Theory suggests root efficiency, independence drove global spread of flora
February 21, 2018 ・ Morgan KellyResearchers from Princeton and the Chinese Academy of Sciences suggest that plants spread worldwide thanks to root adaptations that allowed them to become more efficient and independent.
Stoddard named 2018 Sloan Research Fellow
February 15, 2018Mary Caswell Stoddard, EEB and PEI associated faculty, was among two Princeton University faculty members to be named a 2018 Sloan Research Fellow.
By 2100, arid cities will suffer from more severe heat waves than temperate cities
February 15, 2018 ・ B. Rose KellyIn a reversal of current conditions, by 2100, arid cities such as Phoenix will become more susceptible to heatwaves compared to their surrounding rural areas, while cities on the eastern seaboard will actually be less severely affected by heatwaves compared to theirs.
Pride tops guilt as a motivator for environmental decisions
February 14, 2018 ・ Jon WallacePrinceton University research suggests that emphasizing the pride people will feel if they make environmentally conscious decisions is a better way to promote eco-friendly behavior than using guilt.
Competing for blood: How ecologists are solving infectious disease mysteries
February 12, 2018 ・ Liz Fuller-WrightPrinceton ecologists found that co-infections of malaria and hookworm center on fights over a shared resource: red blood cells.
Video for Rob Socolow’s Feb. 6 PEI Faculty Seminar now available
February 8, 2018The video and presentation for Rob Socolow’s Feb. 6 PEI Faculty Seminar, “Truths We Must Tell Ourselves to Manage Climate Change,” are now available.
Peter and Rosemary Grant to receive BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
February 6, 2018 ・ Karin DienstPrinceton ecologists Peter and Rosemary Grant will receive the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of ecology and conservation biology.
Manabe wins Crafoord Prize for fundamental contributions to climate change research
January 26, 2018 ・ Liz Fuller-WrightAtmospheric physicist Syukuro Manabe has been awarded Sweden’s prestigious Crafoord Prize in Geosciences “for fundamental contributions to understanding the role of atmospheric trace gases in Earth’s climate system.”
Predicting snowpack in the West before the first flake falls
January 24, 2018 ・ Morgan Kelly, PEIPrinceton-NOAA research suggests that annual snowmelt in the American West can be predicted to the scale of a mountain range as early as March.
