Claire Nelson of Montgomery County, Maryland is an environmental science and politics major at the University of Maryland, College Park. The sophomore is also a part of the University Honors program, one of the most prestigious living-learning programs at UMD.
Claire Nelson, a sophomore at the University of Maryland, College Park, sits outside in the Memorial Chapel Garden, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Nelson studies environmental science and politics at UMD and hopes to be a part of environmental policy efforts one day. (Photo by Michael Purdie)Claire Nelson sits on the steps of the Memorial Chapel at the University of Maryland, College Park, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Nelson, a sophomore at UMD, enjoys coming to the Chapel Garden to study for exams. (Photo by Michael Purdie)Claire Nelson stands under a willow tree at the Memorial Chapel Garden at the University of Maryland, College Park, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Nelson has always been fascinated with nature, which is why she is an environmental science and politics major at UMD. (photo by Michael Purdie)Claire Nelson sits in her dorm room at the University of Maryland, College Park, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Nelson, an environmental science and politics major at UMD, spends most of her time in her dorm studying. (Photo by Michael Purdie)Claire Nelson, a sophomore at the University of Maryland, College Park, lays on the stone maze at the Memorial Chapel Garden, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Nelson, who studies environmental science and politics at UMD, comes to the garden to study while enjoying nature. (Photo by Michael Purdie)