The ecological costs of war in Africa
January 10, 2018 ・ Morgan Kelly, PEIPrinceton researchers found that war has been a consistent factor in the decline of Africa’s large mammals, but that conservation and rehabilitation are still possible.
Study of Darwin’s finches reveals that new species can develop in as little as two generations
November 28, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyResearchers from Princeton University and Uppsala University in Sweden have found that a new species of Darwin’s finches developed in as little as two generations, which provides direct genetic evidence of a novel way in which new species arise.
Drones, Thorns and New Orleans: PEI’s Summer of Learning Symposium features breadth of undergrad research
October 30, 2017PEI’s internship program’s projects focused on global environmental challenges in the areas of policy and resilience, biodiversity and conservation, alternative energy, climate and oceans, and water, soil and human health.
Room for Growth: Princeton’s Vertical Farming Project harvests knowledge for a budding industry
October 31, 2017Princeton researchers and students launched the Princeton Vertical Farming Project in April in an effort to optimize the increasingly popular field of vertical farming.
To Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Disease, Researchers Must Fuse Climate Science and Biology
September 18, 2017To predict how climate change will affect disease, researchers need new statistical models that incorporate both climate factors and the climate-disease relationship, and account for uncertainties in both.
Orange is the New Green: How Orange Peels Revived a Costa Rican Forest
August 22, 2017Princeton University researchers discovered the power of agricultural waste to potentially regenerate forests and mitigate carbon at low cost.
Peter and Rosemary Grant receive Royal Medal in Biology
July 18, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyThe Grants’ legendary explorations of Darwin’s finches have produced an array of dazzling insights into evolutionary theory.
Eight graduate students receive 2017 Hack Awards for study of water issues
July 21, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyEight Princeton University graduate students were selected to receive 2017 Mary and Randall Hack ’69 Graduate Awards from the Princeton Environmental Institute.
Hatching a new hypothesis about egg shape diversity
June 22, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyMary Caswell Stoddard, EEB and PEI, suggests that the shape of an egg for a bird of a given species may be to its capability for flight.
