Roanoke College environmental studies students joined students from across the Commonwealth to collect data about how heat varies across communities as part of a statewide effort to understand where residents are most at risk during extreme heat waves.

The voodoo lily serves as an example of the diverse plants in the Roanoke College greenhouse. Biology professors and students want to make the greenhouse even more diverse in the coming years.

The program will allow ten to fifteen Roanoke College students to take four courses in Leipzig. Students accepted to the program will be participating in an experience that completely immerses them in German culture.

Working with the Virginia Department of Forestry, Roanoke environmental students educated residents of Quatrone, near Smith Mountain Lake, on creating “defensible spaces” around their homes to reduce the threat of extensive damage should a wildfire ever occur.

Linnea Stewart has been awarded a Fulbright to study and conduct research on bird populations on organic and non-organic farms in India.

Over the weekend, freshmen Ian Densley, Connor Kinkema and Cole Hensen took on the legendary Triple Crown hike, a 37-mile loop in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Dr. Banschbach, professor and chair of environmental studies, received a 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

During a summer internship with the Global Owl Project, Julia Mello ’19 was featured in an episode of “Oregon Field Guide” about the organization’s work with the owls and their research.

Dr. Valerie Banschbach uses the momentum behind the "Thinking Animals" course as inspiration for a chapter in the American Educational Research Association's book.

Join the Recycling Program in RC Recycling Awareness week Nov. 13-17 and learn more about the Outdoor Recycling Program.