Blog | Graduate Program of Environmental Policy and Management

Mark Lubell awarded ASPA's Chester A. Newland Award

by jchalfin
May 03, 2022

This past week, Mark Lubell, a professor and Program Chair of EPM has been awarded the Chester. A Newland Academic Excellence Award.

Student Spotlight- Natalie Chapman

by Natalie Chapman
April 29, 2022

Practicum Experience

California’s coastal and marine resource management continues to change and adapt in response to renewable energy development, increased maritime economics, and novel oceanic discoveries. My work communicates social and marine science recommendations for holistic policy decisions.

First-year student Angelly Tovar selected as Ted Bradshaw Engaged Student Scholar

by Angelly Tovar
April 05, 2022

Practicum

CalEnviroScreen is an important tool developed by the Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment to identify regions impacted by pollution among other characteristics. According to CalEnviroScreen 4.0 results, over 90% of people...

Environmental Policy & Management Alumni- Nick Carter

Alumni Spotlight- Nick Carter

by jchalfin
March 21, 2022

Alumni Spotlight

I obtained my current job through a good ole-fashioned job hunt—I kept my options open, applied up and down the State, and applied to...

Student Spotlight- Christina Harrington

by Jessica Penrose
February 17, 2022

Student Spotlight

My name is Christina and I was born and raised in Altadena, a suburb of the greater Los Angeles area. I completed a B.A. in Environmental Studies at Seattle University in 2015 and then spent...

Now featuring Policy Briefs on our website

by Jessica Penrose
January 26, 2022

We are excited to announce that we will now be featuring EPM Policy Briefs on our website! Each quarter, we will...

Alumni Spotlight- Katt Lundy

by Jessica Penrose
November 02, 2021

Alumni Spotlight

Katt Lundy is a Program Coordinator with Resources Legacy Fund (RLF), working mainly on RLF’s Open Rivers Fund (ORF). Katt was introduced to Open Rivers Fund as a Graduate Student Researcher with Dr. Beth Rose Middleton, who received support from ORF to research dam removals across the...

Faculty Spotlight- Jesus Barajas

by Jessica Penrose
October 15, 2021

Faculty Spotlight

My background is in transportation planning. Transportation issues are a major part of environmental problem solving: 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US come from the transportation sector, and over half of that from...