Hello! My name is Gracesen Brewster and I am a new CEES Research Intern. I am a senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in both Biology and Environmental Science at IUPUI.
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CEES Internal Board Reconvenes
CEES is pleased to announce the internal advisory board, made up of IUPUI faculty, has reconvened after a hiatus. The board is constructed of nine members: Director of the Center for Earth and Environmental Science (standing member), 1 member from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 1 Associate Dean from the IUPUI School… Read more »
Discovering the Science of the Kenyan Environment
The education outreach team is developing curriculum and relationships that are crossing the ocean and furthering the impact of science education in both Indianapolis and Eldoret, Kenya. Dr. Brian Plankis, faculty member of IUPUI’s School of Education, is working closely with Elizabeth Johnson (CEES Education Coordinator), her team of interns, and CEES Director – Dr. Pamela… Read more »
Energy & Climate Change Conference
Recently, I had the opportunity to volunteer at the 15th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy and Climate Change. This conference is held annually in Washington D.C. with differing themes by the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). The conference has a live-web feed on both the IUPUI and the IUB… Read more »
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are providing the remote sensing community with a new perspective on image acquisition
Dan Johnson Ph.D. (IUPUI Geography) and Jeremy Webber (CEES) recently presented “Potential Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Avenues for Research and Collaboration” at the February Indiana Silver Jackets meeting. The presentation gave a general overview of remote sensing research talking place at IUPUI and how UAVs can be utilized to enhance these efforts.
Weather Ready-Nation action of the Month: When Flooded, Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
CEES is now a proud Ambassador of NOAA’s Weather Ready-Nation program! The program is “focused towards building community resiliency in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events” (WRN). NOAA is partnering with the public and private sector to equip individuals and communities with information that can prepare them in the face of weather related… Read more »
Lilly Arbor
Recently, CEES staff and interns braved the cold Indiana weather to take a tour of the Lilly ARBOR site (Answers for Restoring the Bank of the River), led by Jeremy Webber III.
CEES iMovie Presentation
For the past two weeks, fellow intern Keri and I have been creating an online viewable version of the classroom-based CEES Presentation through the use of iMovie. After many hours of learning to work iMovie (neither of us are MAC people) we created a work of informational art!
Amur Honeysuckle: Why We Care
Many CEES service learning events are centered around the removal of invasive species. One species we remove particularly often is Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii). Since 2010, CEES has facilitated service learning events for over 880 IUPUI students specifically to remove Amur Honeysuckle, totaling over 3800 hours of environmental restoration service.
New Partnership: Marian University Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab
CEES is excited for our first-time service learning partnership with the Nina Mason Pulliam (NMP) EcoLab at Marian University for environmental service learning events. The NMP EcoLab is a 55-acre, restored, natural area on the campus of Marian University.