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How to Tackle Climate Change, Food Security and Land Degradation

July 7, 2020 sarah Jonas 2015 Paris Agreement, afforestation, Agriculture, Benefits, Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Carbon, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Storage, Clean Air, Clean Water, Climate, Climate Change, climate mitigation, Cropland, Crops, Development, Disasters, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystems, Energy, Environment, Ethanol, Farming, Food, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Habitat, Human Ecology, Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change, IPCC, LAND, land degradation, Mitigation, New Jersey, NJ, Policy, Risk Management, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Shrubs, soil, Sustainability, Sustainable, Sustainable Development Goals, Trees, United Nations, water

How can some of world’s biggest problems – climate change, food security and land degradation – be tackled simultaneously? Some lesser-known options, such as integrated water management and increasing the organic content of soil, have fewer trade-offs than many well-known options, such as planting trees, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Global Change Biology.

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Innovations for sustainability in a post-pandemic future

July 6, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, granular technologies, Innovation, Science, SDGs, smart cities, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, Wellbeing

According to the latest report released by The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative, the COVID-19 crisis can provide an opportunity to create sustainable societies with higher levels of wellbeing for all.

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Putting zinc on Bread Wheat Leaves

July 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Biotechnology, Bread, Fertilizer, Food Production, Grain, Nutrition, Plant Breeding, Sustainability, Wheat, Yield, zinc

Applying zinc to the leaves of bread wheat can increase wheat grain zinc concentrations and improve its nutritional content.

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Career Fast Track: Preparing Graduates for the Job Next Door

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Aerospace, Alternative Energy, Education, Energy, Energy Research, Hospitality, Jobs, Sustainability, Teacher Preparation, Teachers, Training

By working with local industries, CSU campuses are ensuring their graduates are ready to enter careers and drive innovation in these regional sectors.

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GPS isn’t just for road trips anymore

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Agronomy, Efficiency, Farming, Food Production, GIs, GPS, Innovation, Precision, precision agriculture, Production Agriculture, Sustainability, Technology

Precision agriculture technologies can improve efficiency on smaller farms

Announcement

Foundation donates $1 million to UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Alumni, Brilliant Future, Campaign, Environment, Innovation, Materials Science & Engineering, Oladele Ogunseitan, Pollution, Public Health, Research, Sustainability

Irvine, Calif., June 24, 2020 – The Lincoln Dynamic Foundation, created by University of California, Irvine alumnus John D. Lincoln, has made a $1 million gift to the university’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering to establish the World Institute for Sustainable Development of Materials. The new institute will advance interdisciplinary research, education and knowledge translation in an effort to innovate, evaluate and adopt technologies that utilize safer, nontoxic chemicals and materials, with the goal of mitigating environmental impacts.

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Steep NYC traffic toll would reduce gridlock, pollution

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Greenhouse Gas Emissions, New York City, Sustainability, Transportation

Cornell University and the City College of New York research shows that by creating steep tolls for cars to enter Manhattan, traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced.

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Love orchids? Thank their fungus.

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Biology, Climate Change, Environment, orchids, Sustainability

Since few resources are available to protect orchids, many of which are endangered species, one biology student is developing new ways to sustain them.

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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Earthwise Lawn and Landscape Care, Farming

June 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Commercial, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Farmers, Farming, Farms, Fiber, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Gardens, Home, Landscapes, lawn care, Lawns, Management, Natural Resources, New Jersey, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, NJ, organic, Pesticides, plants, Rutgers, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, soil, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Vegetables

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Reusing chicken litter shows benefits

June 10, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Agronomy, Chicken, Environment, Farming, Food Safety, Food Security, Livestock, Microbiology, Poultry, Research, Salmonella, Science News, Sustainability

Beneficial bacteria in reused poultry litter can reduce Salmonella levels

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New smart parking software cuts congestion, emissions

June 8, 2020 sarah Jonas Emissions, Environment, Sustainability, Transportation

New smart parking software developed by Cornell University researchers, which matches drivers with parking garage spots based on travel time and other factors, could reduce congestion and emissions while saving drivers the time of circling to look for available spots.

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What’s being done to restore wetlands?

June 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Conservation, Ecology, Ecosystem, Restoration, soil, Sustainability, Sustainable, water, Wetlands, Wildlife

Restoration projects bring back the ecological and societal benefits of wetland ecosystems

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