Elaine Donderer is currently an intern at the Arava Institute’s Center for Transboundary Water Management , where she works with the Center’s Director Dr. Clive Lipchin on creating a metadatabase of environmental social factors within Palestine that have an impact on current future projects focused on the nexus of food, energy water. She is doing this in conjunction with a Master’s thesis on harvesting stormwater she is currently completing through Tel Aviv University . Originally from Germany, Elaine studied at Maastricht University in the Netherls, graduating with a degree in Liberal Arts Sciences. Her degree is unique in its holisticness, allowing Elaine to take a variety of classes: everything from political philosophy to environmental science. “I loved the self-taught, problem based learning style of the degree: when you began studying, you worked with an advisor to design your three years of classes to achieve an end goal.” During her undergrad pro ...
This year, as Easter, Eid al-Fitr, Passover, Earth Day convene within the same period, spring is blossoming across the region, the signs of war abating seem farther than ever. Together the hol ...
by Sara Weissel, Spring 2024 Communications Intern Each week students interns meet on campus for Community Night, a space to learn from each other grow together as a group. Each week is differ ...
... ” Kamau from Kikuyu, Kiambu County, Kenya, is currently an intern at the Center for Renewable Ener Energy Conservation , researching Agrivoltaics under the supervision of Dr. Tali Zohar. Agrivo ...
... rvice. She was 22 at the time of her death. Yael was curious, engaging, brilliantly intelligent, always ready for a laugh. Her brightness keen intellect were apparent immediately, yet sh ...
... n to renewable energy does not only require technological changes but also a reshaping of the energyscape to empower communities promote sustainability. Energy communities, a concept gainin ...
by Sara Weissel, Spring 2024 intern L ast week, our students interns went on a three-day-trip off campus as part of the compulsory weekly Dialogue Forum program. As one of seven interns, I ...
... l are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, facing challenges such as water scarcit extreme temperatures, with a lack of suitable, adaptive infrastructure. In recent years, the ...
... er’s interns, researching the efficacy of differing flowers to help local farmers with pollination natural pest control Originally from Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya, Ebby studied agricultural s ...
“I’d put my money on the sun solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil coal run out before we tackle that.” Thomas Edison Tweet This quote opened last ...