The US schoolboy who started a war on plastic straws
At age nine, Milo Cress set off a sea change with his crusade against plastic straws – and now President Trump is rolling ...
New Center for Environmental Research and Scholarship launches at UWEC
Dunn, dean of the college of Arts and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, said the idea for forming an environmental research group occurred to him upon his arrival at the university.
Experience, not labels, drives participation in citizen science projects
Citizen science projects are meant to involve the public in research, but researchers are starting to ask if the name itself is exclusionary. Could "citizen" discourage Indigenous people and ...
UAMS bridging gap in environmental health education with new doctoral program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is introducing a first-of-its-kind doctoral program in Arkansas for ...
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How the world can tackle the yawning gender gap in the sciences
We speak with Susan Garder, director of UNEP’s Ecosystems Division, about what can be done to encourage more women to enter – ...
Critical health and science research is on the chopping block as Trump actions trigger shutdowns and confusion
Universities that do breakthrough-level studies are scrambling to understand the effects as their funding agencies slash ...