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May 14, 2012
Citizen Scientists Help with Winter Landscape Study Investigating Reforestation and Climate Change in NH
Citizen scientists are helping doctoral student Elizabeth Burakowski and her adviser Cameron Wake (of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space) collect data for the first study ever to measure the albedo of the New Hampshire landscape in winter. Changes in albedo (the amount of solar radiation reflected from the Earth's surface) due to reforestation of previously-cleared... Read more
Dec 06, 2011
'Understanding' of Climate Change Depends on Politics, New Carsey Institute Study Finds
While many Americans believe that climate change is happening today, their opinions about the science that explains it are tied to other political beliefs, according to new research from Carsey Institute at UNH. Views of New Hampshire residents largely mirror the national patterns. Read more
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Aug 01, 2012
USDA Releases White Papers Supporting Priority Research Areas
USDA has released peer-reviewed science papers that elaborate on USDA's Action Plan for science. Some of the biggest challenges facing us include a changing climate, uncertain energy sources, rising childhood obesity rates, food insecurity around the globe. The Action Plan provides an in-depth analysis of these challenges and identifies the roles of USDA’s science agencies in addressing them... Read morePosted in: Agriculture & Biosciences, Sponsor-Specific News, Health, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Sustainability & the Environment, News for UNH Researchers, Research Development & Communications
Tags: 2012, Bioenergy, climate change, Food Safety, Global Food Security, Nutrition and Childhood Obesity, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, US Dept. of Agriculture, USDA Action Plan for Science