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Civil and Environmental Engineering

A laser beam passing between the two heads of the distrometer detects the numbers and sizes of passing raindrops or snowflakes.

January 18, 2017

Rooftop Observatory Tracks Hurricane Rain and Winter Snow

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$500,000 USDA Grant Funds Study on Impacts of Using Oilfield Wastewater for Irrigation

January 17, 2017

Nicholas Research Explores Impacts of Using Oilfield Wastewater for Irrigation

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Investigating the Impact of Nanomaterials on Living Things

January 11, 2017

Investigating the Impact of Nanomaterials on Living Things

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Johann Guilleminot

October 30, 2016

Johann Guilleminot: Accounting for Variabilities That Matter

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Heidi Vreeland, lead author on the new paper looking at roadside trash burning in India, stands in front of a giant trash fire in Nicaragua

October 26, 2016

Indian Roadside Refuse Fires Produce Toxic Rainbow

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Mark Borsuk

October 1, 2016

Mark Borsuk: Valuing the Invaluable, Predicting the Unpredictable

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Andrew Bragg

October 1, 2016

Andrew Bragg: Making Sense of Chaos in Environmental Systems

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Henry Petroski on Toothpicks

August 17, 2016

Henry Petroski: Toothpick’s pervasiveness isn’t so straightforward

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