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Peters' Lab Group Sweeps Research Symposium

At the annual Roanoke College research symposium, James Hartmann, Talia Cartafalsa, and Nora Terrill win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively!...

Talia Cartafalsa awarded Summer Scholar funding

Talia has been working on a project entitled: AN ON CAMPUS, COLLABORATIVE RESTORATION OF LANDFILL AND DEGRADED SUBURBAN ECOSYSTEMS. Her...

Science Storytelling

Innovative approach to STEM takes students from textbooks to storybooks Many of us can say that over the course of three weeks, we went...

Day of service pays tribute to Dr. King's legacy

Read about it. WDBJ: Roanoke College holds day of service in honor of MLK Day (inc. interviews with Nora Terrill, Dr. Collins and Dr....

Peters' Group awarded a DEQ Citizen Monitoring Grant

The Department of Environmental Quality awarded Dr. Peters and student researcher, Nora Terrill, a 2023 Citizen Monitoring Grant to...

Environment Center Weather Station Installed

Dr. Peters and Bob Shupe installed the weather station at the Environment Center at Elizabeth Campus on November 10th, 2022. The weather...

Students dig borehole at Environment Center

Dr. Peters and students begin hand augering a borehole in the Environment Center wetland in hopes of creating a piezometer for...

Drones fly over the Environment Center

Research student, Bryce Blake, flies a drone over the meadow restoration at the Environment Center. Blake's work will be used to create...

Drs. Peters, Hartman, and Collins present at AESS 2022

From Rubble to Sustainability: Multiple impacts of urban restoration on a college campus The students in our Environmental Studies...

Research Students Present at Alumni Weekend Research Showcase