Environmental Science

Above: ES student Pete Mulroy tends to a garden in The Vineyard. Mulroy says he would like to use urban agriculture to teach youth broad environmental issues.

Working with neighborhood leaders and residents, other community partners, students have an opportunity to work in a variety of areas that support implementation of a neighborhood revitalization plan focused in the northeast neighborhoods of the City of Rochester. Projects include assisting with environmental curriculum development for an urban agricultural center, assessing regional food systems, phyto-remediation of soil contaminants, asset-mapping using Geographic Information Systems technology, vacant parcel site assessments, and conducting a community-wide environmental inventory.

Professor: M. Ann Howard, JD