Halfway Through the Storm Story: A Mid-Point Check-In from San Salvador

Anthony Westrope, University of Missouri–Kansas City Figure 1. An orthomosaic map of the San Salvador coastline, created by stitching together hundreds of individual drone images. I’m using this composite view to identify vegetation patterns and shoreline changes linked to Hurricane Melissa. I’m back from San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, and if fieldwork was theContinue reading “Halfway Through the Storm Story: A Mid-Point Check-In from San Salvador”

My time in South Sulawesi, Indonesia: How a Summer Research Project Changed my Life

By Courtney Tagay, University of Hawaiʻi at Mänoa Walking along the border of a villager’s land in Jambua, a hamlet in Lima Poccoe Going to South Sulawesi this summer was much more than an international research opportunity; it completely changed the trajectory of my academic career. Taking on this project was somewhat of a spontaneousContinue reading “My time in South Sulawesi, Indonesia: How a Summer Research Project Changed my Life”

Oral History Field School in South Sulawesi, Indonesia 

By Matthew Rummel, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Aloha! My name is Matthew Rummel, and I am currently a senior at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where I am majoring in Political Science with a concentration in international relations. In addition to my major, I am pursuing a Business Minor and a Peace andContinue reading “Oral History Field School in South Sulawesi, Indonesia “

Voice of the Forest: An Environmental Biography of South Sulawesi’s Forests Through Oral Histories

By Courtney Tagay, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Being born and raised in Waiehu, I witnessed the ecological, cultural, and environmental damage that Western agricultural practices have had on Maui. I went to elementary school in Waiheʻe where we had access to loʻi kalo and freshwater streams. Inherently, we learned that water is life; olaContinue reading “Voice of the Forest: An Environmental Biography of South Sulawesi’s Forests Through Oral Histories”

 Surviving Heat in North India: Exploration and Research in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 

By Laasya Khandavalli, UT Austin Hello!  Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Laasya Khandavalli, a San Antonio Texas native. I am a rising senior at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Environmental Science and pursuing a BDP certificate in Human Rights and Social Justice. When I’m not falling asleep in class, I loveContinue reading ” Surviving Heat in North India: Exploration and Research in Ahmedabad, Gujarat “