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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Americans use more than 400 billion gallons of water in a single day, that’s more than our total oil consumption in a year. We need to introduce new ideas and technological innovations to teach the next generation how to curb and better manage our...
Tags: sustainability, Environment, sustainable, nature, greenhouse, ecology, storm water, water recycling, Reclaimed Water, educational
GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Distinguished fellow Tara Sonenshine gives her take on how the Obama Administration needs to communicate their new plans for coal regulation
Tags: Obama Administration, barack obama, epa, regulations, coal
The Pennsylvania State University
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Ultra-high efficiency solar cells similar to those used in space may now be possible on your rooftop thanks to a new microscale solar concentration technology developed by an international team of researchers.
Tags: solar, solar cells, high efficiency, penn state, Noel Giebink
Turn off the lights and open up the curtains to save on energy. (Nieuw/Creative Commons)
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Develop the habit of being energy conscious. This benefits both the environment and your wallet.
Tags: energy, save energy, thermostat, saving water
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells. (The Journal of Cell Biology/Flickr)
Northwestern University
Monday, February 27, 2017
Biological engineers are using stem cells to study the way cells interact and form unique structures on their own, hoping to one day utilize the biotechnology to create machine-like "hyper organs" and cell-based implants.
Tags: bioengineering, biomechanics, health innovation
MEANS Database/American University
Thursday, April 16, 2015
The ongoing existence of food insecurity coupled with the emerging threat of climate change demands better use of existing food resources.
Tags: Food Waste, Technology, innovation
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
While climate change is a settled scientific issue — most credible scientists agree that the earth is heating up and humans are to blame —
Tags: climate change, tips
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(Terry Goss/Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_shark.jpg)
George Washington University
Wednesday, June 02, 2021
Marine scientists are using information collected by everyday people to monitor sharks in the face of climate change.
Tags: sharks, ocean, Beaches, climate change, citizen science, wildlife, conservation, Technology, marine life, crowdsourcing
Columbia University
Friday, April 02, 2021
The pandemic should be a golden opportunity to change the way we think about mental illness. So far, it hasn’t been.
Tags: covid-19, pandemic, mental health, mental illness, anxiety, depression, public health, sustainability, healthcare, storyfest2021
George Washington University
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
While a silver lining of the global pandemic, improved air quality, is making headlines across the media, the darker shadow behind this story is the impact past exposure to air pollution has on our bodies’ responses to the coronavirus.