Jun 20, 2024 | Agrivoltaics Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
Imagine a lesson on agriculture and sustainability packaged in vibrant colors, pixelated fields, and charming animations. Creators of the new educational agrivoltaics app, My Agrivoltaic Farm, available for download on iOS and Android, have accomplished just that. The...
May 2, 2024 | News, News Releases, Sustainable Low-Carbon Transportation Initiative
Jessika Trancik is a professor at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research examines the dynamic costs, performance, and environmental impacts of energy systems to inform climate policy and accelerate...
Feb 15, 2024 | News, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Seed Funded Projects
With climate change driving temperature increases, water scarcity, and limited access to energy in urban areas, it has become more important than ever to understand the relationships between urban areas and their resources. Lei Zhao, Assistant Professor of Civil and...
Dec 6, 2023 | I-GUIDE, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
It’s no secret that big environmental problems tend to require interdisciplinary solutions. In the case of monitoring the risks that aging dam infrastructure imposes, storm watchers, engineers, and sociologists all have a part to play. Deanna Hence, Assistant...
Aug 16, 2023 | ELP, News, News Releases
For over two decades, U of I alumna Jennifer Walling has dedicated her life to fighting for environmental progress. During her time as an undergrad in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Walling got her start with environmental advocacy through the Students...