Cloud microphysics, ecosystem stress in African savannas and nutrient-carbon feedbacks in the tropics are the projects awarded 2012 Walbridge Funds.

David Medvigy has released a study showing that day-to-day weather variations are growing more erratic and more extreme for at least one-third of the global climate.

National Geographic's Emerging Explorers Program recognizes and supports uniquely gifted and inspiring adventurers, scientists and storytellers, who are pushing the boundaries of discovery, adventure and global problem-solving.

In May 2011, geosciences major Sara Nason ’12, was awarded the Becky Colvin Memorial Award by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Colvin family.

The newly selected students will contribute a wide range of climate- and energy-related expertise to the existing group of PECS scholars.

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment has awarded funding for five research projects through the Addy/ISN North American Low Carbon Emission Energy Self-Sufficiency Fund.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center calculated that April's average temperature of 14.4°C was nearly 0.7°C above the 20th Century normal.

Four Princeton University faculty members have been named recipients of the Graduate Mentoring Awards.

Understanding what changed at a million years B.C. could help climate scientists, like Michael Bender, better understand the climate system overall.

One of the greatest challenges facing today’s policymakers is to find ways to meet the growing global demand for energy and to do so in more sustainable ways.

The course examines the many links between environment and development in the United States.

Established in 2009, the $25 million endowment fund supports the development of new technologies that have the potential to enable significant scientific and technological advances.

The National Academy of Sciences today announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 15 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

An expansion of hydropower planned for the Mekong River could have a catastrophic impact on the river's fishery and people who depend on it. Photo: P. Deetes/Creative Commons

Converting a standard shipping container into a sustainable source of energy for remote or disaster-torn regions, Princeton students took top honors in an EPA national competition.

Bonnie Bassler, the Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology, was inducted into the American Philosophical Society's biological sciences class.

Led by principal investigator Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.

On April 24 DC Water General Manager George S. Hawkins,who teaches "Enviromental Law and Moot Court", received the National Environmental Achievement Award from NACWA.

Over 80 participants attended the two-day event highlighting new projects that complement established mitigation research on Princeton campus.

In May 2011, Maddy Case ’12, an Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major earning a certificate in environmental studies, received the Becky Colvin Memorial Award from PEI.

Despite the sanctions on Iran and the threatened loss of its export production, the world has no shortage of oil.

Four University faculty members have been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in its 88th annual competition.

Brittany Cesarini (right), a former Development Challenge intern, and Sandra Mukasa, will establish an organization in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to target violence and HIV/AIDS.

Princeton University had one winner this year, Ashley Eberhart ’13, who is a politics major and is pursuing three certificates in environmental, urban, and American studies.