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Jun 17, 2020

In Wake of Global Shutdowns, Researchers Expect Water Quality to Improve

Researchers have mapped declines in air pollution after lockdowns were imposed around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but those are not the only environmental impacts they expect to see. They think the cleaner air could also mean cleaner water – at least in the short term. “The connection between atmosphere and surface…
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Jun 17, 2020

The New Normal: How Nonprofits Should Update Their Operations to Account for COVID-19

“Management of Nonprofit Organization” is a master’s-level course designed to prepare students to work with nonprofit organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant upheaval in what constitutes “normal” operations for any industry, and nonprofits are no different. So we modified the class accordingly. The class had a higher-level view of the nonprofit sector during…
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Jun 17, 2020

What Is Juneteenth?

The arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, in June 1865 put into effect, in the furthest reaches of the Confederacy, President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued two and a half years earlier. On June 19, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued an order declaring a potentially revolutionary change, one that threatened the long tradition of…
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Jun 17, 2020

Volcanic Glass Spray Shows Promise in Controlling Mosquitoes

An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to a new study. The findings could be useful in reducing disease-carrying mosquito populations – and the risk of malaria – in Africa. Malaria, an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes, annually kills some…
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Jun 17, 2020

Fewer Cars Mean More Hand Sanitizer

Fewer cars on the road, due to shelter-in-place regulations in various states across the country, create an opportunity to use surplus ethanol – a type of alcohol used in automobile and truck fuels – to make hand sanitizer. For two problem-solving partners, the opportunity means working together to mitigate local shortages of hand sanitizer, an…
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Mar 20, 2020

Cool Research We Have Done

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