Environmental Studies ,
Isabelle Kolleth '24

Local Internship; Global Impact.

Sep 11, 2023
The Rosenfield Program enabled student Isabelle Kolleth to work at an internship that met her educational goals.
A frozen hailstone is held against a blue background by a white hand. Visible on the hail's surface are rings of clear and cloudy ice.

Inquiry-Led: What The Hail?

Jun 15, 2023
Anika Jane Beamer ’22, science writing fellow, gives herself and readers a crash course in all things hail.
A small white flower blooms on the forest floor, among decaying leaves and sprouting plants.

An Afternoon with Organisms, Evolution, & Ecology

May 25, 2023
Tag along with biology students as they identify spring ephemeral wildflowers at the College’s Conard Environmental Research Area.
A woman in a beige, wide-brim hat holds a pair of binoculars to her eyes and gazes off camera. Behind her, leafless trees are backed by a blue, cloudy sky.

Inquiry-Led: The Birds

Mar 23, 2023
Anika Jane Beamer ’22, science writing fellow, sets out to get to know the turkey vultures that call Grinnell College home.
A woman in a lab coat kneels next to a toilet and inspects it with a magnifying glass.

Inquiry-Led: What’s That Smell?

Jan 19, 2023
Anika Jane Beamer ’22 embarks on an investigation to answer her own steaming questions and to demystify manure, its origins, and most especially: its smell.
Yellow wildflowers blooming in a new prairie planting on North Campus

Renewable Energy, Native Pollinators, Stormwater Reclamation

Aug 24, 2021
These are just a few of the sustainable environmental practices Grinnell College uses to be a responsible steward of natural resources.
Illustration of two students walking toward a college building that's inside a computer monitor

Grinnell Offers Summer Classes for the First Time Since 1947

Aug 07, 2020
The spirit of community and desire to care for students prompted the quick development of summer classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Screening: Demain/Tomorrow

Apr 11, 2017
View the critically acclaimed French documentary starting at 4 p.m. April 23 at the Strand Theatre.

Between Earth and Sky in Grinnell

Apr 10, 2017
A free showing of the documentary about climate change in Alaska at Strand Theatre will be followed by reception with the executive director at the Rosenfield Center.

Prairie Meanders at CERA

Sep 02, 2016
Grinnell College sponsors a vibrant hybrid art form in rural Kellogg, Iowa, at Conard Environmental Research Area.
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