Highlights from Our Blog
Wednesdays are for science at Greenversations, the official blog of the U.S. EPA. Here are some recent highlights:
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Sustainability: Our True North. EPA scientist Barbara Karn was inspired to consider the meaning of sustainability and true North after a talk by EPA Assistant Administrator Paul Anastas. Read more about sustainability. |
What do engineers have to offer international development? A lot, explains M.I.T. Ph.D. candidate and EPA-granttee Amy Mueller. Read about engineers and international development. |
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Regular contributor and “OnAir” blogger Becky Fried talks terabytes with EPA partner Francesca Dominici, a biostatistician and former director of the Johns Hopkins Particulate Matter Research Center. Read about the challenges of huge datasets. |
Who let the goats out? EPA National Program Director for nanotechnology Jeff Morris relates his farm-going childhood to current research strategies for emerging nanotechnologies. Read about engineers and international development. |
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A strategic optimist say hello. Incoming EPA Assistant Administrator Paul T. Anastas shares some of his vision—and why he considers himself a “strategic optimist”—as he begins serving as the leader of EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Read 'Greetings from a Strategic Optimist'. |
Is biodiversity good for our health? EPA researcher Montira Pongsiri and colleague Joe Roman, a former EPA Science and Technology Policy Fellow, outline their recent Bioscience article linking biodiversity decline and infectious disease transmission. Read about biodiversity and your health. |
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