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Oct

2017

$16M DOE grant will enhance sorghum bioenergy

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA — Carnegie Plant Biology Acting Director Sue Rhee and staff scientist José Dinneny and their labs are part of a research effort led by The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , one of ...

Sep

2017

Caldeira and Persad win $1.5 million grant to study human and environmental interaction

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira and Geeta Persad are co-recipients of one of nine National Science Foundation grants for research on how humans and the environment interact. The nine ...

Sep

2017

Caldeira and Persad win $1.5 million grant to study human and environmental interaction

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira and Geeta Persad are co-recipients of one of nine National Science Foundation grants for research on how humans and the environment interact. The nine ...

Sep

2017

Green algae could be key to engineering faster-growing crops

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA — How do green algae grow so quickly? Two new collaborations offer insight into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in photosynthesis, a key factor in their ...

Sep

2017

Greg Asner wins grant from Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

By Carnegie HQ

Global biological diversity is under enormous and increasing threat from habitat loss caused by land use and climate change. Responding to this problem requires strategies that integrate elements of ...

Sep

2017

Greg Asner wins grant from Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

By Carnegie HQ

Sep

2017

Carnegie’s Greg Asner Receives Heinz Award for the Environment

By Carnegie HQ

Carnegie staff scientist Greg Asner has been awarded the 22nd Heinz Award for the Environment,* “ for developing ultra-high-resolution imaging technology that provides unprecedented detail on the ...

Sep

2017

Carnegie’s Greg Asner Receives Heinz Award for the Environment

By Carnegie HQ

Aug

2017

WHAT MAKES RED ALGAE SO DIFFERENT AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

By Jessamy Barker

The red algae called Porphyra and its ancestors have thrived for millions of years in the harsh habitat of the intertidal zone—exposed to fluctuating temperatures, high UV radiation, severe salt ...

Aug

2017

Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — The amount of time it takes for an ecosystem to recover from a drought is an important measure of a drought’s severity. During the 20th century, the total area of land affected by ...

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