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Center News and Notes

  • Out West student blog
During her internship at the California Energy Commission, Kelsey Freeman helped launch a policy-making process to ensure that California Native American tribes can participate in and benefit from the clean energy transition.
  • Out West student blog
Eiman Jawwad describes a summer spent building, expanding, and refining some of the core data tools used by Henry’s Fork Foundation to understand the larger Snake River system.
  • Out West student blog
Eva Shen contemplates the vast open spaces of the American prairie, the clashing values found there, and the subtle changes sparked by unfamiliar places.
  • Out West student blog
Nick Rodriguez spent his summer with the Smithsonian in Montana studying the many species that populate the American prairie. Among the critters he researched were dragonflies, prairie dogs, and especially grasshoppers.
  • Out West student blog
Elijah Meltzer reflects on a summer with NCSL’s elections and redistricting team.