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Recap of #AGU24 with PhD student Leona Neftaliem 🌎, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

December 17, 2024

As the world’s largest association of Earth and space scientists, @americangeophysicalunion gathers over 25,000 attendees every year for its annual meeting.

Dozens of Stanford scholars including Neftaliem, a @knighthennessy scholar and PhD student in the @social_ecology_lab, Jackson lab, and Global Ecology and Climate Solutions lab, connected and shared their research at the conference last week.

Friendship and Belonging as Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Imagine A World Podcast

December 11, 2024

In this episode, pull up a chair alongside members of the 2023 cohort, scholars Sanaa Alam, Hannah Melville-Rea, Leona Neftaliem, Jocelyn Ricard, and Takondwa Semphere, the best of friends who found each other at Denning House. Episode hosts Willie Thompson (2022 cohort) and Ashley Yeh (2024 cohort) interview the group about Knight-Hennessy scholar life, the challenges and changes they have faced in their journeys, and how deep friendship fuels their growth.

Baltimore’s Air Quality Exposure, Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative

August 26, 2024

In an age of heightened climate awareness, Baltimore City continues to suffer from numerous environmental hazards, particularly a high rate of air pollution. The issue highlights some underlying problems that exacerbate this pollution, specifically the lack of current, accurate data on air quality in most Baltimore neighborhoods, and the lack of regulations that allow major sources of pollution to affect residential areas.