks cool off. This project, however, does more than just bring beautiful planters to the neighborhood.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 1, 2022

For Akilah Chatman, a Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) graduate from Drexel University, every day was a new adventure: climbing waterfalls, jumping from cliffs, exploring rainforests, befriending frogs and lizards, inspecting flora, gardening with their mother and so much more. “One

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 6, 2024

My passion is out in the fields,” says Brenda Vong, a recently graduated Drexel student from the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science. Whichever method a scientist chooses to take on for their analysis, they must make time for work in the field and inside the lab. “My

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 1, 2023

This particular park boasts nearly 2,000 acres of natural land with trails, streams and five different woodpecker species to find. And out west, the beloved Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center is the place to catch a majestic sighting of nesting Red-shouldered Hawks.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 4, 2024

Sean O’ Donnell, PhD, a professor of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences , believes putting insects on camera can help society see the integral role they play in the preservation of our natural world – and ultimately humankind.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 30, 2021

Among other things, the Flood Management Program creates education and outreach materials for residents like the Guide to Flooding in Philadelphia and is developing neighborhood-specific materials for the areas hardest hit, such as Germantown and Eastwick.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This year, we’re shining a light on some of the recent acquisitions that further the Library & Archives’ mission to preserve rare and unique materials that are representative of diverse voices and perspectives in the field of the natural and environmental sciences.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 3, 2022

Everyone lives in a watershed, and many of us live within multiple watersheds. From cities to farms and forests to plains, our whole country is made up of large and small watersheds that every one of us relies on for our living. But what in the world is a watershed and why is it so important?

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 4, 2022

Be a biologist like those at the Academy of Natural Sciences and discover fun facts about aquatic animals and their environments.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 17, 2018

As an applied science, it can take many years of trial and error to work out a mathematical solution - that is as true for building a mine as it is for calculating the distance between our planet and other planetary bodies, and for technology as it is for finance investment. Why is Mathematics Important to Science? Sponsored Content.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ramon Torres/ANS The Academy is working hard to collaborate with different communities and organizations across the city to spark change at any level — whether through supporting local gardens and nature education, tracking heat inequity in city neighborhoods or collecting plastic waste from our nearby waterways.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 28, 2022

The goal was to give students a sense of agency in figuring out how to address climate change through communication,” says Kalina, who is also an award-winning documentary producer and director.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 16, 2022

There’s recognition that many students are wanting to have more of a purpose-driven education and looking at careers that are purpose-driven. To read about the Academy of Natural Sciences’ role in The Environmental Collaboratory, click this link to another post. I love that energy.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 18, 2022

A new exhibition this summer and fall takes visitors on an exciting journey through our watersheds to understand how everyone’s actions on land affect the ocean, even if they don’t live down the Jersey Shore. . Ocean Bound , opening Saturday, Aug.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Them and the other nearly 1,000 young Philly women who have passed through the award-winning Women In Natural Sciences program at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and on to college and successful careers in science, technology, engineering, math and other disciplines.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Exploring the archives of the Academy of Natural Sciences , Legacy Center and the Schramm Inc. This work can be useful for all careers, but especially in academia, museums, libraries and archives, and in K-12 history teaching, public education, digital media and many other fields.

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