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Sustainable Rice: Less Water, Less Arsenic
Rice is the staple food for half the world’s population. Most rice is grown in flooded fields, consuming massive water in regions where the groundwater may contain high levels of…
Increasing Corn Production while Reducing Fertilizer Pollution
…effectiveness and uptake, reducing runoff into streams and waterways. The project will help Corn Belt communities increase food production for a growing world, reduce costs and reduce pollution. Cornell: Harold…
Group-based Influences on Pro-environmental Beliefs, Attitudes, & Behaviors
…group discussion can increase motivation for the adoption of mitigation policies and practices. However, the parameters of these conversations are poorly understood. Team McLeod will conduct focus group discussions with…
Low-Cost Active Climate Monitoring with Underactuated Agents
Atmosphere and ocean data improve our understanding of the climate, but nature-based sampling can be expensive. Tools like weather balloons and ocean buoys are low-cost solutions, but they are fundamentally…
Social Networks for Biological Inventories and Information
We are more likely to value and protect the organisms around us when we understand them. Recent information technology that leverages social networks offers a powerful strategy for promoting positive…
Supporting Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) Food Security through Water Quality Monitoring and Storytelling
…greatly diminished due to colonialism. Set in Hawai‘i, where 90% of food is imported, this project supports community monitoring of terrestrial and marine water bodies foundational to restoring traditional food…
Quick Clean-up of Contaminated Water
With population growth, industrialization, and climate change, communities are turning to drinking water resources tainted by agricultural runoff and wastewater. The researchers have invented a promising new polymer that removes…