From the Classroom to the Coastline: Hampton’s Next Generation is Driving Environmental Change
As more scholars of color enter and reshape the environmental sciences, Historically Black Colleges and Universities continue to serve as vital incubators of talent and leadership. At Hampton University, Marine and Environmental Science (MES) students Zuri Murph ’26 and graduating master’s student Jahlen Pinelo ’26 represent a new wave of scientists redefining what is possible in the field.
