Brown '15 Joins Environmental Project

Carter Brown '15 is already applying what he's learning through his HWS education to his passion for the environment. This past winter break, he traveled to the Island School at Eleuthera in the Bahamas, helping to construct a window made of recycled bottles as part of a larger sustainable building project. For Brown, who is a double major in environmental studies and biology, the winter break ex...  More >>

Students Explore Amphibian Conservation

For more than a decade, volunteers from around the country have been documenting frog and toad populations as part of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) facilitated by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). Collectively, they've amassed a wealth of data that's helping researchers to better understand the lives of amphibians and their habitats. Using data from NAAMP as the founda...  More >>

Goff '89 Named Teacher of the Year

Ever since Peter Goff ‘89 decided to pursue a career in teaching science, he has understood the significance of exposing students to real world issues-a realization that has not only reshaped his career, but the academic focus of many aspiring college students. As a high school science teacher and volleyball coach at the Vermont Commons School-a college preparatory school for grades 7-12 located...  More >>