Alumna’s Environmental Conservation Association Highlighted in PBS Documentary Project
As a Vassar College junior in 1953, Elizabeth Titus Putnam ’55 was greatly inspired by a visit to Grand Teton National Park, where she was awestruck by the colorful aurora borealis (or northern lights). After reading about the plight of overtaxed rangers and poorly maintained national parks, she recognized the need to preserve public spaces where nature could be observed and based her thesis on a proposal to create a modern-day student conservation corps. Read More …
Daniel Pereira ’01 Earns Prestigious Teaching Award
Daniel Pereira ’01 has received the 2009 Washington Post Agnes Meyer Teacher of the Year Award for his innovative work with students at the George Washington Community School, a college prep school for students dealing with drug abuse, social anxiety, learning disabilities, and bullying. Read More …
Student Poll Worker Training Program Receives Funding Boost
The Dutchess County Citizen Action Network (DCCAN), a nonpartisan program to train and employ poll workers established by Vassar professor Sarita McCoy Gregory, is one of just 11 programs nationwide to receive a 2009 Help America Vote College Program grant by the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Read More …
Vassar’s Environmental Risks and Breast Cancer Project Now Online
The groundbreaking Environmental Risks and Breast Cancer (ERBC) project, which introduces users to the complex science exploring the connections between environmental factors and breast cancer, is now available online in both English and Spanish at erbc.vassar.edu. The website was based on the first version of ERBC released in June 2006 on a multimedia CD. Read More …
