Alum’s Chai Start-Up Has Personal Roots and a Sustainable Vision
| by Mark C. Anderson
Ani Joshi leverages skills she built at the Middlebury Institute to create the only regenerative, organic, woman-owned chai company in the country.
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Field Work: Students Help the Public Learn to Love Sharks
| by Mark C. Anderson
Through a partnership with several world-class marine labs, environmental policy and management faculty and students are working to enlighten the public on the importance and elegance of apex predators.
Institute Alumni Support Nuclear Negotiations in Switzerland
| by Mark C. Anderson
Fostering international diplomacy is challenging and intense, but certainly fulfilling for graduates growing into leadership in the field of nonproliferation.
Teaching English to North Korean Defectors as a Tool for Conflict Transformation
| by Mark C. Anderson
Two TESOL students completed their capstone practicum teaching at an alternative school in Korea that serves defectors from North Korea where their professor is developing the English curriculum.
Middlebury Students Support Local Initiative to Connect People to Parks
| by Mark C. Anderson
The team visited more than 25 parks across Monterey over the summer to map amenities and do outreach in support of the ParkRx initiative, which aims to get more residents out into nature.
Could We Just Get Water from the Sky?
| by Mark C. Anderson
Millions of people worldwide struggle to find safe, clean water. An Institute professor and students are working to change that through research, advocacy and invention.
What You Need to Know About Where Your Food Comes From
| by Mark C. Anderson
The current food system is about as bad as it gets, but environmental studies Professor Jason Scorse says individuals looking to make an impact on climate can start with smarter eating.
Interpreting for Astronauts on the International Space Station—a Last Outpost in U.S.-Russian Relations
| by Mark C. Anderson
Alum Tatiana Lind ‘08 draws on her talent for languages and advanced training at the Institute as an interpreter at NASA.
Alum Calls for Fresh Perspective in Remarks to the UN Security Council
| by Mark C. Anderson
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova recently briefed the U.N. Security Council alongside the UN Secretary-General, calling on them to fulfill their responsibilities to prevent the use of nuclear weapons.
The Call of the North: Institute Students Find Meaningful Work and Impact Focusing on the Arctic
| by Mark C. Anderson
Over the years, dozens of Institute students have been drawn to explore environmental issues involving the Arctic and found their way into a wide variety of careers.