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world1d ago

Johanna Varner, a CMU biology associate professor, is attending the United Nations Environmental Assembly in Nairobi as a delegate.
The assembly, December 8–12, will explore global environmental governance and climate issues with delegates from many countries.
Varner’s citizen-science work, including the Cascades Pika Watch, helped secure her delegation seat.
The Citizen Science Global Partnership plans air-quality monitoring and bioblitz activities for delegates in Nairobi.
Varner aims to bring back insights on global environmental governance to CMU students and the campus community.
Varner has long worked with pika citizen-science projects in Oregon and Colorado.
Her delegation role represents the American Association of Participatory Sciences within the partnership.
The XPRIZE Rainforest project and indigenous collaboration augmented her credentials for the assembly.
Varner expects to learn about global environmental governance and share that knowledge internationally.

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crime8h ago

Kamande earned a law degree while in Lang’ata prison and graduated in 2024 as valedictorian.
She now helps other incarcerated women draft submissions and understand their cases.
Her death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2023 as part of broader reforms in Kenya.
Kamande uses her education to advocate for reforms on parole and definite terms for life sentences.
Kamande credits prison staff for supporting her education and rehabilitation.
Justice Defenders helped Kamande pursue legal training while incarcerated.
Kamande hopes to defend herself on grounds of battered woman syndrome at a retrial.
Kenya’s system currently houses thousands of women in remand or serving sentences.
Kamande’s story highlights the role of education in prison rehabilitation.
Kamande aims to publish poems and write about her experiences.
The Guardian covered Kamande’s life and plans extensively in a feature.

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