Environmental Science and Design Research Institute
性福五月天 President Todd Diacon Announces Annual Faculty, Staff Award Recipients
They have gone above and beyond to keep 性福五月天 University moving forward during the pandemic, and now they are being honored for their dedication and hard work. 性福五月天 President Todd Diacon recently notified nine faculty members and 14 staff members that they have received special awards for their work and service.
A Global Challenge
Climate change is a complex problem with no easy answers鈥攁nd everything at stake.
性福五月天 Expands Solar Installations
性福五月天 continues to establish itself as a leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship with solar installations.
Taking Action to Protect the Planet
Environmental student activist Justin Thompson is working to make the world a better place for future generations.
Students Across Disciplines Innovate in the 2022 Biodesign Challenge
Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are detrimental to host environments for multiple reasons. 性福五月天 students are working to turn invasive plant species into a sustainable material that can help protect the environment through the 2022 Biodesign Challenge, a course and national competition to create sustainable solutions to real world problems.
Campus Grind2Energy Systems Are a Key Component in 性福五月天鈥檚 Sustainability Future
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at 性福五月天 University are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at 性福五月天, these units aren鈥檛 disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy and high-grade fertilizer.
On Land and At Sea
How two 性福五月天 researchers are trying to understand climate change.
ESDRI fellow racks up the miles, all in the name of research
If you see Alicia Costello in your area, give her a wave!
Geography Professor Selected for AGU鈥檚 National Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Academy
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at 性福五月天 University, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences) Academy Fellow.
Climate Scientist Publishes Trends in 鈥榃eather Whiplash鈥 Events
Many wonder if climate change is the reason we鈥檝e had 'weather whiplash' or day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 性福五月天, gets asked this question a lot. Looking beyond just the average temperatures and statistical means, he decided to take a more analytical look at weather whiplash and add to a growing body of climate change literature examining temperature variability trends.