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Update on Discovering the Science of the Environment in Kenya
Collaborative blog by Jenna Gatzke & Amber Rollings. For the past year, CEES’ educational outreach team has been working with a total of six schools in both Indianapolis and Eldoret, Kenya (funding appreciably provided by Dow AgroSciences).
CEES Engages in Cyanobacteria Research
Guest blog submitted by Kira Wiseman. Kira is a recent graduate of the B.S. Environmental Science program. Kira helps in data entry and water sampling processes in order to facilitate cyanobacteria research. Essential research is being conducted in Indiana, amongst other states, to better understand cyanobacteria species and what causes the production of cyanotoxins. The…… Read more »
IUPUI students help to meet CEES mission
Here at CEES, we are lucky to have great IUPUI undergraduate and graduate students that assist us in carrying out our mission. This past Spring Semester, we had 19 driven students! Here is a short summary of their efforts and some links to their work.
Researchers from IUPUI investigate drought effects on legumes
CEES researchers (and IUPUI Department of Earth Sciences faculty) Dr. Lixin Wang and Dr. Pierre-Andre Jacinthe and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Stefani Daryanto published a new paper this month, “Global synthesis of drought effects on food legume production,” in the journal PLOS ONE. Wang et al.’s focus on legumes is of particular importance due to these…… Read more »
Edge of Field: April Showers Bring Samples!
Danielle Follette, CEES Staff, and Jacob Burch, CEES Undergraduate Intern, have become quite familiar with the agricultural landscape over the past few months as the April showers are providing data for CEES’ Edge of Field research project. During a rain event, collection of water samples is triggered by water flow volume and collected in ISCO samplers.
Undergradaute Environmental Internship
Guest blog submitted by IUPUI undergraduate student Michael McCormick (mccormim@imail.iu.edu), Environmental Science Major . I have always been very interested in science, specifically animals and plants. Due to this interest, I decided to pursue an internship with the Department of Public Works Land Stewardship Program. In this internship, I am working to restore native plant vegetation…… Read more »
CEES Supported Undergraduate Research
Guest blog submitted by undergraduate student, Samantha Brickles (sbrickle@umail.iu.edu) In January of 2014 I embarked upon a research project with my faculty mentor, Dr. Kathy Licht. As an undergraduate Geology major at IUPUI, an independent research project has been an exciting and fulfilling opportunity. The project has been a rewarding learning experience and, like much…… 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 »
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.