Crossing Oceans and Disciplinary Borders
April 7, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzWhen Dr Katye Altieri set out in her postdoctoral research to understand the effects of air pollution on oceans, nobody anticipated the results. A recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) highlighted how little researchers…
New Warnings on Rising Seas
April 6, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzSocolow discussed new warnings on rising seas during interview on NPR (On Point).
SOCCOM Launches Robotic Ocean Probes to Measure Global Warming Impacts
April 6, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPEI administered research program, SOCCOM, is deploying 200 probes to monitor seawater chemistry and biological activity in the waters around Antarctica.
Partnerships Yield Global Impact for Engineers Without Borders
March 29, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPrinceton was honored at the EWB-USA International Summit in Denver this month with the organization’s Premier National Chapter award.
Princeton Studies Water
March 17, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPrinceton researchers are focused on water issues including PEI’s Director of the Program in Environmental Studies, Kelly Caylor.
Princeton Researchers Go to the End of the Earth for the World’s Oldest Ice
March 15, 2016 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsJohn Higgins led a team of researchers who reported in 2015 the recovery of a 1-million-year-old ice core from the remote Allan Hills of Antarctica, the oldest ice ever recorded by scientists.
Call for Water and the Environment Research and Teaching Proposals
February 1, 2016 ・ Holly P. WellesPrinceton Environmental Institute is pleased to announce a call for innovative research and teaching proposals on behalf of the Water and Environment Challenge.
Ocean Fertilization Could Be a Zero-Sum Game
February 1, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPEI associated faculty member Daniel Sigman participated in a recent study that found fertilizing the oceans with iron may not work as envisioned.
Princeton Part of $12 Million Project to Set Up Urban Water-Sustainability Research Network
September 4, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzPrinceton University researchers will join 14 academic institutions and partners nationwide on a $12 million project to address the challenges that threaten urban water systems in the United States and globally.
