BearShare 2024 Wrapped!
BearShare’s Fall 2024 was a huge success!
Mind-Blowing Pollution
Hiding in plain sight.
Ursinus researchers are wading into local waters to bring microplastic problems to the surface. Read the latest Ursinus Magazine article.
Ursinus Students Team Up with Local School’s Green Team to Conduct Waste Audit
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Brie Berry’s capstone class “Waste in America” teamed up with students in the local community to conduct a waste audit to give back while gaining valuable real-world experience.
BearShare Builds Circular Economy on Campus
BearShare aims to recirculate used items, reduce waste, advance sustainability, and build a more circular economy at Ursinus College.
Berry Ready to Make Difference on Montgomery County Food Policy Council
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Brie Berry was selected to serve on the inaugural leadership team of the Montgomery County Food Policy Council
A Hidden Danger in our Waters: Understanding Microplastics and its effects on Human and Ecological Health
Emily Lybashev, a biology major on a pre-med track, has spent her summer studying microplastics and their effects on the environment under the direction of Assistant Professor of Biology Colleen Bove as a part of Ursinus’s Summer Fellows program.
Cape Crusader
Molly Serfass-Carr ’14 discovers Delaware parks’ true treasures. Serfass-Carr currently works in the Dover, Del., central office of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) as the youth program manager for Delaware State Parks.
Artwork and Sustainability Go Hand-in-Hand in Latest Installation
This spring, the Berman Museum cuts the ribbon on its latest addition to the Outdoor Sculpture Collection. The Instrument is a living work of art that aligns with two of Ursinus College’s long-held values: public art and sustainability.
Celebrating One Year of BearShare
BearShare started as a project out of Dr. Joseph’s waste capstone in 2022, and was picked up as an ongoing program in the Fall of 2023 by the Department of Environment and Sustainability and the Office of Sustainability on campus. This spring, we’re celebrating our first full year of BearShare pop-up markets. What a year it’s been!
Environmental Studies and Theater Major Earns Prestigious Watson Fellowship
Joey Nolan ’24 will travel to five countries to engage with different forms of theater during his “Watson year” through a yearlong grant that allows recent college graduates to explore the world abroad.
Digital Herbaria Reveal Early Botany Studies at Ursinus College
Five newly digitized collections of preserved flowers and plants collected in Montgomery County and Berks County contribute to the long history of environmental education and advocacy at Ursinus College.
