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In today’s episode, F&M professors Cox, Marshall, and Yen provide the results of a second wave of data collection for the Franklin & Marshall College/ United Way of Lancaster collaboration, “COVID-19 and Its Economic and Social Impact in Lancaster County.” This multidisciplinary study covers the fields of economics, government, public health, sociology, epidemiology, and language learning, and has been designed by five F&M College researchers:

·  Dr. Jessica G. Cox, Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics

·  Dr. Emily A. Marshall, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Health

·  Dr. Jennifer O. Meyer, Assistant Professor of Government and Public Health

·  Dr. Harriet Okatch, Assistant Professor of Biology and Public Health

·  Dr. Wei-Ting Yen, Assistant Professor of Government

Recorded Monday, June 28, 2021

F&M Professor of Geosciences, Dr. Andy de Wet and V P of Operations & Conservation at the Lancaster Conservancy, Ms. Jenn Teson discuss their project focused on the land stewardship of Fishing Creek and in Lancaster County. 

Recorded: June 25, 2021

Today's episode profiles work dedicated to reversing stream bank erosion, legacy sediment removal, and ecosystem restoration in Lancaster County watersheds with Dr. Robert Walter, F&M Professor of Geoscience, Dr. Dorothy Merritts, F&M Harry W. & Mary B. Huffnagle Professor of Geoscience, Mr. Jevelson Jean, a recently-graduated F&M student researcher, and Mr. Justin Spangler, PE, Senior Associate at Land Studies, Inc. For more information:  Story map of the Big Spring Run project Big Spring Run website. Recorded June 16, 2021

What is a moral budget? And how does it help us reimagine our city and county? We address these questions in today's episode. Dr. Antonio Callari, The Sigmund M. and Mary B. Hyman Professor of Economics, Dr. Linda Aleci, Associate Professor of Art History, and  Ms. Tammy Rojas, a co-Root Coordinator with Put People First! PA and an organizer with the PA Homeless Union discuss their project entitled “A Lancaster Audit: Toward at Lancaster Moral Budget.” 

For more information: 


Dr. Callari's 2015 study on poverty in Lancaster
Poor People's Campaign
Put People First! PA
SoWe Lancaster
Ms. Tammy Rojas's blogposts at: Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice: here and here; at Medium; and at the Pennsylvania Poor People's Campaign  

Recorded May 11, 2021

Did you know that Lancaster has 150 rain gardens?! Listen to today's episode to learn more. Today’s episode focuses on the collaboration between F&M Associate Professor of Biology, Dr. Sybil Gotsch and Ms. Kate Austin, Green Infrastructure Coordinator with the Bureau of Stormwater Management, Department of Public Works, at the City of Lancaster for their project entitled “Getting to the bottom of green infrastructure’s dirty secrets: determining what drives variation in rain garden performance in the city of Lancaster.” Recorded April 16, 2021

Today’s episode focuses on the collaboration between F&M Assistant Professor of Earth & Environment, Dr. Eve Bratman and Mr. Mike Devaney, Manager at the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Solid Waste & Recycling for the City of Lancaster for their project entitled “Residential Composting Cooperatives in the City of Lancaster.” They discuss how composting enables both a circular economy and enhanced civic engagement. Their project launches on Earth Day (April 22nd) 2021.

Recorded on March 22, 2021