Students participate in immersive travel experiences to Japan and Indonesia
WASHINGTON, PA (September 27, 2023) – Fifteen Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) students traveled to regions of Asia this past summer as part of the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) Grant Program. The participating students spent 14 days abroad – 11 students traveled to Japan, while four others traveled to Indonesia….
Saving North American Ash: W&J research team studies effects of emerald ash borer in Allegheny National Forest
WASHINGTON, PA (November 18, 2022)—In 2002, a hungry green beetle called the emerald ash borer (or EAB) made its way to North America, setting its sights and stomach on the continent’s ash trees. Insatiable and invasive, the southeast Asian insect seemed set to destroy all American ash, but a group of researchers at…
Wading in wetlands: environmental science major gets acquainted with aquatic ecology
WASHINGTON, PA (October 11, 2022)—If water is necessary to sustain life, then W&J junior Renee Novak is an expert on living.
Making a state-ment: environmental studies major uncovers career possibilities in state park internship
WASHINGTON, PA (September 27, 2022)—After spending semesters studying in historic structures and cozy classrooms, W&J senior Stephanie Shugerman decided to take her learning outdoors.
W&J celebrates student accomplishments at 2022 Honors Convocation
WASHINGTON, PA (April 22, 2022)—On April 21, Washington and Jefferson College hosted its 2022 Honors Convocation in First Presbyterian Church.
