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Sustainability

Researchers investigate ways to expand solar energy usage

Published March 2, 2022

A group of experts is investigating solar energy storage options that would help expand the use of solar power in new landscapes.

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COVID-19 stimulus could have addressed climate objectives, too

Published March 2, 2022

Economic growth was prioritized when pandemic stimulus could have combined economic and climate objectives, Johns Hopkins experts say

Environmental health

A breath of fresh air

Published March 2, 2022

Peter DeCarlo and postdoctoral researcher Ellis Robinson are part of an international project studying air quality in Fairbanks, Alaska

Local middle schoolers build a tower out of spaghetti and held together with marshmallows

Engineering

Carbs, creativity, and competition

Published Feb 24, 2022

Annual Tower of Power event challenges budding engineers to build structures out of dry spaghetti and marshmallows

Sustainable Energy Institute

Engineers aim to convert destructive CO₂ to more useful form of carbon

Published Feb 17, 2022

Using the university's own emissions, they'll attempt to convert harmful carbon dioxide into pure carbon, which is useful in manufacturing, textiles, and biochar

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Psychedelics

Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients, study shows

Published Feb 16, 2022

Patients receiving combined treatment of psilocybin and psychotherapy report experiencing longterm benefits of decreased depressive symptoms

Q+A

Russia-Ukraine conflict maxes out cyberattack risk assessment index

Published Feb 15, 2022

Cyber Attack Predictive Index predicts the potential for cyberattacks between nations; Tool finds "extremely high likelihood" of attack against Ukraine by Russia