PEI Urban Grand Challenges awards $509,000 to new urban sustainability projects
January 17, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyVertical farms in post-industrial America, origami-based noise-pollution barriers, and cement made from burned waste make up the latest round of projects funded by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) Urban Grand Challenges program. Totaling $509,000, the new awards are active through September…
Habits and history determine if conservation succeeds or fails
December 20, 2018The ghosts of harvesting past can haunt today’s conservation efforts. The conservation or overharvesting of a resource such as fish, timber or other wildlife often is determined by past habits and decisions related to that resource, according to a study…
Governments, researchers underestimate impact of inefficient land-use on climate change
December 12, 2018 ・ Morgan KellyPolicymakers and researchers have underestimated the effect that changes in land management and people’s diets would have on limiting greenhouse gas emissions and countering the effects of climate change, according to a study led by Princeton University. The researchers report in…
Conference examines impact of climate change on Indigenous communities
December 12, 2018The International Symposium on Indigenous Communities and Climate Change, held Dec. 6 and 7 at the Princeton Public Library and Princeton University, brought together scholars and journalists to explore the impact of climate change on Indigenous communities throughout the Americas…
PEI researchers among recipients of Dean for Research Innovation Funds
April 24, 2018PEI faculty and associated faculty were among several Princeton faculty to receive 2018 Dean for Research Innovation Funds
Swamp microbe has pollution-munching superpower
April 12, 2018 ・ Chris EmeryPrinceton researchers discovered bacterium in a New Jersey wetland that has the surprising ability to degrade pollutants without using oxygen.
Saving our cities and ourselves: A Q&A with PEI’s Ashley Dawson
February 28, 2018 ・ Morgan KellyA Q&A with PEI’s Ashley Dawson about his recent book, “Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change.”
Responding to urban design challenges: Students explore architecture in Brazil
November 30, 2017This semester, 12 Princeton undergraduates are exploring architectural and urban design through a course that took them to Brazil over fall break. Students took photos and wrote captions about what they observed.
Synthetic Gas Would Cut Air Pollution but Worsen Climate Damage in China
May 1, 2017 ・ Chris Emery for the Office of Engineering CommunicationsThe use of synthetic natural gas instead of coal in China could improve air quality and public health due to air pollution, but it would also markedly increase CO2 emissions, with damaging implications for the climate.
