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Melissa Davis leads a group of students through the Herrick Conservatory

Have You Seen State's Banana Trees?

Last Friday, students got a guided tour of the Herrick Conservatory,  home to diverse and exotic greenery on the Campus. 

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State Today

 State Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

State Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA

Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at , was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled “Excess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America”.

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College of Arts & Sciences

Metin Eren from 's Department of Anthropology

State President Todd Diacon Announces Annual Faculty, Staff Award Recipients

They have gone above and beyond to keep moving forward during the pandemic, and now they are being honored for their dedication and hard work. State President Todd Diacon recently notified nine faculty members and 14 staff members that they have received special awards for their work and service.

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A Global Challenge

Climate change is a complex problem with no easy answers—and everything at stake.

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State Magazine

 State Expands Solar Installations

State Expands Solar Installations

State continues to establish itself as a leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship with solar installations.

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State Magazine

Justin Thompson

Taking Action to Protect the Planet

Environmental student activist Justin Thompson is working to make the world a better place for future generations.

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State Magazine

2022 Biodesign Challenge Group Members

Students Across Disciplines Innovate in the 2022 Biodesign Challenge

Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are detrimental to host environments for multiple reasons. State students are working to turn invasive plant species into a sustainable material that can help protect the environment through the 2022 Biodesign Challenge, a course and national competition to create sustainable solutions to real world problems.

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State Today

Grind2Energy System

Campus Grind2Energy Systems Are a Key Component in State’s Sustainability Future

The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at State, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy and high-grade fertilizer.

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University Culinary Services

Timothy Gallagher, PhD, and Allyson “Allie” Tessin, PhD

On Land and At Sea

How two State researchers are trying to understand climate change.

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