Environmental Studies

Macalester College Professor Attends United Nations Climate Summit in Brazil (COP30)

Dr. Roopali Phadke is connecting with government representatives and business leaders as they negotiate climate solutions.

November 11 2025

Students work on an art project at a classroom table.

Seven new tenure-track professors join Macalester’s faculty

They'll join the departments of Economics, Environmental Studies, MSCS, Classical Mediterranean and Middle East, Psychology, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

May 28 2025

Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman ’92

Lions and Tigers—and Pigeons

As president and CEO of the Philadelphia Zoo, Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman ’92 helps people appreciate the wildlife all around them.

November 18 2024

The Ripple Effect of Redlining 

Prof. Anika Bratt and her students are investigating how historic redlining impacts water quality in the Twin Cities today. 

October 7 2024

New edited collection aims to fill gaps in Minnesota’s environmental history

Environmental historian Professor Chris Wells co-authored Nature’s Crossroads: The Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.

January 10 2023

Photo of a crowd at a climate strike in St. Paul

How climate change is affecting our mental health

Dr. Christie Manning, an environmental psychologist and Macalester’s director of sustainability, aims to highlight the negative effects of climate change on our mental health.

November 10 2021

Digging In

Students get their hands dirty to examine what makes dirt soil.

March 31 2021

Warming Up to Winter

Instead of seeing frosty days as a liability, the Macalester community embraces the cold and snowy.

December 19 2016

Career Insights

Four Mac students talk about the fun and the value of gaining real-world experience through internships.

December 12 2016

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