environmental research News
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Social scientists demand bigger role in environmental research
Social science leaders have launched a campaign to make their work more "visible", saying that their research into global environmental change is being ignored. They argue that social scientists should be central to the process of identifying research topics, and framing questions and methodologies in international research on global change. "Social scientists are often called upon to sell ...
By SciDev.Net
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NanoEHS Webinar will address how NNCI Nodes Support Environmental Research
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) will hold a webinar on July 27, 2017, entitled “The National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) Nodes and Environmental Research: Examples from the Field.” The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports NNCI, which includes 16 user facility sites, their affiliated partners, and a coordinating office. NNCI sites provide ...
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EREF Annual Charitable Auction Goes Online
For 22 years, the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) has held its Annual Charitable Auction to help support its mission to fund and direct research and educational initiatives for waste management practices. The EREF Annual Charitable Auction, held each year at WasteExpo, is EREF’s largest fundraiser and consists of both Silent and Live Auctions. Together, these ...
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New CS Rolling Survey: field survey underway
Following a successful training course near Kendal, five survey teams are now at large in the British countryside, collecting soil and recording vegetation information from a number of Countryside Survey sites as part of the Natural Environmental Research Council funded UK-SCAPE programme. Surveying in 2019 continues until September. To read the full story, please click ...
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Vantage Pro2 Dons Disguise, fools no one
As a fond farewell to winter and a "Hello, Spring!" Dr. Kostas Lagouvardos of the National Observatory of Athens Institute for Environmental Research sent us this photo of one of their Vantage Pro2s mounted at 2,240 meters (7,350 feet), on Parnassos Ski Resort in Central Greece. Just to prove his point, he sent this one of another Vantage Pro2 at the same resort, mounted on a 3-meter (9-foot) ...
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MIT creates Environmental Research Council
MIT has announced the launch of the Environmental Research Council to elevate and expand the Institute's leadership in this critical area of study. MIT President Susan Hockfield told the community at the recent State of the Institute Forum that the council will draw together the significant environmental work already under way in many different labs and departments to enhance their combined ...
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DOE BERAC Open Meeting
DOE has announced that the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC) will host digital public meetings on October 22 and 23, 2020, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. (EDT). BERAC provides advice to DOE’s Director of the Office of Science on scientific and technical issues that arise in the development and implementation of the Biological and Environmental Research Program. ...
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Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2016
The International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2016 sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences will be held on June 6-10, 2016 in Houston, Texas, USA. The conference will provide a multidisciplinary platform for environmental scientists, engineers, management professionals and government regulators to discuss the latest developments in environmental research and ...
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EREF Annual Charitable Auction Raises More Than 1.6 Million at WasteExpo
The Board of Directors of the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) is pleased to announce that the 2016 EREF Annual Charitable Auction has raised more than $1.6 million. EREF holds its Annual Charitable Auction each year at WasteExpo to support the foundation’s mission to fund and direct scientific research and educational initiatives for waste management practices. ...
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EREF honors Mack Trucks for 20 years of donations
The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) is pleased to announce that this year’s 22nd EREF Annual Charitable Auction will mark the 20th year that Mack Trucks has donated to the EREF Live Auction. The EREF Annual Charitable Auction, the foundation’s largest fundraiser, is held annually at WasteExpo to help EREF further its mission to fund and direct research and ...
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DNV Software honored at the Offshore Technology Focus Award: Ones to Watch 2013
Like explorers of old, the offshore industry today is striving to find out what's behind the next corner. The push into deeper and more remote waters is driving a surge in new technologies and environmental research, while companies are on the lookout for the necessary skills to pull off such ambitious projects. From rethinking risk analysis to unlocking methane hydrates and from subsea ...
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Scottish environment agencies announce joint funding for environmental research studentships
Research plays a vital role in protecting, conserving, enhancing and improving Scotland’s environment. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) are holding a University Research Liaison Day today (15 October) to develop closer links with the University sector, and to announce a new PhD studentship scheme funded by the two organisations. The event, ...
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Three Rhode Island Graduate Students Awarded EPA Grants for Environmental Research Projects
Three graduate research students in Rhode Island will receive fellowship grants to assist with their research projects, under EPA’s “Science to Achieve Results” (STAR) program. The students include two from Brown University and one from the University of Rhode Island. The funded projects announced by EPA are among approximately $8.6 million being awarded nationally to 105 ...
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Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) to Support NOAA Sci-Tech Weather and Climate Science Research Initiative
LEXINGTON, Mass.- Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) announced today that it is a key member of the team led by Riverside Technology, Inc., to deliver wide-ranging scientific and technical (Sci-Tech) services to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Riverside-led team, including AER, was recently awarded a five-year contract to provide Sci-Tech expertise across ...
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EUR 100m EIB loan support to Kemira environmental research
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is granting a loan up to EUR 100m to support the research, development and innovation activities of the Kemira Group (Kemira) in Finland. The R&D activities of Kemira aim to design more effective and efficient chemicals, often with clear environmental benefits. The finance documentation was signed this week in Helsinki by EIB Vice-President, Eva SREJBER, ...
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Waste Connections and Waste Management to Co-Sponsor 2016 EREF Fall Classic & Networking
The 2016 Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Fall Classic & Networking Event – to be held Thursday, November 17 at The Golf Trails of The Woodlands in The Woodlands, Texas – will be co-sponsored by Waste Connections and Waste Management. All proceeds from the tournament will support EREF’s mission to fund scientific research and educational initiatives ...
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Revised guidance on communicating understanding of contaminated land risks now available
SNIFFER (Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research) have published revised guidance on "Communicating understanding of contaminated land risks". Available electronically on SNIFFER's website the guidance is applicable to the whole of the UK and includes a guidance manual and a quick-reference booklet. Communication of risks from land contamination can be notoriously ...
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Praxair and Tongji University Collaborate on Sustainable Development
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has entered into a long-term environmental research collaboration with the State Key Lab of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse Study at Tongji University in Shanghai. Praxair will cooperate with Tongji University on the development of environmental technologies at the United Nations Environmental Program – Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable ...
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EREF and WasteExpo to Hold Summit on Leachate Treatment and Management at WasteExpo
The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) has partnered with WasteExpo to hold the 2017 EREF Summit, co-located with WasteExpo on Monday, May 8 in New Orleans, LA from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM CST. The EREF Summit is focused on landfill leachate and will include presentations on managing and treating landfill leachate from private companies, consultants, and academic ...
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Praxair and Tongji University Partner on Sustainable Development
Praxair, Inc. has entered into a long-term environmental research collaboration with the State Key Lab of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse Study at Tongji University in Shanghai. Praxair will cooperate with Tongji University on the development of environmental technologies at the United Nations Environmental Program - Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development in ...
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