Celebrating a Shared Commitment to Climate
The Dartmouth Climate Collaborative presented the first-ever Dartmouth Climate Week in April.
Climate Week keynote speaker Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, who talked about climate solutions and her book What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures, makes a point with the session moderator, Professor of Earth Sciences Erich Osterberg. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Laboratory Technical Manager Jean Carlan, left, uses molecular models to explain how carbon dioxide causes global warming during the Earth Day celebration in Fairchild. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Professor of Earth Sciences Meredith Kelly, the faculty director of the Dartmouth Climate Collaborative, describes features of Pine Park, including a glacial esker, as part of the Earth Day celebration. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Erin Fitzgerald '20 describes her experience in a climate career and shares advice about networking strategies with current students. She was on a panel with other recent fellow graduates. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Guarini PhD student Emily Sigman, who is in the Ecology, Evolution, Environment and Society program, discusses her research related to maple syrup production from trees in contaminated sites. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Research Technician Isaiah Davidson presents research on the particles driving biological carbon capture in the ocean to President Sian Leah Beilock during a campuswide poster session. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Arshi Mahajan '27 explains work on heat-event morbidity and mortality to Director of Sustainability Rosi Kerr '97 and Assistant Director Marcus Welker, Guarini '15. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Students meet for coffee with alumni pursuing climate careers to hear about their professional paths and learn about how the field is evolving. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Members of the Native American Program, Office of Outdoor Programs, Office of Community Relations, and the Climate Collaborative came together for a run in Pine Park with Jordan Marie Daniel, founder of Rising Hearts—an Indigenous-led organization. The event began with a blessing and grounding on collective responsibility and relationship to the land, followed by a tour through the park. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Students gathered at the Dartmouth Center for Career Design for a lunch discussion with Michael Berger '14, who consulted on environmental topics for the Obama and Biden administrations and currently works on carbon dioxide removal for Microsoft. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Students who went to Finland on the 2026 Arctic-Sustainability Immersion Trip reflect on the ways in which their experiences on the trip shaped their outlook on green transitions and traditions. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
From left, Kali Smolen, Guarini '24, MED '26, and Geisel professors Sarah Crockett, Katie Lichter, and Laura Paulin discuss climate and health at a Climate Week panel. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Rakib Anam, a Bangladeshi American climate activist working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and sustainability, talks about ensuring that technology is accessible, human-centered, and shaped by the communities it aims to serve. (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)
Undergraduates enjoy a bite to eat and some conversation with friends during the Climate Week Potluck Dinner, hosted in the Fairchild atrium. (Photo By Katie Lenhart)
Each napkin at the Climate Week potluck was wrapped with a discussion prompt, leading students, faculty, and staff to contemplate how they can participate meaningfully in climate work. (Photo By Katie Lenhart)