UT, City of Knoxville Receive $4.3 Million to Plant Trees in Urban Areas
UT’s grant will increase tree canopy coverage, reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate extreme heat, and bring ecosystem services to underserved communities in East Knoxville.
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Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs Launches New Research Centers
UT’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs launched two new research centers – the Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs and the Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy.
The Conversation: AI Can Help Forecast Air Quality, but Freak Events Like 2023’s Summer of Wildfire Smoke Require Traditional Methods Too
Joshua Fu, UT professor of civil and environmental engineering, explains the various methods of forecasting air quality that include both artificial intelligence and traditional techniques for The Conversation.
The Conversation: Global Shipping Is under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast—That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming
Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use. The Conversation asked Don Maier, UT associate professor of practice in supply chain management who researches the maritime industry, if the industry can meet those tougher targets.
Rapid Plant Evolution May Make Coastal Wetlands More Susceptible to Sea Level Rise
A new study from UT researchers of marshes in the Chesapeake Bay has demonstrated that plant evolution must be accounted for to understand how global change affects coastal wetland ecosystems.
The Conversation: Chickadees, Titmice and Nuthatches Flocking Together Benefit from a Diversity Bonus – So Do Other Animals, Including Humans
Todd Freeberg, UT professor of psychology, studies animal behavior and is especially interested in testing how diverse groups of animals sometimes outperform uniform groups made up of a single species.
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