MES Student and Alumni Project Videos

Discover our video portfolio featuring the exciting research and work created by our students and alumni.

MES Videos - Conservation on the fly

MES alumnus Olivia Xin Wang shows the benefits of using drones in collecting data for conservation efforts around the globe. From birding techniques and urban development, this technology is helping researchers make leaps and bounds in their work.

If you have a problem viewing this video, you can watch it on YouTube.

Anthrax Cleanup on Capitol Hill

MES alumnus Olivia Xin Wang directed this documentary in collaboration with the EPA Alumni Association Oral History Project.

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The American Food Disparity: The Story of America's 49 Million Food Insecure

2015 MES graduate Christopher Putvinski’s look at the problem of food insecurity in the US—a condition which affected 49 million Americans in 2013—and its harmful manifestations.

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Impacts of Gray Wolf Reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park

Michelle Mancini’s Master of Environmental Studies capstone project looking at the ecological, social and political implications of reintroducing the gray wolf to the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.

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Nature in Water Security - Animation

Jeffrey Cowan's (Master of Environmental Studies ’12) exploration of how human consumption impacts the availability of water.

If you have a problem viewing this video, you can watch it on Vimeo.

Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Café

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for an online chat, hosted live from noon - 1 p.m.

sustainable water management

MES in the Community

See how Amisha Shahra (Master of Environmental Studies ’22) found her direction and navigated her curriculum to a future in sustainable water management.

Application deadlines

The application deadline for spring 2024 is November 1, 2023.