Floods. Drought. Invasive species. These are real problems—caused by environmental change—facing everyday Hoosiers and citizens around the globe. IU is deploying many kinds of resources to help. From digital tools like ERIT to outreach efforts in Indiana's cities and towns, our researchers are deploying a variety of resources to help communities better assess, prepare for, and respond to the environmental changes we face.
Addressing environmental change
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COVID-19 hurting vulnerable populations already struggling to pay utilities
COVID-19 has a big impact on energy insecurity in vulnerable populations and is likely to send a new population of households into it.
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Hydrologists show environmental damage from fog reduction is observable from outer space
An IUPUI-led study is the first to show that satellite data can be used to detect how climate change's impact on fog is harming vegetation.
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2 graduate students focused final project on 3D-printing face shields for first responders
Megan Wade and Lauren Yadavia created face shields with a 3D printer for COVID-19 first responders and workers.
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Read about virtual meetings about the 2020-21 school year, an admission agreement with Ivy Tech and more.
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'A Zoom with a View': Student creates virtual theater festival to support and unify artists
Alexander Kopnick hopes to unify artists to promote empathy and to provide support to artists facing difficulties.
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Online searches for coronavirus spiked after 1st case reports, dwindled shortly after
IU researchers found that online search data suggests information disclosed by the government helps to focus public attention on a crisis.
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Environmental compliance platform Encamp closes Series A funding round
Encamp serves 170 companies managing around 2,500 facilities in industries like agriculture, energy, manufacturing and logistics.
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Data behind job losses reveals demographic disparities during pandemic
Studies reveal certain demographics, including Hispanics and women, were hit harder by COVID-19-related job losses.
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New app to help 2 rural Indiana counties track COVID-19 symptoms
IU public health researchers are helping rural communities use data to track patient reports of COVID-19 symptoms in their area.
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Researchers create public portal to increase understanding of COVID-19 executive orders' impact
IUPUI researchers are examining executive orders issued in all 50 states to gain insight into the future ramifications of those decisions.