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As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go to recreate and enjoy nature, streams represent a crucial point-of-contact between human beings and the environment.
Now researchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment and the Department of Biological Systems Engineering are using stream quality data to find new insights into the interactions between the health of our natural spaces and human well-being.
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For UC Berkeley freshman Luke Wonzen, what started as an attempt to find a hangout spot outside with a friend during a pandemic became an experience that “really highlighted the life cycle of the food” that is, volunteering at Berkeley Student Farms, or BSF.
BSF is a coalition of seven student-run garden spaces on campus that prioritizes food sovereignty and security, according to BSF volunteer Gabrielle Cohen.
Before the pandemic, a large portion of the campus population was food insecure and used services provided by the Basic Needs Center. As the pandemic exacerbated such insecurities, BSF helped to meet the increased demand for food by providing fresh organic produce to those in need and supplying 50% of the produce distributed at the Basic Needs Center’s Food Pantry last summer, Cohen said.
Black Cadet Organization at Virginia Tech provides community for all cadets
Published Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 9:43 am
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Cadets, from left, Elsie Boateng, a sophomore in Air Force ROTC majoring in biochemistry; Hannah Browne, a junior in the corps’ Citizen-Leader Track majoring in applied economic management; and Caylor Scales, a senior in the Citizen-Leader Track majoring in national security and foreign affairs, recruit new members to the Black Cadet Organization during Corps Fest in October 2020. Photo by Wesley Yeung for Virginia Tech.