NASA, Google Offer More Precise Emissions Tracking
December 17, 2009 ・ Seth Borenstein and Michael CaseyVisualization Lab Helps Make Data Come Alive
November 30, 2009 ・ Kitta MacPhersonLab plans open house The Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (PICSciE) will host an open house to feature its new Visualization Laboratory from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in 346 Lewis Library. The facility is…
A Force to Fight Global Warming
November 18, 2009 ・ Jennifer Greenstein AltmannPrinceton Takes Significant Steps Toward Achieving Sustainability Goals
November 11, 2009 ・ Ruth StevensIn its first report since adopting a Sustainability Plan in February 2008, Princeton University states that on-campus greenhouse gas emissions have decreased for the first time since the University’s energy-efficient cogeneration plant was installed in 1996. While the decrease in…
PEI and Grand Challenges: The 2009 Summer of Learning Symposium
September 25, 2009 ・ Carol PetersOn September 25, 2009, The Princeton Environmental Institute held its second annual Summer of Learning Symposium. It was a culminating event for the 107 undergraduate students whose summer internships, sponsored by PEI and Grand Challenges, focused on scientific, technical, policy…
New ‘Princeton Guide to Ecology’ Explores Topics from Climate Change to Community Organization
August 17, 2009 ・ Jennifer Greenstein AltmannSimon Levin (Photo: Denise Applewhite) In his new book, “The Princeton Guide to Ecology,” Princeton professor Simon Levin has tapped more than 130 experts to compile a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the major subjects and concepts in ecology. The…
From Top to Bottom, Butler Will Be a Living Environmental Laboratory
August 13, 2009 ・ Kitta MacPhersonRoofs on more than half of the Butler buildings have been planted with 14 varieties of hardy sedum. The contrasts in the palette of the many-hued rooftop garden will intensify as summer turns to fall. (Photo: Denise Applewhite) In University-led…
New Princeton Dorms Sprout Green Roofs
August 13, 2009 ・ Krystal KnappRodriguez-Iturbe to Receive Bowie Medal
July 2, 2009 ・ Chris EmergyPrinceton’s Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will receive the 2009 William Bowie Medal, the highest honor awarded by the American Geophysical Union. Presented annually since 1939, the medal acknowledges an individual…
