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Gabriel Filippelli, Ph.D., to present at premiere Goldschmidt Conference
June 14, 2021
The Purdue School of Science is proud to announce Chancellor’s Professor Gabe Filippelli, Ph.D., will present at the 2021 Goldschmidt Conference being held in July.
IU announces new leaders of Prepared for Environmental Change Grand Challenge initiative
April 28, 2021
New leaders of university's Environmental Resilience Institute replace current director appointed by President Biden to be EPA Deputy Administrator.
Blow flies may be the answer to monitoring environment in a non-invasive manner
April 14, 2021
A new study explores stable isotopes in blow flies as a non-invasive way to monitor the environment through changes in animals in the ecosystem.
December 08, 2020
An associate professor of earth sciences has received a four-year half million-dollar grant.
Lead pollution from Native Americans attributed to crushing galena for glitter paint, adornments
October 21, 2019
Native American use of galena at Kincaid Mounds, a settlement occupied during the Mississippian period (1150 to 1450 CE), resulted in more than 1.5 metric tons of lead pollution deposited in a small lake near the Ohio River. New data from IUPUI researchers found the lead did not originate from this Southern Illinois settlement but instead was brought to the site from other Midwest sources.
What does the dust in your home mean for your health?
June 17, 2019
You vacuum it, sweep it and wipe it off your furniture. But do you know what it actually is - and how it may affect your health? Don't feel bad if you're clueless about your dust. Scientists are not that far ahead of you in terms of understanding the sources and health risks of indoor air and particles
Nitrogen study casts doubt on ability of plants to continue absorbing same amounts of carbon dioxide
October 23, 2018
A new study casts doubt as to whether plants will continue to absorb as much carbon dioxide in the future as they have in the past due to declining availability of nitrogen in certain parts of the world.
