Termites Can Aid in Keeping Desertification at Bay
May 18, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzTermites can keep desertification at bay by adding nutrients and helping water infiltrate soil, but the vegetation patterns that result can be confusing.
Million Year-Old Ice Holds Answers to Climate Record
May 17, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzA team of researchers with members from Princeton University, the University of Maine and Oregon State University has found that greenhouse gasses a million years ago, were only slightly higher than they were between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago. In…
The 14th Carbon Mitigation Initiative Annual Meeting
May 11, 2015 ・ Holly P. WellesThe Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) held its 14th annual meeting at Princeton University on April 14 and 15, 2015. More than 100 participants gathered to discuss CMI’s most recent initiatives in the areas of science, technology, and integration and outreach. …
Faculty Honor: Pringle Named ESA Early Career Fellow for Contributions to Ecology
May 5, 2015 ・ Holly P. WellesRobert Pringle, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was named one of nine Early Career Fellows nationwide by the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Fellows are elected by ESA members, and the five-year fellowships recognize early-career researchers for their…
Class Snapshot: ‘Environmental Challenges and Urban Solutions’
May 4, 2015 ・ Holly WellesThis spring, 12 Princeton undergraduates are joining forces in the interdisciplinary course “Environmental Challenges and Urban Solutions” to confront urbanization and environmental problems and to rethink traditional theories about nature and city dynamics. The instructors: The class is co-taught by Mario…
Access to Clean Water in Kenyan Village
April 6, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzWill Tropical Forests Continue to Store Carbon?
March 23, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzGlobal Livestock Antibiotic Use Expected To Increase 67% By 2030
March 20, 2015 ・ Andrea White for the Princeton Environmental InstituteA team of researchers from Princeton University, the International Livestock Research Institute, the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy has conducted for the first time a broad assessment of antibiotic consumption in livestock…
