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Wanjiku Gatheru is the daughter of Kenyan immigrants and a first-generation American. Now, the UConn senior has made university history as the school’s first-ever Rhodes Scholar.

This hour we sit down with Gatheru. We talk about her life growing up in Conencticut’s Quiet Corner, and find out why she’s pursuing a career in environmental justice.

Later, we talk about strategies to reduce carbon in the atmosphere. What role can New England’s forests play in combating climate change?

Wanjiku Gatheru is the daughter of Kenyan immigrants and a first-generation American. Now, the UConn senior has made university history as the school&rsquo;s first-ever Rhodes Scholar.
This hour we sit down with Gatheru. We talk about her life growing up in Conencticut&rsquo;s Quiet Corner, and find out why she&rsquo;s pursuing a career in environmental justice.
Later, we talk about strategies to reduce carbon in the atmosphere.&nbsp;What role can New England&rsquo;s forests play in combating climate change?

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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