by envirolab | Jul 31, 2017 | Clinic, Course Development, Indigenous Communities
EnviroLab Asia is excited to share information about our program with the Association of Asian Studies. Our article, “EnviroLab Asia: A Liberal Arts Approach to Studying Environmental Issues in Asia,” is featured on the Association’s blog,...
by envirolab | Jul 27, 2017 | Course Development
EnviroLab Asia is a 5C initiative that seeks to advance scholarship on environmental issues in Asia. In May 2017, the Henry Luce Foundation awarded EnviroLab Asia a $1.4 million grant to expand its activities at the Claremont Colleges. This year, EnviroLab Asia...
by envirolab | May 23, 2016 | Buddhism, LIASE Regional Conference
On March 4, 2016, the three Southern California Luce Foundation-funded programs at Whittier College, Occidental College, and the Claremont Colleges came together to examine the theme of “Globalization & Sovereignty: Examining Environmental Issues in...
by envirolab | May 17, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Development, Indigenous Communities, Palm Oil, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Pomona College Director of the Bernard Field Station and Assistant Profess of Biology Wallace “Marty” Meyer (standing in the back row with a hat and sunglasses) writes about bearing witness to environmental changes in Southeast Asia, meeting indigenous...
by envirolab | May 12, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Development, Indigenous Communities, Palm Oil, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Pomona College student Madison Vorva stands with Grace Stewart to her left and Ki’Amber Thompson to her right. Here she answers questions about her experience on the Clinic Trip. Madi has been on the forefront of raising awareness about the links between palm...
by envirolab | May 9, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Development, Indigenous Communities, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Yale-NUS
Science and Management major Jahnavi Kocha (CMC ’19) discusses the ways she has been inspired by the people she met on the Clinic Trip. In January 2016, students and faculty from the Claremont Colleges and Yale-NUS went to Malaysian Borneo and Singapore to learn...
by envirolab | Apr 28, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Indigenous Communities, Palm Oil, Southeast Asia
Grace Stewart (CMC ’17), an Environmental Analysis major, discusses the complexities of environmental issues she was exposed to during the Clinic Trip to Malaysian Borneo and Singapore in January 2016. Q: How did the trip contribute to your understanding...
by envirolab | Apr 25, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Development, Indigenous Communities, Southeast Asia
Pomona College student Ki’Amber Thompson (’18), an English and Environmental Analysis major, talks about the impact of the Clinic Trip on her ideas about conservation, future interests, and the importance of listening while conducting research. The Clinic...
by envirolab | Apr 19, 2016 | Clinic, Indigenous Communities, Palm Oil, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Yale-NUS
Claremont McKenna College student Johann Lim (’18), a History & Government major from Singapore, reflects upon his experience on the EnviroLab Asia Clinic Trip. In the photo above, he is taking a picture with Madison Vorva (PO’17), Stephanie Steinbrecher...
by envirolab | Apr 5, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Development, Indigenous Communities, Palm Oil, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Yale-NUS
Scripps College student Stephanie Steinbrecher (’16), an English major & Environmental Analysis minor, writes about her web of experiences from the EnviroLab Asia Clinic Trip. From January 3 to January 13, 2016, students and faculty from the Claremont...
