Center for Earth and Environmental Science – Page 17 – An urban environmental center at IUPUI

We’re safeguarding the water you drink.

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jsbagga

Indiana University Foundation article about taste and odor issues in Indiana. “We’re safeguarding the water you drink.”

Service Learning at Sodalis Nature Park, April 5, 2014

Posted on April 13, 2014 by jsbagga

Sodalis Nature Park has been dedicated to the protection of the Indiana bat otherwise known as Myotis sodalis. Service learning crews were asked to help clear the bat’s habitat of the invasive amur bush honeysuckle. The heaviest concentrations were in the floodplain areas. (more…)

Service Learning at Fort Harrison March 21, 2014

Posted on March 26, 2014 by jsbagga

Emergence was the topic of the day. After such a long and grueling winter, spring was finally upon us and its signs were everywhere. There was not a lot of green in the woods, but the amor bush honeysuckle’s buds were just beginning to swell making them a slight more visible than their native neighbors. Several small snakes were sighted by our crew and hikers. One still had dirt on top of his head caused by his own emergence. (more…)

Law School Symposium: Indiana Rivers, Feb 28th 2014

Posted on February 9, 2014 by jsbagga

On February 28, 2014 the IU McKinney School of Law, Environment, Energy, & Natural Resources Symposium will host the seventh annual environmental law symposium hosted byt the IU Environmental Law Society, Environmental Law Forum and Environmnetal Law Alumni. This year’s topic is Indiana Rivers: Water Access, Water Quality, and Water’s Future. (more…)

IUPUI Water Summit, February 7th, 2014

Posted on February 9, 2014 by jsbagga

In conjunction with the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research (“OVCR”), CEES hosted an “IUPUI Water Summit” that brought together water researchers from disciplines across campus with leaders in Indiana’s water community to learn more about water issues facing Indiana. The conference organizers included Bill Blomquist, Water Policy expert and Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, and Dominique Galli, Asssistant Vice Chancellor of Research (and microbiologist). (more…)

Rivers of the Anthropocene, Jan 23-5th, 2014

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jsbagga

On January 23-25th, researchers convened at IUPUI from across the United States and Europe for the kick-off symposium and workshop of the “Rivers of the Anthropocene” project. (more…)