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In the last few weeks of her senior year at Clark, environmental science<\/a> major Julia Head had a long to-do list: research papers for classes in the School of Climate, Environment, and Society<\/a>; an honors thesis and final project for her yearlong Human-Environment Research Observatory (HERO) Fellowship<\/a>; and rehearsals and performances for the student Variant Dance Troupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there was one more task: finishing 10 GIS-based maps to be released worldwide as part of a multinational, multi-institutional research project examining the potential impacts of a Chinese \u201cmegaport\u201d on the Peruvian Amazon. Funded by a two-year, $920,000 grant<\/a> from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the project is led by Sustainability and Social Justice<\/a> professor and principal investigator Denise Humphreys Bebbington<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel a huge responsibility,\u201d Head says. \u201cI\u2019m very honored to be on this project.\u201d Next fall, Head will begin Clark\u2019s 4+1 Accelerated Master\u2019s Degree program in Geographic Information Science (GIS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protect the planet<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Environmental Science, B.S.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Put your learning into practice by getting out in nature, taking part in research projects, interning, study abroad, and taking meaningful action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program details<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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