“7 Women Scientists Who Defied the Odds and Changed Science Forever.”

Christa Kelleher, assistant profession of earth environmental science in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the Newsweek article “7 Women Scientists Who Defied the Odds and Changed Science Forever.” Kelleher, an expert on hydrology, comments particularly on the scientific legacy of scientist Rachel Carson. “Carson’s legacy encourages us all to recognize that we can have profound and deleterious impacts on the global environment, a recognition that singularly rings true today as we work to combat global climate change. Carson’s work equally reminds us to recognize the beauty that exists in the world around us, and that preserving nature is indeed worth fighting for,” Kelleher says.