Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! Today, we are shining a spotlight on our incredible Environmental and Earth Science majors who are on the front lines of sustainability, conservation, and climate action. They are developing the hands-on, scientific solutions needed to protect our ecosystems for generations to come. Ready to turn your passion for nature into a powerful career? Check out where our Earth and Environmental Science program can take you!

Sustainability never looked (or felt) so good! We spent a beautiful afternoon on the quad celebrating Earth Day the Fitchburg State way. Our Falcons got busy:

Earth and Geographic Sciences Professor Jane Huang and Teaching Assistant Kole Broderick were on hand to help students in her Geographic Information System (GIS) for Criminal Justice classes first lab. The course introduces students to the theory and application of crime mapping and analysis in a GIS (Geographic Information System) environment. Students will learn the criminological theories that supports crime analysis and place-based policing. Students will also learn the basic skills of using GIS to create crime maps and to analyze crime patterns.

Earlier this month, Director of Early College Dual Enrollment, Fernando Garcia-Rodriguez an Assistant Director of Admissions Eliezer Rivera hosted students enrolled in the Fitchburg High School Honors Academy who visited campus to learn about our Biology and Chemistry and Environmental and Earth Science programs. Professors Christopher Picone, Lisa Grimm, Daniel Welsh, and  Eric Williams talked about our STEM programs and led the students on a tour of state-of-the-art facilities. In addition, students learned about research methods in the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library, and learned about the university from our Admissions & Aid  staff. 

The team of faculty and student mentors involved in the S-STEM Project recently met in Thompson Hall. The project is committed to improving  STEM majors in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Information System, Engineering Technology, and Mathematics student  experience. 

 It was Cache Me If You Can vs. Head Bosses In Charge in  Earth and Geographic Sciences Professor Jane Huang's Intro to Geospatial Technology class. On Monday,  each team hid small objects around campus and now have to find the other team's objects using GPS (Global Positioning System). This is a gateway course to theories, skills, and techniques of geospatial technologies, such as GPS, Google Earth, GIS (Geographic Information System), and remote sensing. Hands-on computer exercises based on a wide range of social and physical features are utilized to provide a solid foundation for further geospatial technologies classes.

The Biology, Chemistry, and Earth & Geographic Sciences departments held their annual science symposium Tuesday afternoon at the Lisciotti pavilion in the Antonucci Science Building as part of our S.T.E.M. Week events. This is an event where the science faculty present posters on their research to get students interested and involved in the sciences. The Bio Chem Club was there to celebrate Mole Day, which commemorates Avogadro's number , ( 6.02 × 10²³ ) by making moles.

Earth and Geographic Sciences Professor Jane Huang discusses a project with students in her Intro to Geospatial Technology where, as teams, they will hide small objects around campus and find them using  GPS (Global Positioning System). This is a gateway course to theories, skills, and techniques of geospatial technologies, such as GPS, Google Earth, GIS (Geographic Information System), and remote sensing. Hands-on computer exercises based on a wide range of social and physical features are utilized to provide a solid foundation for further geospatial technologies classes.

This morning, Environmental, Geographic and Public Health Sciences Professor Reid Parsons welcomed other School of Health and Natural Sciences professors and staff as he introduced Student Researchers Sara Beaulac & Ethan Chaco in the Antonucci Science Complex. Sara and Ethan's projects relate to ice ages on Mars and some enigmatic features found on the Martian surface. They presented their work as practice for the December American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference they will be attending in New Orleans.

Environmental, Geographic and Public Health Sciences Professor Jiang Yu helps students with an experiment in her General Physics I course. This first-semester general college physics course consists of studies in the principle and application of classical mechanics, waves, sound and heat. Typical topics include description of motions, Newton's laws of motion, Kepler's law of planetary motion, universal gravitation, work and energy, conservation laws, temperature, heat, and laws of thermodynamics.