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Field studies have a rich history in higher education with effective active learning pedagogy that immerses students in the environment, helping to transform them into the next generation of scientists.

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Rivers and lakes are the most degraded ecosystems in the world. Can we save them?
Rivers and lakes are the most degraded ecosystems in the world. Can we save them?
03/02/2021

RIVER Field Studies Network Co-PI Denielle Perry featured in this National Geographic article about the status of the world's freshwater ecosystems Read More


2021 Undergraduate Field Experiences Research Network (U-FERN) Network Meeting, Mar 1 - 5
2021 Undergraduate Field Experiences Research Network (U-FERN) Network Meeting, Mar 1 - 5
03/01/2021

2021 Undergraduate Field Experiences Research Network (U-FERN) Network Meeting, Mar 1 - 5   Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate Field EducationThis is our third annual meeting. Everyone interested in being part of the U-FERN network is welcome to register for the meeting; regi... Read More


Joe Cutler shares National Geographic expedition to survey Gabon's Ogooue River, Africa's Last Wild River.
Joe Cutler shares National Geographic expedition to survey Gabon's Ogooue River, Africa's Last Wild River.
02/26/2021

Please consider joining us for a special river-focused VCU ENVS Careers & Conversations hour with National Geographic Young Explorer Joe Cutler on Friday, Feb. 26th, 11am-12pm Eastern time.   [Update 3/24 - Here is the full recording of Joe's interview - https://youtu.be/VTUHnN4... Read More


Talk+Water Podcast with Joe Underhill - River Semester, Students Paddle Down the Mississippi River
Talk+Water Podcast with Joe Underhill - River Semester, Students Paddle Down the Mississippi River
01/15/2021

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Joe Underhill, Associate Professor of Political Science and Program Director of the River Semester (https://www.augsburg.edu/river/), Environmental Studies Program and Human Rights Forum at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Un... Read More