McArt, Associate Professor of Pollinator Health at Cornell University, explains the consequences of pesticide use and his work with beekeepers and farmers to protect pollinator health.
Category: Water & Land Stewardship
Rain Barrel Basics: Conserving Water but not Mosquito Habitats
Rain barrels are excellent for conserving water, but they may also be excellent habitat for mosquitoes. A new study investigates how to best keep rain barrels mosquito-free.
Mapping Tool Will Help Wetland Management in the Midwest
iSEE’s Q&A with Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center grad student Rohini Vembar, who helped build the tool with the Illinois Natural History Survey.
ASC Wins Grant to Quantify Phosphorus Leaching from Streambank Erosion
U of I researchers will develop estimates of non-agricultural leaching into the Mississippi River.
Vikram Kumar: Seeking Sustainable Answers for Waste Residue
Chemical analysis of waste ash helps reveal possible sustainable end uses to keep ash out of landfills.
Sabrina Summers: Food Waste to Fuel
Thanks to the work of Sabrina Summers and her University of Illinois research teammates, you might be able to power your car with your dinner leftovers someday. Summers is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) and member of iSEE’s Environment-Enhancing Food-Energy-Water Systems (E-E FEWS) Project team. Led by ABE […]
U of I Part of Midwest Climate Center
Jeffrey Brawn (NRES) and Jeremy Guest (CEE) to lead Illinois team.
iSEE Team Part of USDA Crop Production Study of Water, Land, Nutrient Use
Illinois researcher have been awarded $1.2 million as part of a larger study to help the U.S. Corn Belt maximize crop production.
Cameron Schwing: What’s the Buzz
Master’s student Cameron Schwing discusses his work studying disease ecology with a focus on mosquitoes.