How plants compete for underground real estate affects climate change and food production
December 3, 2020 ・ Liana WaitYou might have observed plants competing for sunlight — the way they stretch upwards and outwards to block each other’s access to the sun’s rays — but out of sight, another type of competition is happening underground. In the same…
Prof. Geeta Persad PhD ’16 on exploring environmental policy through HMEI-STEP
November 17, 2020 ・ Supriya Singh, Class of 2023Geeta Persad, who received her Ph.D. in atmospheric and oceanic studies from Princeton in 2016, was a 2013 HMEI-STEP Graduate Fellow, which allowed her to pursue — with financial support from the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) — the environmental…
Tighter border policies leave migrants vulnerable to effects of climate change
October 12, 2020 ・ B. Rose HuberAs the planet continues to warm, people living in the world’s most vulnerable regions — such as arid or low-lying nations — must contend with the decision to stay in a place where livability is decreasing, or leave for countries…
PEI-STEP Fellows to explore environmental policy, from emerging pathogens to preparing cities for climate change
July 27, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyPrinceton University graduate students Paris Blaisdell-Pijuan, Kairui Feng and Jeffrey Lee have been awarded 2020 PEI-STEP Environmental Policy Graduate Fellowships from the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) to explore emerging topics in environmental policy such as renewable energy and global health.…
Walbridge Fund graduate researchers explore environmental topics, from dwarf forests to rugged bacteria
July 7, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyThe Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) has selected four Princeton University graduate students as 2020 recipients of the Walbridge Fund Graduate Award for Environmental Research. The awardees are Danielle Chase, Nicolas Choquette-Levy, Zachary Garvin and Julie Tierney. They represent the departments of…
Study on shorebirds suggests that when conserving species, not all land is equal
June 9, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyPrinceton University researchers may have solved a long-standing mystery in conservation that could influence how natural lands are designated for the preservation of endangered species. Around the world, the migratory shorebirds that are a conspicuous feature of coastal habitats are…
Hack Graduate Award recipients explore water issues from groundwater cleanup to carbon-capturing crystals
June 4, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyThe Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) has selected seven Princeton University graduate students as 2020 recipients of the Mary and Randall Hack ’69 Graduate Awards for Water and the Environment. The awardees are Francisco Carrillo, Eunah Han, Julie Kim, Aleksander Musiał,…
CMI Best Paper Awards recognize postdoc, graduate student published research
May 5, 2020 ・ Holly WellesThe Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) recognized Jane Baldwin, a past postdoctoral fellow in the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), and Samantha Hartzell, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering, at the CMI Annual Meeting for outstanding published research. Baldwin received…
Princeton researchers map rural U.S. counties most vulnerable to COVID-19
April 15, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyA county-by-county analysis of the United States by Princeton University researchers suggests that rural counties with high populations of people over 60 and limited access to health care facilities could eventually be among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic…
