society and environment – Alaska Voices

Collaborating with agencies, communities

September 24, 2020

Scott and Terry smile in front of an Alaskan sunrise/sunset timelapse.

“I’m more and more impatient with the slow pace of science and feel like at the rate the world is changing these days, we really need to make progress.”

Finding nature and ourselves in cities

September 17, 2020

Rick and Naomi put their heads together and smile in front of a mountain and streams.

“I’m definitely interested in expanding access to nature because I do think it’s really important for mental health and spirituality and physical health.”

Grad school files

August 31, 2020

Rachel and Jill smile in front of an aerial view of a forest.

“I thought environmental science was a really good way to connect people’s problems and Earth’s problems and learn about the physical world yet the social science world, too.”

A day in the life of a university scientist

June 29, 2020

Audrey and Shannon, two women who look similar with dark brown hair have their arms around eachother in front of snowy trees.

“There’s a culture here of women, working moms, who are wanting to, outdoing each other, like, ‘Well I put the baby down at 8 but I still had to stay up until 2 in the morning to finish this grant.'”