This emphasis is for students who wish to use their education to prepare them for personal and professional lives as ethical, effective, engaged members of the civic and political lives of their communities. More specifically, this emphasis is for students who wish to use science and technology as powerful tools to make their communities more just places. Social and environmental resources are not evenly distributed in our society. Some communities bear more than their fair share of environmental burdens such as pesticide contamination, toxic waste facilities or lack of access to parks. These communities may also have less power in making important environmental decisions that affect citizens’ lives. Social ills such as poverty, hunger, homelessness and unequal access to education have important environmental consequences. Students who study Science & Social Justice will analyze causes and solutions to these real world problems, and will work towards solving problems while they are studying them. This course of study can prepare students for many careers, including government, advocacy work, law, public policy, environmental health or medicine.