PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: Competition, Hydraulic Damage, and the Universal Rules Regulating Plant Water Use
October 11, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzTiny valves on the surfaces of leaves, called stomates, regulate carbon gain and water loss by plants, and are thus linchpins of the global carbon and water cycles. Amazingly, the same simple model regulates stomates worldwide. This model is backed…
Bringing People Together as Scientists to Save a Zebra Species
September 15, 2016 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsIntrigued by zebras since he first studied wild horses in North Carolina during the 1980s, Dan Rubenstein focuses a large portion of his research on exploring how wildlife and livestock interact.
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: World’s Largest Reforestation Program Overlooks Wildlife
September 7, 2016 ・ B. Rose KellyNew research lead by Princeton University researchers finds that China’s Grain-for-Green Program falls short of restoring the biodiversity of China’s native forests.
With Droughts and Downpours, Climate Change Feeds Chesapeake Bay Algal Blooms
August 11, 2016 ・ Bennett McIntosh for the Office of the Dean for ResearchA study led by Princeton University researchers shows that weather patterns tied to climate change may increase the severity of algal blooms in Chesapeake Bay.
Household Fuels Exceed Power Plants and Cars as Source of Smog in Beijing
June 27, 2016 ・ John Sullivan, Office of Engineering CommunicationsNew research by Denise Mauzerall and colleagues indicates China could improve air quality by reducing residential emissions.
SINSI Spotlight: Wildlife Conservation on the Ground
May 4, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzAlexandra Kasdin ’14, MPA ’18, and a graduate of the PEI ENV Program is pursuing a two-year fellowship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Princeton Researchers Assist in Kenya’s Grevy’s Zebra Census
June 24, 2016 ・ Holly P. WellesHow do you tell one zebra from another? By looking at their stripes using special software that identifies their natural barcode.
To Save the Earth, Better Nitrogen Use on a Hungrier Planet Must be Addressed
November 24, 2015 ・ Rose HuberThe global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious concerns about sustainable development, biodiversity and food security.
Community Conservation Day
July 30, 2015 ・ Mackenzie Dooner ’17, PEI Summer InternOn Saturday July 11, roughly 300 school children and community members convened for the annual Community Conservation Day in the Laikipia district of Northern Kenya. The students were all members of the Northern Kenya Conservation Clubs. The Princeton University Development…
