Despite Flood Damage, Graduate Student Research on Pilgrim River, Brooks Creek Persists

Graduate students studying area rivers and streams affected by the way the June 17 flood has changed the landscape.
14-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Crash Course in Old Mining Tech Creates Cheap, Easy Way to Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries

Using 100-year-old minerals processing methods, chemical engineering students have found a solution to a looming 21st-century problem: how to economically recycle lithium ion batteries.
2-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Public Support for Endangered Species Act Is Widespread

The Endangered Species Act is portrayed – by critics of the law, often by the media, and sometimes by conservation professionals – as increasingly controversial, partly due to the protection of species such as wolves and spotted owls. These...
23-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Break It Down: Understanding the Formation of Chemical Byproducts During Water Treatment

To improve water treatment, researchers use modeling to understand how chemical byproducts form during the advanced oxidation process.
25-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Students Study Nanotech, Viruses Across Oceans and Disciplines in Singapore

The world needs more students trained in global, interdisciplinary health science research. The International Research Experience for Students (IRES) program provides an eight-week-long opportunity for students to get lab experience abroad. One...
13-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

More Harm Than Good: Assessing the Nuclear Arsenal Tipping Point

First study of its kind shows how detrimental nuclear attack would be for the aggressor nation.
8-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Better, Faster, Stronger: Building Batteries That Don’t Go Boom

Understanding how lithium reacts to pressure developed from charging and discharging a battery could mean safer, better batteries.
24-May-2018 4:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

The Isle Royale Winter Study Celebrates 60 Years

The 2018 report is out: two wolves, almost 1,500 moose and an ecosystem in transition. In its 60th year, the research conducted at Isle Royale National Park is the longest running predator-prey study of its kind.
15-May-2018 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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