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March 2009

Congratulations to American Studies Senior (Class of 2009) Mara Gittleman!

Mara Gittleman, A09, won the SustainUS Citizen Scientist Award for her paper on research she conducted last winter in Addis Ababa and will present her work at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UN CSD-17) when it meets this month at UN headquarters in New York City. Citizen Science of SustainUS is a nationwide youth-led nonprofit committed to providing a platform for young people to engage in policy discourse and share scientific knowledge as it relates to sustainable development. Citizen Science sponsors an annual paper competition based on the discussion topics of the upcoming UN CSD. See http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/2009/02_2/features/02/ for a story on Gittleman’s research in Ethiopia.