Climate

Taylor Hersh taking a photo while doing field work on an unrelated project near Dominica. Photo by Ellen Jacobs. 

Oregon State University researcher Taylor Hersh has been named one of five women in science awardees by L’Oreal USA for 2024, a recognition that also comes with a $60,000 grant to pursue further research and public engagement.

Students in the Gorongosa Master's in Conservation Biology program taught local children about the value of forests when the team planted a reforestation experiment. They invited kids for an environmental education day and got them involved in planting some of the seedlings. 

Tara Massad is an instructor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, where she teaches tropical ecology, conservation and restoration ecology. She also spends several months of the year in Mozambique. Here she shares about her work there.

Plastic microfibers visible to the naked eye. Photo by Anna Bolm.

Susanne Brander is an ecotoxicologist and associate professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, where her research examines how wildlife is affected by microplastics and other environmental pollutants, and how microplastics accumulate in the environment.