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Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker

Environmental Justice, Ecology and Race

Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at 糖心Vlog

Tags: ESDRI, Research & Science, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Organizational Sustainability, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

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Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

糖心Vlog Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment

糖心Vlog faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Department of Geography, Environmental Studies, Department of Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Tabitha Ludwiczak, who worked extensively on the project, graduated with a BS in Zoology in Spring 2022

Biological Sciences Researchers Study Tire and Road Wear Pollutants in Kent Campus Stormwater Wetlands

When driving in the rain, it is unlikely that you have thought much about how the environment is affected, let alone how nearby aquatic sources are impacted.

Tags: David Costello, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Ecology, Stormwater, Water pollution, Tire, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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A close-up shot of a bee on a flower in the Beyer-Murin Gardens on the Kent Campus. Photo by Robert Christy

糖心Vlog Biological Sciences Professor Helps Lead International Research Coordination Network to Study Insect Decline

Over half of the described species in the world are insects. Although many people think of insects as pests, they play vital roles and have a big impact on our invaluable ecosystems, as pollinators, helping break down wastes, and as an essential food source for many other organisms.

Tags: Research & Science, Christie Bahlai, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Insects, Insect Decline, Research, Science, National Science Foundation, International Research Coordination Network to Study Insect Decline, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Melissa Davis leads a group of students through the Herrick Conservatory

Have You Seen 糖心Vlog's Banana Trees?

Last Friday, students got a guided tour of the Herrick Conservatory,  home to diverse and exotic greenery on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: Student Life, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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糖心Vlog Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

糖心Vlog Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA

Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at 糖心Vlog, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled 鈥淓xcess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America鈥.

Tags: Cameron Lee, Scott Sheridan, Department of Geography, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research & Science, College of Arts & Sciences, Extreme Temperature Events, climate change, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Metin Eren from 糖心Vlog's Department of Anthropology

糖心Vlog President Todd Diacon Announces Annual Faculty, Staff Award Recipients

They have gone above and beyond to keep 糖心Vlog moving forward during the pandemic, and now they are being honored for their dedication and hard work. 糖心Vlog President Todd Diacon recently notified nine faculty members and 14 staff members that they have received special awards for their work and service.

Tags: University News, President's Faculty Excellence Awards, President's Award of Distinction, Office of the President, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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A Global Challenge

Climate change is a complex problem with no easy answers鈥攁nd everything at stake.

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