Update from Former VRG Scholarship Winner and Intern
By Callie Showalter
School is going very well. I’m in my third year at Smith now and am an environmental science major, so I’m preparing to research and write a senior thesis next year about the environmental and social impacts of factory farming in the US. I also live in a vegetarian/vegan food co-op on Smith’s campus and we cook entirely-vegan dinners every night of the week. This summer I did a research internship at North Carolina State University and researched some of the environmental impacts of animal farming (ie, how manure impacts groundwater quality). I am still so grateful for my time with The Vegetarian Resource Group and the scholarship I got from the VRG as well! Hopefully my pursuits are of some interest to you.
Editor’s Note: More information about applying to VRG scholarships and internships can be found at https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm and https://www.vrg.org/student/index.php
Support of VRG scholarships and internships can be made at www.vrg.org/donate
