Students receive grants to study environment

The College has awarded Matt Fantle '97, David Leone '96 and Joshua Mooney '98 more than $1,000 in Mellon grants to study environmental change. Fantle, Leone and Mooney will research ecosystems in Vermont, the Himalayan mountains and the desert Southwest, respectively. Environmental Studies Chair Ross Virginia, who served on the selection committee, said grants were awarded to every student who applied this term.